University of Evansville Athletics

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – McKenzie Laubach and Wren Jones anchored the offense for the University of Evansville volleyball team in a 3-1 loss to Belmont on Saturday evening inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 
Laubach recorded 12 kills while Jones checked in with ten. Savannah Gogel had a strong outing with eight kills and a career-high eight block assists. Carsyn Kelley had a stellar all-around effort with 30 assists, eight digs, five block assists, and four kills. Brooke Herdes led the way with 12 digs. Brenna Kauffeld led the Bruins with 13 kills.
 
Set 1 – UE 25, Belmont 21
Belmont scored the first four points of the contest before the Aces fought back to tie the game at 5-5. McKenzie Laubach had two early kills before assisting on a block with Scheu to knot the score. With things tied at 7-7, the Bruins scored three in a row before opening a 15-9 advantage
 
Trailing 18-13, Evansville rallied back with Savannah Gogel assisting on a pair of blocks while recording a kill to cut the deficit to 18-17. The run continued with Carsyn Kelley tying the score on a kill before an error gave UE its first lead at 19-18. After the Bruins regained a 20-19 edge, the Aces stormed back with four in a row to go up by three. Wren Joes had an ace and kill during the stretch. UE would take the set by a 25-21 final.
 
Set 2 – Belmont 25, UE 20
After the Bruins jumped out to a 4-1 lead the Aces got back within one at 5-4 on a Wren Jones kill. UE continued to stay close before tying the game for the first time at 13-13 on a block by Kelley and Gogel. An ace by Brooke Herdes set Evansville up with its first lead at 15-14. The Bruins regained an 18-16 edge and would win the set by a score of 25-20.
 
Set 3 – Belmont 25, UE 18
With the score tied at 4-4, Belmont scored five in a row with consecutive service aces. Ryan Scheu had back-to-back kills to cut into the deficit before the Bruins extended the lead to 15-9. They pushed the lead to 20-11 and would take the set by a score of 25-18.
 
Set 4 – Belmont 25, UE 11
The Bruins scored the opening four points with Evansville notching the next four to tie the game. Belmont regained a 10-5 lead before going up 22-8 as they posted nine in a row. They clinched the match with a 25-11 decision.