Ohio Valley Conference

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Southeast Missouri volleyball (3-4) picked up the first win of the Chippewa Invitational over Green Bay (1-6) by a final score of 3-1. The Redhawks secured the match with scores of 25-18, 16-25, 25-16, and 25-15 for the third win of the season. 
 
Sophomore Lucy Arndt led the attack finishing with 14 kills on 48 total attacks for a .208 hitting-percentage (four errors). Marin Johnson (7), Avery Torrey (6), and Abby Johnson (5) chipped in offensively for the Redhawks. 
 
SEMO's defense was on point in Friday morning's match led by freshman middle blocker Alaina Lester. Lester, who leads SEMO in blocks so far this season, finished with five total blocks. Abby Johnson was second with four total blocks at the net. 
 
The setter pair of Jenny Shook and Megan Holder dished out 30 total assists between the two as the Redhawks finished with a .140 team hitting-percentage compared to just .037 from Green Bay. Shook registered 14 as Holder finished with 16 assists to lead the squad. 
 
The Redhawks got out of the gate fast behind five first set kills from Lucy Arndt. SEMO scored the first four points of the opening frame as they led 4-0 before Green Bay registered their first point. 
 
Freshman Megan Holder dialed up a service ace to push the lead to 11-4 as the Phoenix were forced into an early first set timeout. 
 
In the first set, SEMO hit .176 as a team including 12 kills, two blocks, and two service aces compared to just a .091 hitting-percentage from Green Bay. SEMO would take the first set 25-18. 
 
Green Bay took the second set as they found an offensive groove to tie the match at a set a piece, 25-16. 
 
A back-and-forth set saw the Phoenix take a 15-12 lead into the media timeout before they went on a 3-0 run out of the break. SEMO would win a challenge on a ball that appeared to hit off Abby Johnson, but a successful challenge would halt the run to make it 18-13. 
 
A kill from Alaina Lester cut the deficit to just four, 18-14, but the Phoenix closed the set on a 4-0 run to take the set 25-16. 
 
The Phoenix outhit SEMO by a .135 to .022 from the Redhawks in the second frame. 
 
The Redhawks pulled away late in the third set to take it 25-16 and a 2-1 lead in the match as Lucy Arndt's 10th kill of the match found the court for the set win. 
 
Tied at 10-10 midway through the set, the Redhawks went on a 4-0 run to make it 14-10 nearing the media timeout. The Phoenix used a SEMO error, and two straight kills from Kendall Schara to make it 14-13 before another Green Bay error made it 15-13 at the break. 
 
After a Green Bay kill, a quick 3-0 run from SEMO thanks to miscues from Green Bay and a Nina Schuberth ace extended the lead to 18-14. 
 
A Marin Johnson kill following a kill from Schara regained a four-point advantage for SEMO as that was as close as the Phoenix would get. The Redhawks would close the set on a 6-1 run to take it 25-16. 
 
SEMO outhit the Phoenix by a .178 to just .057 from Green Bay in the third frame. 
 
The Redhawks dominated the fourth set by a final score of 25-15 to close the match with a 3-1 victory. 
 
The Redhawks registered 11 kills in the set and four blocks to win the first match of the Chippewa Invitational. 
 
SEMO led by as many as 10 points two different times (19-9, 21-11) prior to winning the match by 10 points as an error by Green Bay gave the Redhawks the win. 
 
The Redhawks outhit Green Bay by a .182 to -.128 in the fourth and final frame.

Southeast Missouri volleyball (3-5) fell on Friday night to host Central Michigan (7-1) in their second match of the Chippewa Invitational by a final score of 3-1. 
 
The Redhawks won the second set, 25-23, but the Chippewas took the first set 25-19, and closed the match with a 25-18 and 25-16 set three and four victory, respectively, to seal the match. 
 
Rightside hitter Abby Johnson finished the match with a team-high 13 kills as one-of-two Redhawks to finish in double-dights. Johnson had 29 total attacks on the evening, with just four errors, for a .310 hitting-percentage. 
 
Marin Johnson recorded the other double-dight kills number with 11 for the match. Johnson hit an impressive .333 on 27 total attacks, with just two errors. 
 
Megan Holder and Jenny Shook dished out 38 total assists between the setter duo, duplicating double-digit assist numbers from the first match. Holder finished with a team-high 22 while shook went for 16. 
 
Holder finished with a double-double as she recorded 10 digs on the night. 
 
The Chippewas out hit the Redhawks by a .258-.180 percentage advantage. They recorded 62 kills compared to just 41 from SEMO. 
 
Graduate student Lexi Morse, who made her first start of the season in the match, recorded a pair of kills on nine attacks with just two errors. 
 
Libero Abbey Richman finished with a team-high 14 digs as she edged Lucy Arndt who finished with 11. 
 
Arndt finished her night with nine kills on 43 total attacks for a .070 hitting-percentage (six errors). 
 
Freshman Alaina Lester led the Redhawks in blocks for the second-straight match. Lester finished with five total blocks. Morse and Avery Torrey each chipped in four block assists for the Redhawks defense.

MOREHEAD STATE 3, DUQUESNE 1
EASTERN MICHIGAN 3, MOREHEAD STATE 1
MOREHEAD, Ky. - The Morehead State volleyball team defeated the Duquesne Dukes in four sets (25-17, 25-17, 20-25, 25-23) Friday at home at Johnson Arena in the first match of the Comfort Inn-Vitatational.

The third win in a row for MSU boosted the Eagles' overall record to 3-4 on the season. MSU now leads the overall series with the Dukes 3-2, with Friday's match marking the first-ever against Duquesne on the Eagles' home floor.

The Eagles' offense was paced by graduate student Irene Wogenstahl, who finished with a career-high 16 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .452, and by junior M.E. Hargan, who had 11. Defensively, the home team had three players reach double figures in digs, including senior libero Peighton Isley's 18, 12 from sophomore setter Sydney Sennett, and 10 more from sophomore Courtney Fitzgerald.

Sennett's assist total was the second highest in her career, behind a 28-helper match last fall against Southern Indiana. She also recorded her second career double-double with her dig stat.

Emerson Schrom led the visiting team with a 14-kill effort.

The Eagles took control on the first point and never trailed to win the first set 25-17. Morehead State led by 11 points at 18-7 before finishing off the set.

Morehead State built on a set-one win by earning a 25-17 victory in set number two. The Eagles took the set propelled by a strong performance on the attacking side. Morehead State put together a .457 attack percentage with 17 kills in the set win. The Eagles ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza.

Duquesne avoided a sweep with a third-set victory to make it a 2-1 match. The Eagles fell behind on the first point and never clawed back into the lead before falling in the set 25-20.

Morehead State then responded to earn the match win with a 25-23 fourth-set victory. The Eagles survived a furious Duquesne rally, hanging on to win after leading by seven points at 17-10 earlier in the set. Morehead State got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Duquesne attacks in the stanza.

The Morehead State volleyball team won the first set, but couldn't hang on and fell 3-1 (25-15, 21-25, 17-25, 24-26) to the Eastern Michigan Eagles Friday at home at Johnson Arena in the Comfort Inn-Vitational. Despite a big night from graduate student Irene Wogenstahl and junior Sydney Wyman (combining for 24 kills and just four errors), MSU slipped to 3-5 this season.

The offense was paced by Wogenstahl, who finished with 13 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .429, and by Wyman, who had 11 while hitting .348. Wogenstahl finished the first two home matches with 29 kills and just three attack errors. Wyman also came up with a team-best six blocks tonight.

Defensively, the Eagles had three players reach double figures in digs, including senior Peighton Isley's 15, 11 from junior M.E. Hargan, and 10 more from graduate student setter Brenna Bommer. 

Kaili Doctor landed 15 kills and hit .333 for the visiting Eagles. EMU smacked back 10 blocks, including six by Abby Stanford.

The Eagles won the first point and never looked back to secure the first set 25-15. Morehead State opened up its biggest lead, 10 points, to finish off the set. Morehead State also supplemented their offense with six aces in the opening set.

Morehead State then fell in set two 25-21, evening the match at a set apiece. The Eagles trailed by as many as eight points as Eastern Michigan grabbed the advantage for good at 3-2 in a set that was knotted up four times before EMU took over the lead.

