WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
@Eastern Kentucky 3, Wright State 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-21)
EASTERN KENTUCKY 3, WRIGHT STATE 0
RICHMOND, Ky. - Eastern Kentucky defeated Wright State, 3-0, on Wednesday in the Colonels’ final home match of the 2012 season.
The Colonels (9-15) won by scores of 25-15, 25-16 and 25-21. EKU is now 5-3 in its last eight matches.
Alexis Plagens and Ashley Edmond led the offensive attack for Eastern. Plagens finished with 14 kills, three aces and a block. Edmond contributed nine kills, 10 digs and a block. Mallori Moffat posted a match-best four aces to go along with 26 assists.
As a team, Eastern had 10 aces compared to three for Wright State (2-26). Marisa Aiello led the Raiders with eight kills.
In the first set, EKU used an 11-1 run to turn a 9-7 deficit into an 18-10 lead. Back-to-back kills by Edmond brought set-point. The junior finished it off moments later with another kill.
With a one-point lead in the second set, the Colonels rolled of six unanswered to create a 12-6 cushion. A kill by Kelsey Kuehner made it 17-10. The home team won the set on three straight Wright State attack errors.
The third set remained close throughout. A kill by Ashleigh Lucco gave the Raiders a 16-15 edge, but Eastern rolled off four straight to take a lead it would never relinquish. Consecutive kills by Plagens and freshman Rachel Vick ended the set and the match.