SATURDAY'S SCORES
Toledo 3,
Morehead State 0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-21)
SIUE 3, Northern Illinois 2 (25-20, 11-25, 17-25, 25-18, 16-14)
Campbell 3,
SIUE 1 (25-22, 24-26, 26-24, 25-21)
Pacific 3,
Eastern Illinois 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-15)
Arkansas State 3,
@UT Martin 1 (25-17, 27-25, 20-25, 25-23)
Lindenwood 3, North Carolina A&T 2 (17-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12)
Southeastern Loiusiana 3,
Tennessee State 1 (25-9, 23-25, 28-26, 25-23)
@Tennessee Tech 3, Evansville 1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-15)
@Illinois State 3,
Southeast Missouri 0 (25-18, 27-25, 25-16)
Cornell 3,
Southern Indiana 1 ( 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19)
@UAB 3, Little Rock 0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-18)
TOLEDO 3, MOREHEAD STATE 0
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Morehead State volleyball team could not overcome an opposing Rockets offense Saturday losing to Toledo in straight sets (25-12, 25-14, 25-21).
The non-conference loss moved Morehead State to 2-3 on the season.
M.E. Hargan had a team-high nine kills for Morehead State.
Morehead State got a team-high six digs from Andrea Grimes.
Morehead State attackers were helped by a team-high 22 assists from Bridget Bessler.
SET 1 | The Eagles found themselves in an early deficit, losing a tough first set 25-12. Morehead State trailed by as many as 13 points as Toledo grabbed the advantage for good at 4-3 in a set that was notted up three times before the Rockets took control.
SET 2 | A 25-14 set-two loss put Morehead State behind 2-0 in the match. The Eagles fell behind on the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before dropping the set.
SET 3 | Morehead State was not able to win the third set and was swept by Toledo. The Eagles came up short by the score of 25-21. Toledo grabbed the advantage for good at 10-9 in a set that was tied up five times before the Rockets took over the lead.
MSU returns home next weekend to host the Comfort Inn-Vitational with Quinnipiac, Robert Morris and North Alabama.
PACIFIC 3, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0
CHICAGO, Ill. - Eastern Illinois (2-4, 0-0 OVC) lost their final match at the Windy City Invitational to Pacific University (3-3, 0-0 WCC) by a final score of 3-0. The Panthers were held to only 20 kills in the match while the Tigers hit 39 against the EIU defense. The final set scores were: 14-25, 17-25, 15-25.
The Tigers defense was able to contain outside hitters Giovana Larregui Lopez and Ella Collins, limiting them to just six and four kills each. Collins led the team in hitting percentage with a .111 while the team hit for -.020. Pacific hit .253 against the Panther in the match.
Elisavet Papageorgiou was second on the team in kills with four while also picking up 10 digs to lead the team. Catalina Rochaix set up 13 out of 20 kills for the team while Summerlyn Smith and Sylvia Hasz collected three and two assists each.
Christina Martinez Mundo was second on the team in digs with nine. The Pacific offense never hit below a .179 in a set. Emily Wilcox led the way on defense at the net with two block assists while Lilli Amettis and Annika Black each had one.
For the second straight match, EIU lost the battle at the serve after giving up eight to the Tigers of Pacific. Eastern managed to gather two service aces, one from Rochaix and one from Hasz.
Pacific was led by Alexa Edwards on the attack with 17 kills and a .275 hitting percentage. Jenna Heller led all setters in assists with 30.
ARKANSAS STATE 3, UT MARTIN 1
MARTIN, Tenn. - Recap coming soon.
LINDENWOOD 3, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 2
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Lindenwood women's volleyball team beat North Carolina A&T in five sets in their final match of the Wildcat Classic at Davidson College.
The Lions fell 17-25 in the first set, but came back to win the second 25-20. The third set went to North Carolina A&T in a close 23-25 final score, but the Lions came back to win the fourth set 25-19. The fifth set went to Lindenwood in a close 15-12 win, wrapping up a tough day of volleyball with a win.
Madilyn Dement made the All-Tournament team, rounding out her extremely strong weekend with a team-leading 17 kills on the day. The sophomore also knocked down two service aces and was critical to the strong Lindenwood offense, proving to be a huge contributor for the second day in a row. Abby VanBuskirk led the way in the assists category yet again, recording 51 tot's set assists during the five sets, keeping the offense moving with her efforts.
Nyah Wilson was another Lion that put forth a convincing performance for a second day in a row, leading the team with 18 total digs and three service aces to tie Taylor Gentemann in the service ace category. Wilson also had the second most kills on the day, putting up 11 total throughout her five sets.
