MONDAY'S SCORES
@Eastern Illnois 3, Southern Indiana 2
EASTERN ILLINOIS 3, SOUTHERN INDIANA 2
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Illinois defeated Southern Indiana in five sets to open up OVC play on Monday night. With the win the Panthers improve to 11-1 overall and 1-0 in leauge play while the Screaming Eagles fall to 4-8 overall and 0-1 in conference action.
EIU was led by Natalie Mitchem with a match-high 25 kills to go with 13 digs. She also hit .468 in the victory. Katilyn Flynn added 18 kills while Kate Dean had 13.
Christina Martinez Mundo led the Panther defense with 23 digs while Catalina Rochaix had a match-best 55 assists.
Southern Indiana had a pair of players reach double-digits in kills with Abby Bednar leading the way with 16. Leah Anderson added 15 kills. Keira Moore had a team-best 18 digs.