ANN ARBOR, Mich.- University of Southern Indiana falls to Florida Atlantic and Marshall in their first day at the Michigan Invitational, moving to 1-5 for the season.

In their first time on the road, USI took on Florida Atlantic in a neutral-site match at Crisler Center. The Screaming Eagles were swept (3-0) in a dynamic fight with the Owls. Next up in the doubleheader, USI took on Marshall in a four-set thriller, which won the Eagles their first set of the weekend.
 
Set 1: FAU 25, USI 20
Several Screaming Eagles took the court for the first time of the 2025 season in set 1. Mariah Minor and Maeve Moonan earned their first starts, while setter Jordan Troutman and Jillian Moonan took the court later in the set. Freshman Mackenzie Nettles recorded the first two kills of her career.

Set 2: FAU 25, USI 21
Senior Bianca Anderson led the team in kills in the second set, tallying four, closely followed by Nettles, who had three. Junior Ashby Willis was a strength from the back row, leading the game with five digs.

Set 3: FAU 25, USI 21
Back at libero for the game, senior Keira Moore picked up seven digs in the third, helping to keep FAU to their lowest hitting percentage of the game. At the net, Anderson built on her kill tally, picking up another five.
For the game, the Screaming Eagles recorded five team blocks, with Minor putting down two for a new career high, which led the team. USI connected on 36 kills for the game, one off their season high.
 
Set 1: Marshall 25, USI 20
Freshman Carley Wright was back in the lineup against Marshall, she slammed down four kills in the first set, hitting .500 percent. As a team, USI put up three blocks, two by junior McKenzie Murphy.

Set 2: Marshall 25, USI 16
Anderson led the offense in the second set, with three kills and two blocks. USI's defense held Marshall to their lowest hitting percentage of the game, with an evenly spaced back court. Four different Eagles picked up three digs each.

Set 3: USI 25, Marshall 22
The Screaming Eagles came alive in the third set, hitting .327 percent on 20 team kills. Led by Anderson, who had six herself, and led the court with three blocks at the net. Libero Audrey Small picked up nine digs, more than doubling what she had in the first two sets.

Set 4: Marshall 25, USI 13
USI quickly fell behind Marshall in the fourth set, their hits having a hard time finding the floor. Sophomore Kerigan Fehr picked up four digs, alongside Small. Thomas topped off her new season-high assists with five more in the fourth, bringing her final to 38 for the game.

In their first four-set game of the 2025 season, the Eagles marked several new game highs. As a team, they tallied 46 kills and 81 digs. Willis recorded her first double-double of the season with 10 kills and 10 digs. Murphy and Anderson each tallied six kills to make for 14 team blocks. Junior Leah Coleman doubled her season-high with 10 kills.

Next up, the Screaming Eagles will take on the host of the invitational, University of Michigan, tomorrow at 1 p.m. CT.