ANN ARBOR, Mich.- University of Southern Indiana lost in a four-set battle against University of Michigan in the finale of the Michigan Invitational.

The Screaming Eagles were the only team in the invitational that took a set from the Wolverines, winning the third set 25-21.

Set 1: Michigan 25, USI 11
The Screaming Eagles put up a hard fight against Michigan, senior Bianca Anderson and junior Ashby Willis led the team with two kills each. Senior Jordan Troutman tallied three digs, leading the team.

Set 2: UM 25, USI 16
USI started to turn the momentum in the second; Willis tallied five more kills and five digs. Troutman tallied her first ace of the season that forced a Michigan timeout midway through the set.

Set 3: USI 25, UM 21
The Eagles managed to keep the lead for the entire third set. Anderson and junior Leah Coleman led the offense with three kills each. Junior McKenzie Murphy along with Willis each put up a solo block that kept pressure on the Michigan offense. Setters Troutman and Aysa Thomas picked up two digs each, which helped keep the Wolverines to their lowest hitting percentage of the game at .073.

Set 4: UM 25, USI 14
Willis tallied five kills on 10 attempts with no errors in the fourth for a .500 percentage. Thomas dished out five more assists, bringing her game total to 17.

For the game, Troutman set a new career-high nine digs and a season-high 10 assists. Murphy set a season-high five kills, followed by three more Eagles with over five kills, including Willis, who hit a weekend high of 14 kills for the team against the Wolverines.

Next up the Screaming Eagles will travel to the Miami/Best Western Invitational in Miami, Ohio to take on the host, Duquesne, and Middle Tennessee State on September 12^th and 13^th.