University of Southern Indiana Athletics

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball tallied the sweep over Western Illinois University on Senior Day.
 
USI honored its seniors, Aspen Jankowski, Maeve Moonan, Jillian Moonan, Leah Coleman, and student manager Connell Moonan following the match. The Screaming Eagles move to 4-4 in Ohio Valley Conference play, and 9-11 overall for the season.
 
SET 1: USI 25, WIU 23
The Screaming Eagles kicked off Senior Day with a kill from J. Moonan on the right side. Both USI middles, freshman Vita Sensenbrenner and sophomore Mackenzie Nettles, added two kills each, hitting error-free. Right side Carley Wright led the team with three kills. Sophomore Aysa Thomas split setting duties with senior Jankowski as they combined for 10 assists.
 
SET 2: USI 25, WIU 23
Moonan tallied the opening point in the second set as well, as the Screaming Eagles managed to come back from a seven-point deficit to take a two-set advantage. Senior Coleman led USI with five kills, hitting error-free for a .500 efficiency. Libero Audrey Small added two aces and three digs.
 
SET 3: USI 25, WIU 16
The Screaming Eagles maintained control of the final set's score through the end. Senior Ashby Willis led the court with four kills on no errors, hitting .500. Thomas and Jankowski each dished out four assists. Jankowski also led the defensive effort, tallying five digs, followed by Small and Kerigan Fehr with four each.
 
For the match, the team tallied nine aces, as they continue to lead the conference in the category this season. Jankowski had her best game as a Screaming Eagle, with 12 assists and nine digs. Small and Fehr each added 10 digs to lead the team. Coleman added nine kills, followed by Willis with eight, and Wright with seven.
 
Up next, the Screaming Eagles continue their homestand next week as they host the University of Tennessee Martin inside Liberty Arena on October 29 and 30, with both matches starting at 6 p.m. For updates on the next OVC series, fans can follow USI Athletics and usivolleyball on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and online at usiscreamingeagles.com.