EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville won the first game but lost the next three in the finals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Volleyball Tournament at PAC Arena.
          The Cougars are now 25-7 and await word on whether or not a second-place finish in the GLVC Tournament will be enough to garner a spot in the NCAA Tournament. By winning Saturday's title match, Southern Indiana, 23-6, earned an automatic bid to next week's tournament.
          SIUE couldn't put together the same numbers as it did Friday night in its semifinal win over Northern Kentucky. The Cougars finished with a .126 hitting percentage. Shannon Winkeler led the Cougars with 17 kills, tying her season best. Heather Bonde followed with 16 kills. Bonde, a first team All-GLVC pick, had all but five matches this season with double-digit kills.
          After losing the first game to the Cougars 30-25, Southern Indiana swept the next three games 30-24, 30-20 and 30-25. The Screaming Eagles had four players in double figures in kills, led by middle hitter Leanne Gross's 16. It was the third time this season that SIUE had lost to Southern Indiana.
          The Cougars have just four losses in the region, three from Southern Indiana alone.