Box Score

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In an offensive clinic, Ashley Ring notched a career-high 28 kills, but Belmont came away with a 3-2 win over the University of Evansville volleyball team on Tuesday night at the Carson Center.
 
Ring tallied an impressive 28 kills, just four short of the UE single-match record of 32.  Hannah Wilson notched 14 kills while Lauren Seyller tallied 12.  Leading the way for Belmont was Scarlet Gable, who notched 22 kills as Jen Myer tallied 16.  With the win, the Bruins moved to 3-7 while the loss dropped UE to 3-8.
 
It was Evansville who showed some fight early on, rallying late to take the win in the opening set.  Belmont had a pair of errors as UE jumped out to an 8-5 advantage.  The Bruins found their groove as Jocelyn Youngdahl notched two of her five kills in the set to help the Bruins rally to take an 11-10 lead.
 
Belmont added to its lead, going up by a pair (19-17), forcing UE to take a time out.  The Aces found some magic in the break as they finished the set on an 8-3 run to take the 25-22 win.
 
In the second frame, Belmont was able to hold off a late UE rally to tie up the match.  The Bruins opened up an early 10-7 advantage before an Ashley Ring kill got UE back within a tally at 11-10.  The Bruins bounced right back, extending their lead back up to five points at 17-12 before the Aces took advantage of two BU errors to cut the gap to 19-17.
 
At that point, Belmont regrouped and took advantage of a pair of service aces to finish the match on a 6-1 stretch to tie the match up at 1-1.
 
A back-and-forth battle ensued in the third stanza before a late rally gave UE a 2-1 edge on the night.  Belmont held the lead early on, jumping out to a 5-1 advantage.  Evansville battled back throughout most of the set before a Ring kill made it a 17-16 game in favor of the Bruins.
 
Belmont made their way back as a Madison Croft kill seemed to give BU a decisive 24-20 lead, but Evansville showed its heart.  Ring led the way once again, notching three kills as UE scored five-consecutive points to take their first lead of the set.  They would eventually grab a 2-1 lead in the match as Lauren Seyller recorded a kill to finish off the set.
 
In the fourth game, Belmont led throughout and overcame yet another UE rally to knot the match up at two games apiece.  An ace and two UE errors helped the Bruins get out of the gate with a 4-1 lead before stretching that to seven points, 15-8.    As was the case all night, the Purple Aces rallied back, going on a 10-5 run to get within a pair at 20-18.  Following a timeout, Belmont quickly regrouped to take a 25-22 win on a Jen Myer kill.
 
Looking to keep their momentum going, the Bruins scored four out of the first five points once again before holding off another UE rally.  Down 14-12, a Seyller kill coupled with a Bruin error helped the Aces tie the set up at 14-14.  Belmont was not phased by the UE rally as they came on late to take the match with a 17-15 victory.
 
This weekend, Valley play begins for the Aces as Illinois State comes to town on Friday at 7 p.m. before Indiana State makes its way to the Carson Center for a 5 p.m. match on Saturday.