OXFORD, Ohio- University of Southern Indiana volleyball finishes its weekend at the Miami/Best Western Invitational with a loss to Middle Tennessee State University, falling to 2-8 for the season.

Set 1: MTSU 32, USI 30
USI came in strong against the Blue Raiders, getting a seven-point lead to start. MTSU fought its way back to make it a back-and-forth battle to the end of the game, ending in extra points. Junior Ashby Willis added six kills to the board, followed by senior Bianca Anderson with four.

Set 2: USI 25, MTSU 18
Sophomore Kerigan Fehr got the second set started with back-to-back aces. The Eagles maintained the lead through the entire set. Freshman Ava Carpenter took the court for her USI debut late in the set, tallying one kill for the Eagles. The USI defense played a big part in the second set win, with four team blocks at the net, and 21 digs in the back court.

Set 3: MTSU 25, USI 17
Anderson was the top producer on the court in the third set, tallying five kills on seven attempts for a .714 hitting percentage. Setter Aysa Thomas led in the back court with five digs, getting her to a third double-double of the weekend.

Set 4: MTSU 25, USI 22
Carpenter found her groove in the fourth set, with six of her swings finding the court. Libero Audrey Small kept the defense alive with eight digs. The Screaming Eagles fought hard to keep the lead, with eight tie scores and three lead changes in the final set.

For the game, Fehr finished with five aces, marking a career-high and an individual season high for the team. Carpenter recorded eight kills and two digs in her first college game. Anderson grabbed 12 kills for the third game in a row.

Willis and Thomas had double-doubles in each of the three games the Eagles competed in at the Best Western Invitational. Willis tallied 57 kills and 37 digs, and Thomas had 114 assists and 37 digs for the weekend.

Next up, the Screaming Eagles are set for a crosstown matchup against University of Evansville on Thursday, September 18, at 6 p.m. in Evansville's Meeks Family Fieldhouse.