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Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentuckyused a balanced attack to snap a four-match losing streak and picked up its first Ohio Valley Conference victory of the season by beating Austin Peay, 3-0, on Saturday at McBrayer Arena.

The Colonels (4-10, 1-3 OVC) never trailed in the entire match and won by scores of 25-22, 25-23 and 25-19.

Five players recorded six or more kills for Eastern, two players had 10 or more digs and two players had 10 or more assists.  Junior Ashley Edmond had 10 kills and 11 digs.  Sophomore Alexis Plagens finished with nine kills.  Rachel Vick had six kills and a game-high three blocks.  Marissa Tashenberg had six kills and a .417 attack percentage.  Freshman Mallori Moffat contributed 22 assists.

Austin Peay (8-11, 2-2 OVC) was led by Nikki Doyle with 14 kills.  Cami Fields had a match-best 33 assists to go along with 10 digs.

As a team, EKU posted a .260 attack percentage, compared to .140 for the Lady Govs. 

With Eastern Kentucky in front 23-21 in the first set, Tashenberg gave the home team set-point with a kill.  Moments later a kill by Plagens finished off the set and put the Colonels on top 1-0. 

After braking a 1-1 tie, Eastern would hold the lead until late in the second set.  Back-to-back EKU errors allowed Austin Peay to tie the score at 22-22.  After a kill by Hillary Plybon kept the set tied 23-23, Eastern Kentucky scored the next two points for a 2-0 lead.  A Lady Gov attack error made it 24-23 before Vick followed with a kill.

The Colonels scored five of the first six points in the third set and led 8-2 after a kill by Plagens.  EKU led by as many as eight twice before APSU made a late run.  Consecutive service aces by Doyle brought the visitors to within three, 22-19.  Edmond put an end to the rally with a kill and then back-to-back Lady Gov errors ended the set and the match.

After play four straight at home, the Colonels will play their next four on the road beginning at Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Friday.  The match is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET.