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Priscilla Jones
Alex Boggis
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SIUE SIUE 10-11,4-6 OVC
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Winner UT Martin UTM 8-14,6-6 OVC
SIUE SIUE
10-11,4-6 OVC
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Final
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UT Martin UTM
8-14,6-6 OVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SIUE SIUE 25 27 23 19 (1)
UT Martin UTM 21 29 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Owen Hetherington, Athletic Communications

Cougars Fall Short Against UT Martin Saturday

Priscilla Jones and Chelsey Abel Co-Lead SIUE with 12 Kills Each

MARTIN, Tenn. – SIUE volleyball took the opening set from UT Martin, but the Skyhawks rallied off three consecutive set victories for a 3-1 decision on Saturday afternoon at Skyhawk Fieldhouse. The set scores were: 25-21, 27-29, 23-25, and 19-25.

SIUE falls to 10-11 overall and 4-6 in Ohio Valley Conference play. UT Martin improves to 8-14 and 6-6.

The entirety of the match played back and forth, featuring 37 ties and 15 lead changes. SIUE used a .208 attack percentage on 16 kills in the opening frame to grab a 1-0 lead before the Skyhawks regrouped in the second, using a .286 clip while holding SIUE's attack to .167 to tie the match, 1-1.

In the third set and knotted 23-23, UT Martin grabbed the final two points of the set on back-to-back kills to take a 2-1 advantage. In the fourth, the Skyhawks hit their best attack percentage of the contest at .353 to upsend the Cougars, 3-1.

The Cougars concluded the match with a .195 clip while picking up nine blocks, 64 digs, 47 assists, and seven service aces. UT Martin wrapped the contest with a .268 attack percentage.

Inside the Numbers:

  • Priscilla Jones and Chelsey Abel led SIUE with 12 kills apiece. Abel tallied 22 attacks for a .409 clip while Jones was credited with 25 opportunities for a .320 attack percentage. Abel led the Cougars with five total blocks while Jones added four.
  • Sydney Hummert (3), Jenna Taphorn (2), and Bree Schreimann (2) also collected multiple blocks in the match.
  • Alyse Drifka handed out 20 assists while collecting 14 digs for a double-double. The junior setter leads SIUE with 12 double-doubles this season. Grace Beekman handed out 19 assists while tallying nine digs.
  • Defensively, the Cougars were led by Hummert's 15 digs. Freshman Abi Banitt also collected double-digit digs with 11 while Corinna Jones added nine.
  • At the service line, Paige Montgomery recorded a pair of service aces, a career high mark for the sophomore. Priscilla Jones also added a pair of service aces.

Up Next: The Cougars welcome Tennessee State to First Community Arena for a weekend series on Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28. SIUE will open the weekend against the Tigers on Friday at 6:00 p.m. before wrapping the weekend Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.

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