Box Score
Junior M.E. Hargan completed a big weekend in West Tennessee with a season-high 24 kills and posted her second double-double of the season by adding 13 digs, leading Morehead State to a 3-2 victory and a series sweep over UT Martin in Skyhawk Fieldhouse.
For the two-match series, Hargan combined for 36 kills with a .461 hitting percentage for the weekend. Her double/double was the10th of her career. Â
Sophomore Hollan Everett slammed 12 kills, and junior Sydney Wyman added a season-high 11 kills while gathering a career-high eight total blocks. Senior libero Peighton Isley led Morehead State 23 digs. Â
Morehead State, now (8-9) on the season and (4-2) in the Ohio Valley Conference, matched their season-high with 64 kills and served up six service aces, giving the Eagles 101 aces on the season, which ranks second in the OVC.Â
The Eagles dominated at the net, racking up 12 total blocks to only four for UT Martin. Sophomore Amelia Nott added seven blocks to go along with her nine kills for MSU. Â
UT Martin took a back-and-forth first set 25-20. MSU stormed back in the second set, tallying 16 kills hitting a sizzling .455 in claiming a 25-14 set victory. The Skyhawks cooled the Eagles' attack in Set 3, holding the MSU attack to .182 efficiency. Morehead State never trailed in the fourth set, forcing the tiebreaker set with a 25-14 edge. Â
In the fifth set, MSU blasted 11 kills while hitting an incredible .550 hitting percentage. The Eagles attack banged out 11 terminations with no errors on 20 swings. The score was close in the early stages of the set. UT Martin closed to within 9-8; the Eagles then went on a 7-1 run including scoring the final four points to close out the match. Â
UT Martin's Kylie Surratt let the Skyhawk attack with 15 kills. The Skyhawks are now (3-11) on the season and (1-4) in conference play. Â
Morehead State returns to action as they host Southeast Missouri Friday and Saturday in Johnson Arena. Friday's match will tip at 6:00 p.m.Â
