Box Score

SIUE SIUE 12-13,6-8 OVC

Morehead St. More 16-11,9-6 OVC

SIUE SIUE

12-13,6-8 OVC

Final

Nov. 03, 2023

Morehead St. More

16-11,9-6 OVC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
SIUE SIUE	25	26	15	25	13	(2)
Morehead St. More	17	28	25	12	15	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 11/3/2023 2:54:00 PM | Owen Hetherington, Athletic Communications

Sydney Hummert and Jenna Taphorn Combine for 30 Kills at Morehead State Friday

Hummert's 18 Kills Marked a Season High, Taphorn's 12 Good for a Career Best Mark

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11/10/2023 | 6:00 PM

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MOREHEAD, Ken. – SIUE Volleyball battled Morehead State to five sets but would eventually fall in the decider as the Eagles downed the Cougars 3-2 on Friday afternoon at Johnson Arena. SIUE took the opening frame before using a .409 attack percentage in the fourth set to push the match to the fifth. The set scores were: 25-17, 26-28, 15-25, 25-12, and 13-15.

SIUE falls to 12-13 on the season and 6-8 against Ohio Valley Conference opponents. Morehead State improves to 16-11 and 9-6.

The Cougars used a .286 in the opening frame while holding MSU to a .048 clip for an early 1-0 advantage. Morehead State regrouped, taking back-to-back sets in the second and third before the Cougars overwhelmed the Eagles 25-12 to push the fifth frame. With SIUE leading 9-4 in the final frame, MSU used a 7-2 run to knot the match at 11. The Cougars grabbed the next two points before the Eagles rattled off the following four to take the match

Defensively, SIUE set a season high mark in digs with 92. The Cougars won the kill battle, 57-53 while concluding the match with a .140 attack percentage.

Inside the Numbers:

Sydney Hummert led the Cougars' attack with a season-high 18 kills on 29 swings for a .286 clip. She added 16 digs for her 12th double-double of the season. She has picked up a double-double in eight of SIUE's last 10 matches. The junior also led SIUE with three service aces.
Jenna Taphorn recorded a career-high 12 kills on 28 attempts. She also contributed a pair of blocks.
At the net, Chelsey Abel and Hummert led SIUE with five blocks apiece. Priscilla Jones added four. SIUE as a team finished the match with 11 total blocks.
The setting duo of Alyse Drifka (23) and Corinna Jones (18) combined for 41 of SIUE's 52 assists. Both collected 11 digs, good for double-doubles.
Five student-athletes recorded double-digit digs, led by Gabi Andrade's career-high 28. Paige Montgomery's 12 digs were also good for a career best mark.