SIU Edwardsville Gets Past Volleyball in Straight Sets

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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Junior middle blocker Kristen Torre pounded 15 kills with just one error in 26 total attempts, and the SIU Edwardsville volleyball team posted a 25-20, 25-21, 25-23 victory over Morehead State on Friday evening at the Vadalabene Center.
 
The Cougars improve to 13-15 overall, 5-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference and 7-3 at home.  The Eagles slip to 2-26 overall, 2-11 in league matches and 1-10 on the road.  The win was SIU Edwardsville's first over Morehead State in seven all-time meetings.
 
Torre's .538 attack percentage helped SIU Edwardsville hit .206 for the match.  The Cougars opened with a .214 clip, tallied a .167 mark in set two and finished with a .237 efficiency.  SIUE recorded advantages of 40-36 in kills, 37-33 in assists and 7-2 in aces.
 
SIU Edwardsville used an early 6-0 run in the first period and never looked back.  The Cougars then jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the second stanza and never trailed.  The final set was nip-and-tuck with seven ties and four lead changes.  A late 9-2 surge was the difference for SIUE.
 
Junior middle blocker Hannah Sigala paced the Eagles with nine kills, while sophomore libero Hope Rillema contributed a match-best 14 digs and senior setter Colbey Cameron handed out a match-high 27 assists.  The Eagles notched edges of 6-4 in team blocks and 39-37 in digs.

MSU wraps up its OVC road swing on Saturday at Eastern Illinois.  First serve is set for 6 p.m. ET.  The match will be shown live and free of charge on the OVC Digital Network.