Morehead State then lost its second set in a row, falling behind in the match two sets to one. The Eagles fell in a tough set 25-17. Morehead State trailed by as many as eight points as Eastern Michigan grabbed the advantage for good at 2-1 in a set that was tied up only two times. 

Morehead State lost set four and the match, falling 26-24. The Eagles fought back from an eight-point deficit at 18-10, but it wasn't enough as Eastern Michigan held on to win the set.

TENNESSEE STATE 3, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 1
GEORGIA STATE 3, TENNESSEE STATE 1
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee State volleyball team secured its first win of the season against Mississippi Valley State (3-1) in the Tiger Invitational on Friday afternoon. In the nightcap, the Tigers fell to Georgia State (3-1). 

The Tennessee State volleyball team got the job done in four sets (25-17, 25-16, 24-26, 25-11, 25-11) to beat the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devilettes Friday at home at Kean Hall Gymnasium.

The non-conference win moved the Lady Tigers' overall record to 1-5 on the season.

The Lady Tigers attack was paced by Jayla Holcombe, who finished with 16 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .379, and by Celestial Miller, who had 13 while hitting .31. got 10 digs from Hadley Pride along with nine blocks from Maygan Miller-Garcia and five rejections from Alizaysha Sopi to lead them defensively.

The Lady Tigers took the first set 25-17 thanks to a strong showing on the attacking side. Tennessee State registered a .320 attack percentage with 13 kills in the set victory. The Lady Tigers ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza. got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Mississippi Valley State attacks in the stanza.

After their win in the first set, Tennessee State put themselves on the cusp of a sweep with a 25-16 victory in set number two. The Lady Tigers never trailed by more than five points and grabbed the advantage for good at 10-9 in a set that featured eight ties and six lead changes. The Tennessee State offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.

Tennessee State couldn't finish off the sweep, losing set three to make their lead two sets to one in the match. The Lady Tigers fell in a close set, losing 26-24 in a stanza that was tied seven times and had four lead changes.

Tennessee State then responded to end the match with a 25-11 set-four victory. The Lady Tigers led from the opening point on in the set to secure the victory. Tennessee State finished up the stanza on a strong note, claiming its biggest lead, 14 points, to close out the set.

The Lady Tigers were led by a double-double from Celestial Miller, who registered 15 kills and 13 digs on the day. Jayla Holcombe also added 13 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Hadley Pride chipped in for with 22 digs to go with six blocks from Storm White.

The Lady Tigers found themselves in an early deficit, losing a tough first set 25-16. Tennessee State trailed by as many as nine points as Georgia State never surrendered the lead in a set that was tied up two times before the Panthers took control.

Tennessee State evened the match at 1-1 with a 25-10 victory in the second set. The Lady Tigers took control of the set lead early on at 2-1 and held the lead the rest of the way. Tennessee State opened its biggest lead of the stanza, 15 points, to close out the set. The Tennessee State offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza. Tennessee State's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking six Georgia State attacks in the stanza.

Georgia State went up 2-1 after taking down the Lady Tigers in the third set. The Lady Tigers fell in a tough set 25-18. Tennessee State trailed by as many as nine points as Georgia State grabbed the advantage for good at 8-7 in a set that was knotted up seven times before the Panthers took over the lead.

Tennessee State then lost the fourth set 25-22 to finish off the match. The Lady Tigers came up short in a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured four lead changes and was tied nine times. Neither team opened up a lead of more than four points along the way.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 3, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0
BRADLEY 3, EASTERN ILLINOIS 2
PEORIA, Ill. - The Eastern Illinois volleyball team (3-3, 0-0 OVC) suffered a pair of setbacks against South Dakota State (7-0, 0-0 Summit) and Bradley (2-5, 0-0 MVC) in Peoria on Friday. The Panthers fell 3-0 against the Jackrabbits before dropping a tight 3-2 battle against the Braves.

In the day's opening set, Eastern Illinois took an early 7-3 lead, but after a South Dakota State timeout the Jackrabbits scored five unanswered points to move ahead. The Panthers would briefly regain a 11-10 advantage, but SDSU scored 15 of the next 19 points to take the set. Katie Kopshever and Emma Schroeder led EIU with three kills apiece in the frame.

