COOKEVILLE, Ill.- SIUE volleyball was swept in its second match of the weekend to Tennessee Tech on Saturday. The set scores were: 17-25, 20-25, 22-25.

Following the loss, the Cougars drop to 10-10 overall and are 5-4 in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Golden Eagles improve to 9-12 and 5-4.

The Cougars knotted the game up at three early in the first before the Golden Eagles used a 10-3 run to take a 13-6 lead. Tennessee Tech would keep the lead for the entire set, as SIUE went on to hit .000 in the opening frame.

The second set played back and forth between the Cougars and Golden Eagles. Tied at 19, Tennessee Tech went on a 6-1 run to take a 2-0 advantage in the match. SIUE collected 13 kills in the second set, but the Golden Eagles took advantage of six attack errors and four service errors by the Cougars.

Tied 7-7, SIUE went on a 6-2 run to grab its largest lead of the match at four. Tennessee Tech responded with a 6-2 run of their own to tie the match at 15. Knotted up at 20 late in the set, Tennessee Tech used a 5-2 run to upend SIUE, 25-22 for the sweep.

Savannah Christian and Priscilla Jones both registered eight kills in the loss. At the net, Jessica Vineyard led the Cougars with three blocks. Alyse Drifka collected a team high 17 assists. On defense, Julia Treichel led SIUE with 11 digs.

For Tennessee Tech, Skylar Boom led the Golden Eagles with 12 kills and four blocks.

SIUE continues its 2022 campaign on Friday, Oct. 21 at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 22 at 11:00 a.m. on the road against Tennessee State. Both games will be televised on ESPN+ and LiveStats will be provided.