USI Volleyball one win away from a Conference Championship
Eagles face Missouri S&T for the GLVC Crown, Sunday, at Noon d (Source: WFIE) By Aaron Hancock | April 17, 2021 at 11:35 PM CDT - Updated April 17 at 11:35 PM
EAST PEORIA, IL. (WFIE) - University of Southern Indiana Volleyball punches its ticket to the GLVC Tournament Championship game after sweeping the two-seeded, No. 7 UMSL Tritons. The Screaming Eagles earned their first birth to a GLVC Championship match since 2008 while seeking its first tournament championship since 2004.
En-route to its 16th win of the season, USI formed a fortress on defense, collecting 18 blocks and 56 digs. The Eagles defense, which ranks among the best in the GLVC, held the opposing Tritons to an attack percentage of .085, forcing 22 attack errors. USI’s theme in the conference tournament has been defense, holding the opposing forces to a .128 attack percentage, amassing 36 blocks, and 94 digs. The net defense has been led by junio
USI Volleyball Sweeps UIndy for Second time this Season d (Source: WFIE) By Aaron Hancock | April 3, 2021 at 11:05 PM CDT - Updated April 3 at 11:05 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (WFIE) - University of Southern Indiana Volleyball claimed another regular season sweep of a GLVC-rival Saturday afternoon, beating the Greyhounds of Indianapolis in straight sets. With the win, the Screaming Eagles improve to 12-4 overall and two series sweeps this year.
The Eagles fought through three tough sets, including a 27-25 first set, to earn their seventh match sweep on the season. 25th-ranked USI out-performed U-Indy in all major categories en-route to victory, out-attacking the Hounds with 46 kills, 45 assists, and six aces and flying around the court defensively, totaling 71 digs and 10 total blocks. This is also the first time since 2005 the Screaming Eagles own a win streak against Indianapolis when they won three-straight matchups versus the Hounds.
UE volleyball returns home to face So. Illinois
Aces & Salukis play Sunday & Monday d (Source: WFIE) By Aaron Hancock | March 12, 2021 at 10:44 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 11:51 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Two of the final three series of the regular season will be at Meeks Family Fieldhouse beginning this weekend when the University of Evansville volleyball team welcomes Southern Illinois. Matches are set for 6 p.m. on Sunday and Monday.ESPN3 will have the action for both contests.
Last Time Out
- Another hard-fought series saw the Purple Aces come up just short, falling by 3-1 finals in both contests at Drake last week
Cowgirls sweep NSU 3-0, back at .500 McNeese volleyball (Source: KPLC) By McNeese Sports Information | March 6, 2021 at 4:25 PM CST - Updated March 6 at 4:25 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - McNeese volleyball evened its Southland Conference record at 4-4 after Saturdayâs 3-0 sweep over Northwestern State, winning by scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-22.
Itâs the second straight win for the Cowgirls over the Lady Demons (2-6, 0-6) in Lake Charles.
McNeeseâs Regan Stiawalt led all attackers with 13 kills and a whopping .440 attack percentage. Caitlin Sharrock added a team-high 18 assists and nine digs while Alexis Lambert matched Sharrock with a team-high nine digs.
USI volleyball gets another weekend sweep
No. 13 Eagles wins 7th straight match d (Source: WFIE) By Aaron Hancock | February 28, 2021 at 11:36 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 1:28 AM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - University of Southern Indiana Volleyball captured its seventh-straight victory in two gritty matches, beating GLVC-foes Maryville in four sets and William Jewell in five. The Screaming Eagles fought back from playing down 1-0 against the Saints and 2-0 deficit versus the Cardinals.
The 13th-ranked Eagles improved to 7-1 on the season following the Saturday double-header. USI struggled to start each match but found solid footing to take each match by winning all but one of the major categories and out-hitting the Saints in the last three sets. William Jewell dominated the first two sets over USI but the Screaming Eagles took control of their hitting to navigate a path to victory by reducing attack errors and out-hit the opposing Cardinals.