Who | Southern Indiana

Where | Evansville, IN

When | Friday (Oct. 18 ), & Saturday (Oct. 19) | 6:00 PM & 2:00 PM

Social Media | @WIUVolleyball (Twitter) + wiu_volleyball (Instagram) + WIU Volleyball (Facebook) 

Macomb, Ill- The Leatherneck volleyball team will hit the road to take on the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles for a pair of matches taking place this weekend in Evansville, Indiana. WIU is coming off a sweep over in-state rival Eastern Illinois after defeating the Panthers at home in both matches last week. The Leathernecks are now 4-3 in the OVC and are alone in sixth place in the conference standings heading into this weekend. 

Setting Records

With eleven games remaining in the 2024 regular season, WIU has already won the most games in a season (10) since 2013 in which they finished 12-18 that year. The Leathernecks will hope to continue to build off the success, and make a second straight OVC tournament appearance at the end of November.

Earlier in the week, Senior Outside Hitter Keyana Cruse won her third OVC offensive player of the week award this season. The Bonner Springs native finished the matches against EIU last week with back-to-back double doubles, totaling 41 kills and 29 digs. Cruse is the first player in program history to have three offensive player of the week honors in one season. 

About USI

Southern Indiana currently sits one spot below the Leathernecks in the standings with a conference record of 3-4, making this weekend's matchup against the Screaming Eagles very important in the conference standings. Last season, USI went 15-16 overall with a conference record of 10-8. The Screaming Eagles were the five seed in the OVC tournament and advanced to the semifinals where they got swept by number one seed Eastern Illinois. 
 

Outside Hitter Ashby Willis is the kill leader for USI totaling 206 kills with an average of 2.82 kills per set. Defensively, Libero Keira Moore is averaging 4.48 digs per set leading the team in total digs with 327. 

A look ahead

WIU will host UT Martin next Friday and Saturday inside Western Hall. The Leathernecks are currently 4-1 at home in conference games this season. Friday's match is scheduled for 6 p.m. followed by 2 p.m on Saturday. 

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