Set two was tight early on, but an 11-1 Jackrabbits run gave SDSU as comfortable advantage that they were able to retain on the way to a 2-0 match lead. Karli Mann led the Panthers with three kills in the set.

The Panthers refused to go down quietly and controlled most of the third set. However, after EIU took a 15-10 lead, SDSU slowly chipped away at the deficit to eventually pull ahead 21-20. The Jackrabbits outscored Eastern 4-3 down the stretch to take a slim 25-23 set win and take the match. Destiny Walker fronted the EIU attack with five kills in the set.

Walker was Eastern's match leader in kills with a total of six while also adding a block to her scoring output.

Meanwhile, Ireland Hieb matched Walker's point total of 6.5 with four kills and four blocks on the afternoon.

Kaitlyn Flynn and Karli Mann also made contributions with five kills apiece.

Sylvia Hasz led the Panthers with 19 assists, while Laura Paniagua recorded a team-high 12 digs.

In their second match of the day, EIU fell behind 6-1 early in the first set and were never able to make up the difference. After trailing by as many as nine, the Panthers cut the Braves' lead to two late, but could not complete the rally in a 25-22 loss. Kaitlyn Flynn led the EIU attack with three kills in the set.

Bradley got off to another fast start in the second set and were able to keep Eastern at arm's length throughout the frame on their way to taking the set and the 2-0 match lead. Destiny Walker led the Panthers in kills with three in the set

EIU bounced back with a convincing 25-15 win in set three. The Panthers led for the entire frame as Destiny Walker kept things going with five more kills while Sylvia Hasz handed out 10 assists.

Eastern would carry their newfound momentum into the fourth set. After Bradley took an early lead, the Panthers went in front 8-7 and never surrendered their advantage, leading by as many as five points on their way to evening the match at two sets apiece. The EIU attack was fronted by Flynn and Walker who both posted five kills in the frame.

The comeback bid would fall short, however, as Bradley regrouped for a 15-9 win in the deciding fifth set.

Destiny Walker posted a team-high 15 kills in the match. She was followed by Kaitlyn Flynn with 12 kills.

Sylvia Hasz recorded 35 assists while adding 13 digs and a pair of blocks on the defensive side of the net.

Two other Panthers posted double-digit digs, including Julia Udell with a team-high 16 and Ariadna Pereles with 11.

Emma Schroeder had a strong performance at the net with five blocks. She was followed by Ireland Hieb with four rejections.

SIUE 3, CHATTANOOGA 1
MURRAY STATE 3, SIUE 2
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - First Community Arena gets electric with SIUE volleyball's first win at home. The Cougars (2-5) defeat Chattanooga (6-2) in four sets. UTC took the first set 25-21. SIUE responded taking the final three sets 29-27, 26-18,25-23.
 
As a team SIUE had eight total blocks, 51 assists and 76 digs. Both SIUE and Chattanooga had 60 total kills. Chattanooga had 171 total attempts with a .211 clip, compared to the Cougars 150 total attempts at a .280 clip.
 
Middle Back Nicole Medlin led the team with 14 kills with a .500 clip, she also had three solo blocks and two block assists gaining the team 18 total points in the match. Right side hitterKyndia Smith followed with 11 total kills out of 27 attempts. Smith hit at a .259 percentage. Outside Bree Schreimann had 10 total kills, one service ace and two block assists.
 
On the defensive side Ainsley Ranstead (OH) led the team with 20 digs and three service aces. Ranstead contributed eight kills as well. Olivia Hogan, the designated setter, recorded 17 digs and two service aces.
 
Akyse Drifka, setter for the cougars, led the team with 25 assists, followed by Corinna Jones with 19 sets.

SIUE battled through five sets in their second game of the Cougar Classic. The Cougars (2-6) took on the Murray State (4-4). SIUE took the first and third sets (25-20,25-23) while the Racers took sets two, four, and five (25-18,25-16,15-8). Community First Arena was packed for women's volleyball second home game, filling the court with excitement.
 
Freshman middle back Taya Nordmann had a good performance with 15 kills hitting at a .103 clip and recording 6 block assists. Bree Schreiman assisted Nordmann in three of these blocks and recorded 13 kills herself at a .429 clip. Nordmann and Schreiman led the team in kills this match with Nicole Medlin following at nine kills. Medlin also recorded five blocks.
 
