EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The final two matches in a 3-game homestand are set for this weekend as the University of Evansville volleyball team plays host to Missouri State on Friday evening before taking on Southern Illinois on Saturday at Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Both matches start at 7 p.m.
Last Friday, the Purple Aces earned their third 5-set MVC win this season, defeating Indiana State by a 3-2 final. Now UE has its sights set on weekend matches against Missouri State and Southern Illinois.
UE vs. Missouri State - 10/27 - 7 p.m. -
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UE vs. Southern Illinois - 10/28 - 7 p.m. -
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Weekend Match Notes
With a win on Friday over Indiana State, the Aces now have three Valley wins this season. That equals the total from the previous two seasons combined. In 2017, UE has also won 14 sets in conference play with ten games down. Last year, the Aces won 12 a season after winning 14 games in 2015. Each of the Aces MVC victories have come in five sets. The last time Evansville won three conference matches in five sets came in 2009. Five out of ten conference matches this season for the Aces have gone five sets.
In the victory over the Sycamores, Cathy Schreiber tallied 12 kills and five block assists. It is the second time in the last four outings that Schreiber has had double figure kills and at least five blocks. By hitting .417 in Friday's win, Schreiber upped her season hitting to .273, just outside the MVC top ten. Schreiber has reached 10+ kills on 10 occasions this season while hitting over .300 eight times.
After going five matches without reaching double figures in kills, Rachel Tam rebounded against the Sycamores, posting 16 kills in 40 attempts. In the first meeting of the season at SIU, she set career marks in kills (27) and attempts (79). Her kill total was the most for a UE player since Oct. 24, 2015. Her 79 attempts was 4th most for an MVC player this year was a UE program record. Tam continues to lead the way for the Aces with 2.88 kills per set.
Missouri State escaped a 5-set contest at Bradley on Friday to continue their undefeated streak in conference play to a perfect 10-0. They are also 18-5 overall. They are led by one of the top players in the nation - Lily Johnson. Johnson has notched 4.33 kills per set and 0.34 service aces per set, both second in the conference. Her 4.97 points per set paces the MVC.
The Salukis start the weekend at 4-17 and 3-7 in league play. They have lost six matches in a row with their last triumph coming against the Aces in September. Andrea Estrada has the top kill tally in the team with 2.36 per frame while ranking second for SIU with 3.03 digs per set.
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