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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Genesis Miranda led the way with 14 kills as Missouri State dealt the University of Evansville volleyball team a 3-0 defeat on Monday night at the Carson Center.
 
Miranda made 41 attempts on the night and hit .220.  After notching a career-best over the weekend at Loyola, senior Gabriela Roman had seven more kills on Monday.  Lorena Marquez led UE (8-19, 2-11 MVC) with 19 assists while Kim Deprez posted 26 digs.
 
Lily Johnson had a match-high 21 kills for the Bears (16-9, 7-5 MVC) while Simone House finished the night with 11.
 
Evansville had the advantage in the first set, taking a 3-1 lead before seeing it grow to 11-6 on a Stephanie Cerino kill.  Missouri State quickly battled back and used a 6-1 run to tie it up at 12-12.  They took their first lead at 19-18, but the Aces battled back.  A Roman kill saw UE go up 22-20.  Following a time out, MSU battled back.  A Johnson tally set them on a 5-1 run to finish off the set and a 25-23 victory.
 
Their momentum carred into the second set, but the Aces battled hard early on.  Eight ties led to a 9-9 game as Mildrelis Rodriguez had a kill to tie it up.  A 3-0 Bear run gave them the lead for good as they would pull away for a 25-17 triumph and a 2-0 lead.
 
Johnson was the difference in the third frame, registering 10 kills to clinch the match with a 25-23 victory.  In the same fashion as the first game, the Aces put up a battle as a Roman kill saw Evansville go up 11-9.  After Missouri State took a 15-13 lead, UE rallied to go up by a 22-19 score on three MSU errors.  Just as she did all night, Johnson put MSU on her back, spurting a match-ending 5-1 run to clinch the match.
 
Saturday will see the Aces head back on the road to face Southern Illinois at 7 p.m.
           

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