Up next, the Lions will head to the Dog Pound Challenge at UConn for a match next Friday against the hosts, UConn, at 7:00PM EST.
SIUE 3, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2; CAMPBELL 3, SIUE 1
VALPARAISO, Ind. - Recap coming soon.The SIUE volleyball team was back in action on Saturday as the Cougars held on for their first win of the weekend against NIU before falling in four sets to Campbell as part of the Popcorn Classic.
Following Saturday's doubleheader, the Cougars move to 3-2 on their 2022 campaign.
Match 1: SIUE 3, NIU 2
After taking the opening set 25-20 over the Huskies, NIU found its footing in the following two sets to take a 2-1 advantage over the Cougars with scores of 25-11 and 25-17. SIUE rallied in the fourth set to edge the Huskies 25-18 to draw even. The Cougars carried their momentum into the final set, taking victory behind a 16-14 score.
Savannah Christian was outstanding for the Cougars, racking up 14 kills on 25 attacks with one error, good for a team-leading .600 clip in the victory over NIU. Sydney Hummert also finished the match with 14 kills.
Junior Nicole Kijowski added a season-high 18 digs while Julia Treichel added 14 digs of her own. Caroline Waite handed out 22 assists in the win while Priscilla Jones recorded a team-high six blocks. Sophomore Ainsley Ranstead also finished the match with five blocks along with 9 kills.
Match 2: CAMPBELL 3, SIUE 2
In a back-and-forth, four set contest between SIUE and Campbell, the Fighting Camels handed the Cougars their second loss of the weekend, 22-25, 26-24, 24-26, 21-25.
Sydney Hummert and Savannah Christian led SIUE in kills, each recording 13 in the loss. Nicole Kijowski was credited with 16 digs, Jessica Vineyard picked up 6 blocks while Caroline Waite dished out 24 assists.
SIUE will travel to Deland, Florida to begin the Stetson Invitational, facing host Stetson in the opening contest on Friday at 6:00 p.m. The Cougars will close out their weekend in a Saturday doubleheader against Mercer at 10:00 a.m. and Bethune-Cookman at 4:00 p.m.
SOUTHEASTERN LOIUSIANA 3, TENNESSEE STATE 1
STEPHENSVILLE, Texas - Kennedy Davis collected 15 kills with a .7 attack percentage, but the Tennessee State volleyball team fell 3-1 (9-25, 25-23, 26-28, 23-25) to the SE Louisiana Lions Saturday at Wisdom Volleyball Gym.
The non-conference loss dropped Tennessee State to 1-4 on the season.
The Tigers were led by a double-double from Carla Boudal, who registered 12 kills and 13 digs on the day. Johanna Alcantara also added 21 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Hadley Pride chipped in for with 21 digs to go with four blocks from Alondrah Santana-Rodriguez.
Kennedy Davis was efficient in attacking situations in the match, accumulating 15 kills while hitting .700.
Carla Boudal had a match-high three aces in the loss and registered a double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs
Johanna Alcantara had a match-high 21 kills for Tennessee State.
Tennessee State got a match-high 21 digs from Hadley Pride.
Tiger attackers were helped by a match-high 34 assists from Login Williams.
SET 1 | The Tigers found themselves in an early hole, dropping a tough first set 25-9. TSU trailed by as many as 20 points as SE Louisiana never surrendered the lead in a set that was tied up zero times before the Lions took control.
SET 2 | Tennessee State responded to pick up a 25-23 victory in set two, evening the match at one set apiece. The Lady Tigers took the lead for good at 24-23 in a set that didn't have a lead change before the Tigers took over in the second half of the stanza. TSU racked up 17 kills over the course of the set. The Tigers offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.
SET 3 | Tennessee State fell in the third set, putting the themselves in a 2-1 hole. The Lady Tigers came up short in a back-and-forth battle, losing 28-26 in a set that featured four lead changes and was tied eight times. Neither team had a lead of more than four points along the way.
SET 4 | Tennessee State then dropped the fourth set 25-23 to finish off the match. The Tigers lost the first point and never took the lead before falling in the set.
The Tigers will be back in action on Tuesday September, 6, as they are set to travel to Evansville, Indiana. The first serve between Evansville and Tennessee State is set for 6:00 p.m.
TENNESSEE TECH 3, EVANSVILLE 1
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -An incredible effort up the middle and determined effort at the service line lifted the Tennessee Tech volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over Evansville Saturday afternoon, as the purple and gold closed out play at the 2022 Golden Eagle Invitational in style.
