• Boxscore

The University of Evansville volleyball team (4-3) dropped its opening match 3-0 to host Wright State in its Raider Challenge Friday night in Dayton, Ohio.

“It was a disappointing loss,” said Evansville head coach Mike Swan. “ Our offense had no production from the outside. We were also very predictable offensively. Hopefully we can get back and play our game tomorrow.”

Junior Emily Wandersee posted 10 kills for the Aces while sophomore Brooke Maher led the team in digs with 11. Senior Rachel Robinson collected five block assists in the match.

UE fell behind early in the first set and could never get out of the hole. WSU quickly jumped to a 17-5 lead and kept powering its way to a 25-15 win.

The Aces climbed onto the board first in the next contest and held a 5-4 early lead before WSU took over at 14-11. A five-point scoring rally put UE ahead 16-14, but the Raiders answered with a seven-point rally of their own to cap the 25-20 set in their favor.

The Raiders started the third set with seven consecutive points, but UE closed the gap within three points late in the outing; however, it wasn’t enough. WSU took the set 25-19 to sweep the Aces.

The Aces will try to bounce back Saturday morning versus Kent State at 11:00 a.m. before matching against St. Peter’s at 4:00 p.m. in Dayton.