St. Peter's Boxscore
Kent State Boxscore

DAYTON, OHIO-- The University of Evansville volleyball team bounced back from two losses in the Raider Challenge to defeat St. Peter’s 3-0 on Saturday in Dayton, Ohio.

Sophomore Kaisi Nixon earned all-tournament team honors for the Aces after she posted 25 kills, six block assists and four digs over the weekend.

“The weekend didn’t go as we expected,” said Evansville head coach Mike Swan. “We were heartbroken after the loss to Kent State that we let the game slip away, and I think it took a toll on us. We rebounded, though, and dominated the match with St. Peter’s. We just need to learn how to finish off opponents when we have the opportunity.”

Sophomore Brooke Maher had a team-high 12 kills versus St. Peter’s while junior Emily Wandersee collected 11 kills. Junior Julie Sylvester posted 25 digs, and senior Rachel Robinson tallied eight block assists.

UE started off the first set and held a lead through the entire outing. The Aces led as much as nine points at 22-13 and finished off the Peahens at 25-15.

The two teams traded points and kept the scoring close in the second contest. UE put together a five-point rally to go up 17-11. The Aces kept rolling to a 25-17 win.

Evansville continued to put the pieces together in the final set to take the team’s first sweep of an opponent this season. The Aces took the third set in a dominating fashion at 25-14 over St. Peter’s.

Kent State 3, Evansville 2

Earlier in day two of the tournament, the Aces fell to Kent State 3-2 (25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 15-25, 9-15).

UE raced out to a 2-0 lead, but Kent State worked through three straight to take the match.

Senior Ginta Gabruseva recorded 18 kills versus the Golden Flashes while Nixon tallied 15 of her own. Sylvester and Maher led the team defensively with 24 and 22 digs, respectively.

The Aces host their home opener Monday night versus Tennessee-Martin at 7:00 p.m. in Carson Center.