Outside hitter Nina Parker recorded a new personal best of five total blocks against the Racers. Alyse Drifka carried the team with 23 assists. While Olivia Hogan contributed 22 total digs. While Corinna Jones had 19 assists, and eight digs.

BELMONT 3, WESTERN ILLINOIS 1
NORTH DAKOTA 3, WESTERN ILLINOIS 0
FARGO, N.D. - The Leatherneck volleyball team fell in both matches on day one of the North Dakota Classic losing to Belmont and North Dakota. 

In the first match against Belmont, Keyana Cruse led the Leathernecks offensively with a game-high 17 kills. Defensively, Karli Wenzel led the way with 20 digs and there were three Leathernecks tied for first in blocks with four. In the first set, WIU would take control early, going up by as many as 10, leading 19-9. Belmont responded with an 8-1 run to cut down the Leatherneck lead to 20-17, but Elizabeth Ziegler's kill stopped the run to put WIU up 21-17. WIU would end the first set on a 4-1 run which included a Julianna Schmidt kill to give the Leathernecks the first set victory.

In sets two through four, WIU and Belmont battled with all of the final scores being close. In set two, WIU had an 11-4 lead to start the set, but Belmont would go on a 7-2 run to make the set 13-11 in favor of the Leathernecks. Keyana Cruse would have a couple of kills late in the set to give WIU a 19-17 advantage. Belmont responded once again by going on an 8-4 run to win the set 25-21. In set three, the Leathernecks would go on two separate runs of 5-0 and 4-0. During the 5-0 run, Kennedy Adair had two service aces which would give WIU the 5-4 lead early in the set. Trailing 11-8, Elizabeth Ziegler sparked the 4-0 run with a kill and the Leathernecks would go on to lead 12-11. Belmont would go on a run of their own and hold on for the set three win by a score of 25-21. In the fourth set, it was back-and-forth the whole way with the largest lead being 10-7 in favor of Belmont, who would go on to take the set 25-23.

In the match against North Dakota, the Fighting Hawks took all three sets by scores of 25-19, 25-20, and 25-15. Kennedy Adair had six kills to lead the Leathernecks offensively.

Maggie Craker now ranks fifth all-time in Leatherneck Volleyball history for total assists with 2,330. Craker finished the game against Belmont with 32 assists and had 19 against North Dakota.

TENNESSEE TECH 3, NICHOLLS 0
TENNESSEE TECH 3, WEST GEORGIA 0
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - In fitting fashion, the Tennessee Tech volleyball team made its biggest piece of history yet in front of its own home crown on Friday. Playing host to the Golden Eagle Invitational presented by Holiday Inn of Cookeville, the purple and gold delivered back-to-back, 3-0 sweeps over Nicholls (4-4) and West Georgia (5-4) to open the 2024 campaign 8-0.

The first team in program history to begin a season with eight straight wins captured two in convincing fashion behind an offense that was consistently feisty with its opponents. Tech (8-0) opened its annual home tournament with a 3-0 performance against Nicholls, battling back-and-forth with a pesky Colonel squad in the opening set.

Unable to ever truly build space on the scoreboard – the set never saw a lead larger than three points – the Cookeville crew simply outlasted its opponent in a 25-23 decision. Tech rolled off 16 kills in the set, with six different Golden Eagles contributing.

Sets two and three went vastly different, as the purple and gold snapped a 6-6 tie with a 7-0 run and never looked back. Piling up another 14 kills with just two errors, the Golden Eagles hit .387 on their way to a decisive, 25-14 win.

The third set was nearly identical, with Tech topping the Colonels 25-16 with another 15 terminations and .367 attack. Junior setter Jordan Karlen guided the strong attack, delivering 40 assists with four digs and a pair of kills.

Senior outside hitter Madolyn Isringhausen landed three service aces and flirted with a double-double, sporting 10 kills and nine digs. Fellow senior outside Bella Powell led the Golden Eagles with 11 kills on the power of a .300 attack.

