Box Score vs. Florida International
Box Score vs. Western Carolina

ORLANDO, Fla. – Eastern Kentucky's volleyball team won two matches on the final day of the Radisson UCF Invitational.  The Colonels (3-1) shutout Florida International (1-2) and Western Carolina (0-3) by scores of 3-0.
 
EKU beat FIU 27-25, 25-13 and 25-18 before knocking off Western Carolina 30-28, 25-15 and 25-19.
 
The Colonel made only 12 attack errors in their victory over Florida International.  Rachel Vick and freshman Celina Sanks recorded a team-high nine kills each and both made only one error.  Vick posted a .421 attack percentage.  Sanks hit .471, had two aces and two block assists.
 
As a team, EKU recorded a .297 attack percentage, totaling 39 kills and only 12 errors in 91 attacks.  Eastern also had nine service aces and six blocks.  FIU finished with a .103 attack percentage, making 21 errors in 97 attacks.  The Panthers had only five aces and three blocks.
 
Eastern Kentucky trailed 25-24 late in the first set before scoring three straight to take a 1-0 lead in the match.  A kill by Johanna Boyer tied the score.  Sanks followed with a kill before Boyer put it away with a service ace.  EKU scored the first six points in the second set and led 17-5 after a kill by Abbey Cvelbar.  Vick's kill finished off the set and gave her team a 2-0 lead.
 
Eastern never trailed in the third set.  Sanks, the freshman, clinched the match with a kill.
 
The Colonels hit even better against Western Carolina, recording a .322 attack percentage after registering 47 kills and only 10 errors in 115 attempts.  Senior Alexis Plagens and Vick led the way with 10 kills each.  Vick made just one error in 18 attempts for a .500 hitting percentage.  Cvelbar had double-double with 35 assists and a match-best 15 digs.
 
WCU had a .194 attack percentage after making 17 errors and recording 41 kills in 124 attempts.  Jordan Timmermann had a match-high 14 kills.
 
The Catamounts had set-point, 25-24, in the first after an ace by Elyssa Mulheron.  However, Sanks and Ally Peters recorded back-to-back kills to keep it going.  Western had set-point again at 28-27 before Eastern Kentucky scored three unanswered to win the set 30-28.  Plagens tied it with a kill and put her team in front by one with an ace.  Peters finished it off with a kill.
 
EKU never trailed in the second set.  With the score tied 6-6, the Colonels went on a 10-2 run to take control on their way to a 10-point win.  Eastern led by only two, 19-17, late in the third set before scoring four unanswered to put the match away.  Julia Mindlina's service ace polished off the set, 25-19, and the match.
 
Sanks and Cvelbar earned spots on the Radisson UCF Invitational All-Tournament team.
 
The Colonels will play their first home match of the season on Wednesday against Marshall.  The match, held at the newly renovated McBrayer Arena, will begin at 6 p.m.