The Golden Eagles produced remarkably strong sideout percentages all day, particularly over the final three sets of the match. Posting a mark well over 72 percent, Tech also accounted for 53 kills on a .321 attack percentage, 11 service aces, 43 digs, and 9.0 blocks.
The visitors from Evansville took the opening set, a back-and-forth affair that saw neither side take more than a two-point advantage until the very end. The purple and aces clocked three straight points to break a 21-21 tie, ending the set on a 4-1 run for a 25-22 victory.
In set two, both sides traded the lead multiple times, until the Golden Eagles snapped a 12-12 stalemate with a huge kill from middle blocker Skylar Boom. Tech never let the Purple Aces back in it, holding the lead the rest of the way for a 25-20 victory to even things at 1-1.
Tech changed the tune of the match from that point on, snapping a 2-2 draw in the third set with an 8-2 run. The Cookeville crew ran that lead up to eight at 18-10 and pumped out another 7-3 run to cruise to a 25-13 win. The purple and gold hit a match-high .360 in the set with 12 kills while accumulating a whopping four blocks and four service aces.
That momentum continued into the fourth set, with the Golden Eagles taking a 2-1 lead and never looking back. Tech only allowed Evansville to drop back-to-back points three times the rest of the day, easily collecting a 25-15 victory.
Setter Jazmine Yamilkoski helped direct a balanced attack, racking up a career-high 47 assists and 10 digs for a double-double. She also chipped in four block assists and a pair of kills. On the direct receiving end of her distributions were middles Taylor Dorsey and Boom and right side Morgan Gish, who erupted for massive performances.
Boom led the team with 13 kills without making an attack error and totaling four blocks. The junior put together the third-highest hitting percentage for a four-set match in the rally-scoring era in Tech history, smashing .591 overall. Her performance led to a spot on the Golden Eagle Invitational All-Tournament Team as well.
Dorsey dropped 12 kills on 47.4 percent efficiency, rejecting five attempts by the Purple Aces. Rounding out the trio of spectacular showings, Gish contributed 11 kills and five blocks while hitting .526 overall.
Outside hitter Madolyn Isringhausen posted eight kills and an impressive four service aces while libero Aleeya Jones produce seven digs and three aces of her own.
Tech will return to action next Friday, Sept. 9 with a 3:30 p.m. CT tilt against Loyola Maryland to open play at Ohio's Bobcat Invitational. The tournament is set to take place in Athens, Ohio and will feature a pair of Saturday matches against Bradley and the host Bobcats.
ILLINOIS STATE 3, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 0
NORMAL, Ill. - Colby Greene was named to the 2022 Redbird Classic All-Tournament Team as Southeast Missouri women's volleyball (3-3) fell to host Illinois State (4-2), 25-18, 27-25, 25-16, Saturday afternoon at Redbird Arena.
Greene led the Redhawks over the two-day tournament with 33 kills (3.00 kills/set) on a .276 clip including seven kills and two blocks Saturday against ISU. For the graduate student rightside hitter from North Liberty, Iowa, the honor was her second-straight all-tournament team in 2022 and fourth in her career.
Zoey Beasley chipped in six kills with three digs and an ace against the Redbirds.
SEMO opened the match with a 6-2 advantage in the first set that ISU erased with a 6-0 run (8-6).
The Redbirds then pulled ahead 14-8 after a 5-0 run capped by three-straight service aces by Kaity Weimerskirch.
ISU extended its margin to 20-15 and grabbed the opening set, 25-18, scoring five of the seven final points.
SEMO once again started strong, commencing the second stanza with a 6-1 edge.
The Redbirds cut the advantage to 8-7 after a service ace by Aida Shadwald before knotting the set at 10-10.
ISU utilized a 5-0 rally to switch the lead to the Redbirds, 17-15.
Addy McAleer then slammed consecutive kills before an ISU error to retake the lead 19-18. She finished with four kills and three digs in her third-straight start Saturday.
Lexie Smith and Greene then converted back-to-back rally stoppers for a 25-24 SEMO edge.
ISU then extended its lead to 2-0 with three-straight points including a pair of consecutive aces from Sarah Kushner.
SEMO hit a match best .250 in a second set that featured 11 ties and seven lead changes.
The Redbirds then opened the third frame with a 10-3 edge that grew to 18-8. SEMO came as close as 23-16 after a 4-1 run before ISU claimed the match, 25-16, after a block assist by Sarah Jacobsen and Regan Haith.