Veteran middle blocker Emma Pabon chipped in seven kills on a .500 hitting percentage and a pair of blocks. Fellow middle Elena Wallace chipped in six terminations with a .429 attack. Rookie outside Alayna Pierce narrowly missed her first career double-double, settling for nine kills and nine digs.

Moving into the evening match with West Georgia, the Golden Eagles overcame a little bit of a sluggish start to set one to settle into their seventh sweep of the season. The purple and gold crushed 18 kills in the first set against the Wolves, bouncing back from an early 14-10 deficit.

Tech pulled away late for a 25-21 win, overcoming seven attack miscues and five service errors in the opening set. The Wolves managed just six kills in the frame, but nearly doubled that effort in the second.

West Georgia totaled 11 in the second set, but it was no match for Tech's 18 smashes and number of small runs. The Golden Eagles prevailed 25-21 again before setting off for a wild set three.

Exploding out the gate, the purple and gold moved in front 7-1 quite quickly. The Wolves battled back, closing the gap to 10-9 after a challenge by the Golden Eagles was unsuccessful and set the Tech faithful into a myriad of boos.

It represented the turning point in the set, as the Cookeville crew rolled off a 12-2 run and finished off the match with a monster, 25-14 decision. On top of another 15 kills, eight of which came off the right hand of Isringhausen, Tech turned in four blocks in the deciding set as well.

Unsurprisingly, Isringhausen led the match with 17 kills, smashing .419 while tallying 11 digs for a double-double. She also dropped in another three service aces, moving past both Leah Meffert (2007-11) and Cody Dodd (2012-15) into sixth on Tech's career charts. The Edwardsville, Ill. native climbed past Vanessa Johnson (1980-83), Kim Tunnell (1982-85), and Dodd to move into seventh on the program's career list for kills, sporting 1,285.

Pierce again just missed her first double-double, chalking up 14 terminations with nine digs. Powell joined the double-digit kill crew with 10 of her own. She also tied Pabon for the team lead with four rejections on the night.

Karlen doled out 41 more helpers along with 10 digs for her fourth double-double of the season. Senior libero McKenna Young, who had a team-high 13 digs in the opening game of the day, led the match with 19 digs and chipped in five assists and two aces for good measure. Senior Aleeya Jones added 11 digs to the Tech mix while Pabon crushed eight kills.

LINDENWOOD 3, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Lindenwood women's volleyball (3-4, 0-0 OVC) won their opening match of the weekend at the Lindenwood Invitational over Southern Illinois (5-3, 0-0 MVC) by a final score of 3-2. The Lions posted 77 kills on Friday which marked their most in their NCAA history (Division I and II).

Autumn Bax had a career day for Lindenwood with a career-high 18 kills on a .455 hitting percentage. The freshman made just her second career start. Nyah Wilson also had a team-high 18 kills on .350 hitting while grabbing her third double-double of the season with 19 digs.

Lindenwood's offense had five players with at least eight kills including 15 from middle blocker Rebecca Janke and 10 from Addy McAleer. It marked the best hitting performance of the season with the team hitting .319 on 188 total attacks with just 17 errors.

Defensively, Lindenwood had five players reach double digits in the digs department including 24 from libero Jessie Seidel. Seidel also had 10 assists for her first double-double. McAleer was able to add 13 digs while Allie Otten and Abby VanBuskirk also had 11 each. Otten led the team in assists with 33 while VanBuskirk added another 23.

Janke led the way at the net with five total blocks including two solo. Lindenwood had 10 total blocks which marked the most this season.

After Lindenwood lost the first set 26-28, they battled back winning the second by a score of 25-17. Lindenwood had 20 kills in the second while hitting .436. Bax had seven of her 18 kills during that set.

The third set saw the Lions battle back from a 8-13 deficit eventually taking a 17-16 lead before the Salukis won the set 23-25. Lindenwood had 17 kills in the third set led by Wilson with five kills and Otten with nine assists.

Trailing 2-1 heading into the fourth set, Lindenwood battled in a set that saw 15 ties and two lead changes resulting in a 25-20 victory. The Lions pushed down 18 kills with only three attack errors in the fourth, tying the match and forcing a fifth set. Lindenwood has now played four out of seven matches this season ending in five sets.

Condon's team controlled the fifth set early taking a 6-2 advantage resulting in a timeout by SIU. The Salukis cut it to as close as one, but Lindenwood pulled away late and ended the match with a kill by Wilson to help LU win their first home match of the season.

INDIANA 3, SOUTHERN INDIANA 0
BLOOMINGTON, Ind - University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (2-5) were overpowered on Friday night against Indiana University (5-2) in three straight sets (19-25, 26-28, 19-25) in their opener of the Indiana Invitational at Wilkinson Hall.
 
USI struggled to defend Indiana's attack allowing the Hoosiers to post a .438 hitting percentage in route to a set one defeat, 19-25. The Eagles built an early 11-9 lead after kills from sophomore Leah Coleman (Hoover, Alabama), sophomore Ashby Willis (Mount Carmel, Illinois), junior Bianca Anderson (Chicago Heights, Illinois), and senior Lauren O'Neill (Covington, Indiana). The Hoosiers turned it up taking a 22-19 late lead. Seniors Jasmine Green (Rockwall, Texas) and Carly Sobieralski (Indianapolis, Indiana) helped the Eagles stay close. Green smashed two late kills and Sobieralski racked up nine assists in set one. However, the Hoosiers finished the set strong building an early set lead.
 
Set two was absolutely rocking in Wilkinson Hall as both teams traded strenuous rallies, eventually resulting in a slim loss, 26-28. Another balanced attack with kills from senior Paris Downing (Avon, Indiana), Anderson, Coleman, and Green led to an early tie at nine. Senior leader Sobieralski produced another consistent performance tonight as she put the Eagles ahead 18-16 with a service ace. USI came within one point of winning the set, before the Hoosiers rallied for two kills to regain the lead, 26-25. Senior Abby Weber (Fishers, Indiana) stepped up to tie the game with a powerful kill. IU earned the next two points to earn the hard-fought set two victory.
 
The Hoosiers compiled two 6-0 runs in set three to help finish the Eagles, 19-25. The Eagles made nine errors in set three to put themselves in a tough position. IU mounted a 13-3 run in the middle of the set to build a comfortable lead and never looked back.
 
Anderson produced her most efficient offensive game of the season at a .438 hitting percentage with a team-leading nine kills. Sobieralski continued to deliver consistency with 24 assists. She currently sits at 1,989 career assists with the chance to eclipse 2,000 tomorrow. Defensively, Willis grabbed eight digs while Anderson swatted a team-leading two blocks. Weber finished with a team-leading two service aces.

As a team, USI finished with 33 kills, 28 assists, 40 digs, four aces, three blocks, and a .146 attacking percentage. The Hoosiers earned 47 kills, 43 assists, 39 digs, four aces, six blocks, and a .353 hitting percentage.

MISSOURI 3, UT MARTIN 0
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Tennessee at Martin volleyball squad faced off against the Missouri Tigers for the first time in school history this evening, falling 3-0 (12-25, 9-25, 13-25) to the defending NCAA Tournament participant.
           
Junior outside hitter Kayla Bryant topped the Skyhawks in kills (seven), hitting percentage (.375) and service aces (two) tonight while Katie Cruise and Dylan Mott led the team with 14 assists and 10 digs, respectively.
           
Kills by Addy Vaughn and Cruise kept UT Martin close in the early stages of the opening set before back-to-back points (kill, service ace) from Bryant. However, the Tigers immediately responded with a 14-3 run to take the first stanza. Bryant dialed up three kills and a pair of service aces in the opening set to guide the Skyhawks (2-6).
           
Maddy Gladson was responsible for kills on two of UT Martin's first three points in the middle set. Bryant and Vallée would soon collect kills for the Skyhawks but Missouri (5-3) ended the stanza by scoring 13 of the final 15 points.
           
UT Martin found some momentum in the third set, racing out to a 3-1 lead behind a kill and service ace out of Kylie Surratt. Kills by Bryant and Kristin Phillips kept the Skyhawks on top before seven unanswered points from the Tigers. Another kill from Surratt trimmed UT Martin's deficit to 11-9 but Missouri capped off the match on a 14-4 surge. The Skyhawk duo of Bryant and Surratt shared the team lead with three kills apiece in the final stanza as UT Martin committed just three attack errors for the entire set.