MARTIN, Tenn. - Senior Jessica Sabath was one of three Eastern Kentucky volleyball players to tally double-figure kills but it wasn't enough as the Colonels fell 3-2 (30-21, 30-22, 29-31, 23-30, 9-15) at UT Martin. The Colonels drop to 9-10, 2-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference while the Skyhawks improve to 14-5, 3-2 in the league.

Sophomore Bridget Mustard tallied 13 kills and junior Brittnay Nobilio led the Colonels with 19 digs, one of four players to record double-figure kills.

Eastern Kentucky held an advantage for the majority of game one, taking a seven-point lead (21-14) off a Sabath kill, before claiming the nine-point victory.

In game two, the Colonels again led from the start and went ahead by 10 (22-12) points following two Skyhawk mistakes.

Game three was back and forth with neither team able to build a substantial lead. Late in the contest, Eastern Kentucky fell behind by four points (29-25) but the Colonels evened the score with four unasnwered points following a kill from senior Denise Grundhoefer, two Skyhawk errors and a service ace from freshman Abbey Blank. UTM closed the game however off back-to-back Colonel attack errors.

The Skyhawks used their momentum from the previous game to force a fifth contest with a seven point victory in game four.

UTM went ahead early in the final set and earned the conference win with consecutive kills from Kathyrn Sprague.

Eastern Kentucky faces Murray State on Saturday at 3 p.m.