Avery Torrey posted five kills with two digs while Mackenzie Meehan and Lexie Smith both chipped in three kills. Meehan added four blocks followed by Smith's three.
Izzy Lukens dished out 12 assists with 12 digs for her second-career double-double.
Jenny Shook, a freshman from Plainfield, Illinois, added nine assists with five digs in her first career start in her home state.
Tara Beilsmith led the SEMO defense with 14 digs to go with five assists.
Kalia Morris, a freshman defensive specialist from Kansas City, Missouri, added three digs in her third career match as a Redhawk.
Newcomers Taylor Beasley (two digs), Rachel Eddy and Ramiri Gardner (one kill) all played in their second career matches for SEMO.
Kaitlyn Prondzinsk, the 2022 Redbird Classic MVP, led ISU with a match-high 10 kills while Kendee Hilliard chipped in nine.
Katelyn Lefler posted 17 assists and seven digs and Nora Janka had 16 assists and five digs. Weimerskirch grabbed 15 digs with four aces and three assists.
ISU earned 12 aces compared to SEMO's one.
The Redbirds also outhit the Redhawks, .177 to .096.
The Redhawks will stay on the road for the next two weeks to wrap up non-conference play. SEMO will next head to the UNI (Northern Iowa) Tournament Sept. 9-10 where they will face Grand Canyon, host Northern Iowa, and Western Michigan.
CORNELL 3, SOUTHERN INDIANA 1
KENT, Ohio - Sophomore outside hitter Abby Weber (Fishers, Indiana) and junior outside/right side hitter/setter Katherine Koch (Belleville, Illinois) each produced the Screaming Eagles' first double-double of the season, but it was not enough as University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (0-6, 0-0 OVC) loses to Cornell University (2-1), 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 23-25, 19-25), Saturday in the Kent State Invitational. Weber tallied 16 kills and 10 digs while Koch recorded 41 assists and 11 digs.
USI opened the match with an early 8-4 lead, but watched it dwindle as Cornell took a 25-20 first frame lead. After going on a 5-0 run, the Eagles watched the Big Red storm back and march a 12-4 surge that USI could not recover from. Junior outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) was able to pitch in by tallying three kills and a service ace.
The second set brought more fortune for the Eagles, defeating the Big Red, 25-20, and securing USI's first win in the second set this season. The Eagles found itself down early before sophomore middle hitter Paris Downing (Avon, Indiana) struck down a kill to start a 5-0 USI run that included three Downing kills. The Eagles were able to get something going again as Anderson and sophomore outside/right side hitter Abby Bednar (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) each secured a kill to gain a 14-9 advantage. After plenty of back-and-forth action, Koch sealed the Big Red's fate with her first kill of the night. Five of USI's final six points in set two came from kills. The Eagles also finished the set with 17 kills and a .324 attacking percentage, the best percentage in a single set this season.
USI watched the third set slip away, as Cornell drew a 25-23 victory and a one set lead. It was tight back-and-forth action between the two programs until the Eagles got two kills from Koch and an ace from freshman libero/defensive specialist Keira Moore (Newburgh, Indiana) pushed USI to a 19-17 advantage. The Big Red used a strategic timeout that sparked a 4-0 surge that the Eagles did not recover from. USI had an impressive offensive stat line, recording 14 kills and a .235 attacking percentage with two aces.
A 7-3 gap was too much to come back from as the Eagles fall 25-19 and lose its sixth straight match. The Big Red went on several runs to hoist itself to a fourth set victory. USI was able to stay in striking distance with the help of a Weber service ace and a trio of Anderson kills. The Eagles' defense allowed 14 kills and a match-high .414 attacking percentage in the final frame.
Offensively, Weber ended with a match-high 16 kills and an ace while Anderson finished with 13 kills, nine digs, and an ace. Bednar produced solid numbers for the Eagles, tallying 13 digs, seven kills and two aces. Koch led USI in the passing game with 41 assists along with recording 11 digs while Moore secured a match-high 18 digs.
The Eagles finished the match with 52 kills and a .207 attacking percentage. USI also had 64 digs, 49 assists, and five aces to go along with two blocks.
The Eagles will have nearly one week to recover until the Chattanooga Classic in Chattanooga, Tennessee Friday September 9 to Saturday September 10. The tournament features Miami (OH) University, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Duquesne University. USI will face the Red Hawks Friday at noon before battling the Mocs at 6 p.m. The Eagles finish out the classic in a 1 p.m. duel against the Dukes on Saturday.
UAB 3 ,LITTLE ROCK 0
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Recap coming soon.