University of Evansville Athletics

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Five seniors were honored Friday evening as the University of Evansville volleyball team fell to Murray State in four sets at Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 
UE's senior class included Carlotta Pascual Centelles, Lexi Owen, Holland Morris, Chloe Cline, and McKenzie Laubach.
 
Friday's match saw Wren Jones paced the team with 10 kills while Savannah Gogel recorded nine. Gogel added a total of five blocks including two solo. Carsyn Kelley had a strong evening for the Purple Aces finishing with 23 assists, seven digs, five kills, and four blocks. Kendall Agler led the way with eight digs. Five Racers had double figure kills with Alexa Watts leading the way with 13.
 
Set 1 – Murray State 25, UE 16
Murray State opened a quick 3-0 lead with the Aces coming back to tie the score at 4-4. Carlotta Pascual Centelles and Savannah Gogel recorded kills while Kendall Agler picked up an ace. The Racers regained an 11-6 advantage until McKenzie Laubach ended the stretch with a kill. They extended the lead to eight points at 22-14 before finishing with a 25-16 win.
 
Set 2 – UE 25, Murray State 18
Carsyn Kelley opened the set with an ace while Murray State responded with three in a row. Evansville made a run of its own with Gogel adding another kill to make it an 8-4 game. Kelley notched a pair of kills as UE doubled up MSU at 14-7. The Racers came back with four in a row to make it a 14-11 game before a kill by Wren Jones ended the stretch. Brooke Herdes registered an ace before the third Kelley kill of the frame clinched the set.
 
Set 3 – Murray State 25, UE 23
With UE trailing 2-0, Lyla Fisher got the Aces on the board. Murray State regained a 7-4 lead before Evansville made its run scoring six in a row to take a 10-7 lead. Gogel had two solo blocks and a kill in the stretch. The Racers fought back once again tying the set at 11-11 while gaining a 15-12 advantage.
 
Gogel and Jones combined on a block as the Aces rallied to knot the score at 16-16, however, MSU had the answer with three in a row to go back in front. UE got within a point on multiple occasions with the Racers fending off each challenge before winning by a 25-23 score.
 
Set 4 – Murray State 25, UE 15
Looking to clinch the match, Murray State wasted little time going up 3-0 before extending the lead to 11-2. Gogel got UE back on track with a kill, but MSU continued to roll, extending the lead to 17-6. Fisher ended the stretch with a kill as UE cut into the deficit with a 4-0 run, but the Racers would finish off the night with a 25-15 win to clinch the match.