Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – Junior Lauren Snyder recorded a double-double and Eastern Kentucky ran its home court winning streak to six after a 3-0 win over Tennessee State Friday night at McBrayer Arena. Snyder finished with a match-best 10 kills and 11 digs.

Set scores were 25-21, 25-18 and 25-20.

The Colonels wore pink socks and hair ribbons tonight in support of breast cancer awareness, and will do so again on Saturday. For every home court victory in the month of October the EKU volleyball program will donate $100 to the Susan B. Komen Foundation to help find a cure for breast cancer. The Colonels have six wins so far this month. The team will be donating in the name of former EKU volleyball head coach Geri Polvino, former Colonel Cindy Thomsen and former EKU athletics employee Kay Patrick.

Autumn Harms added six kills, a .400 attack percentage and a block assist for the Colonels (6-16, 5-7 OVC). Junior Kate Hendle recorded a match-high 29 assists and three digs. Junior #Abby O’Connor# finished with 16 digs.

Naomi Wells and Shaquita Williams led Tennessee State (3-21, 2-10 OVC) with eight kills each. Yamari Padilla-Collazo posted 16 digs for the Tigers.

The first set was tied 13 times. After a kill by Lindsey Loescher tied the score at 19-19, a TSU attack error gave Eastern Kentucky the lead for good. A kill by Amanda Fago brought EKU to set-point and the Colonels finished it off with another Tiger attack error.

After a kill by Snyder gave Eastern a 5-4 lead in the second set, the Colonels never trailed again. Hannah Groudle’s ace made it a six-point game, 18-12. A kill by Groudle followed by a Tennessee State attack error ended the set, 25-18, and gave the Colonels a 2-0 advantage.

For much of the third set, it looked as if the Tigers would force a fourth set. Back-to-back aces by Terakka Walker got TSU off to a 5-1 start. An ace by Williams made it 10-5 in favor of the visitors. An EKU attack error gave the Tigers a six-point advantage, 13-7. TSU led again by six, 15-9, after a kill by Williams.

The Colonels didn’t fold, and began to whittle away at the lead. Three straight EKU kills, two by Snyder and one by Harms, cut the deficit to two, 16-14. That began a 9-2 run that would turn a five point deficit into a two-point lead. Groudle tied the set for the first time with a kill, 18-18. Consecutive attack errors by Tennessee State capped the run and put the home squad in front 20-18.

Eastern led the rest of the way. Two more Tiger attack errors brought EKU to match-point, 24-20. TSU scored once more, but the ensuing Tiger serve was wide-right, giving the Colonels a 25-20 third set victory.

Eastern Kentucky hit .174 for the match, making 13 errors and finishing with 32 kills in 109 attacks. Tennessee State had 32 kills as well, but finished with 23 errors and a .076 attack percentage.

The Colonels will finish off their three-match home stand on Saturday. Austin Peay and EKU will play at noon.