Hutchinson leads all players in kill-digs
By Lenny Arquilla
Staff Reporter
Sophomore Reynae Hutchinson led all players with her 13th career kill-dig double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs. This also marks her 10th this season alone.
Although the Panthers lost their midweek match, junior Emily Franklin recorded double-digits kills with 10 and five digs.
The Panthers fall to 8-17 overall and 5-9 in the Ohio Valley Conference with Tuesday’s sweep against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
Franklin lifted the Panthers early when she served seven straight times in the third set, but the Panthers could not overcome a 2-0 deficit and the Cougars pecked away at the Panthers 13-5 lead before finally finishing the Panthers at 21-20 on a kill by Brianna Graunke, who led the Cougars with 10 kills.
Around the OVC:
Morehead State beat Austin Peay 3-1 behind junior Ellie Roberson who recorded 22 kills.
This marks their 22nd consecutive Ohio Valley Conference win (28-26, 21-25, 25-21, 25-33).
The Eagles also got 15 kills and five blocks from red-shirt freshman Laura McDermott while Sophomore libero Leslie Schellhaas came up with a match-high 31 digs.
Morehead State swept the season series from Austin Peay for the first time in four years and also won at Austin Peay for the first time since 2007.
Austin Peay, however, did get strong offense by Hillary Plybon, who had a team-high 14 kills, and libero Paige Economos, who had 23 digs.
Murray State snaps a two-match losing streak with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-14) sweep of Southeast Missouri.
Murray State moves to 6-19 overall and 6-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Murray State was led by freshman Beth Mahurin, who had a career-best 13 kills and five digs.
Junior Lia Havili tallied her 12th double-double of the season with 31 assists and 10 digs, while junior Cassy Woolverton added 11 kills.
After the first two sets were back and forth, Southeast Missouri earned the first point in set three, but Murray State went on a 9-0 run that gave them the lead for good. The Redhawks scratched away with a 2-0 run, but the Racers countered with a 7-0 run to push the lead to 16-3.
The Murray State Racers then earned the 25-14 win.
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