EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball is geared up to return home to Liberty Arena for the second part of its matchup against Tennessee Tech University on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Admission to Wednesday's game and all USI Volleyball home games this season will be free, courtesy of ProRehab. Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ for subscribers.

The Screaming Eagles traveled to Cookeville, Tennessee, last Tuesday for the first half of the TTU series, taking the win in a dominant three-set sweep. The win stretched the Eagles' win streak to five straight wins, moving to an 8-3 Ohio Valley Conference record and 12-11 overall. USI remains undefeated (6-0) against OVC foes inside Liberty Arena.

In the first matchup with TTU, freshman setter Aysa Thomas stretched her double-double streak to 16 games after recording 28 assists and 10 digs. She averages 9.09 assists per set, ranking her third in the conference in assists.

Junior Ashby Willis led the court with 13 kills, followed by senior Bianca Anderson, who put down eight. Freshman Carley Wright, who was named OVC Freshman of the Week last week, added her 12^th straight game with at least seven kills.

USI excelled at the net, putting up six total blocks as a team, holding the TTU offense to a .113 hitting percentage. Junior McKenzie Murphy, Anderson, and Wright each added two block assists to lead the effort.

In her seventh 20-plus dig game, sophomore Audrey Small helped the squad to 54 total digs to maintain an 18 digs per set average. The Screaming Eagles continue to lead the conference in digs per set with a season average of 17.90, placing them second in the NCAA in the stat.
 
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 The Golden Eagles hold a 6-1 lead in the series history between the two programs. In the first match of the series, TTU struggled offensively, hitting at a .113 hitting percentage in the game. USI kept TTU's kills leader, senior Bella Powell, to just three kills in the game. TTU's offense was led by sophomore Alayna Pierce, who tallied 12 kills in the three sets. The Golden Eagle defense was led by senior setter Jordan Karlen, who recorded 18 digs with 25 assists.

Following the game against USI, TTU traveled to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for a two-game series that they swept. Freshman Jordyn Milhouse tallied 16 kills, hitting a .419 percentage in game one against SIUE, while Bella Powell picked up a double-double with 14 kills and 17 digs. Powel led in the game two win with 12 kills, while freshman Tuva Falk added 10 kills, hitting a .412 percent. TTU holds an 8-5 record in OVC play and 11-14 overall. Head Coach Jeanette Phillips is in her seventh year at the helm.

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