Box Score

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – EKU picked up its second straight road win to move to 4-4 in OVC play with a 3-1 win over Tennessee Tech University Saturday at the Eblen Center.
 
EKU won by scores of 25-18, 16-25, 25-21 and 25-17.
 
Three different Colonels tallied 10 or more kills in the win. Celina Sanks finished with 10 kills, Johanna Boyer added 12 and Rachel Vick logged a team-high 14 kills.
 
EKU carried its momentum from Friday's win into Saturday. The Colonels used a 6-0 run in the first set to pull away from Tennessee Tech. Tied at eight, Cassie Knutson assisted Sanks for the kill that put the Colonels up 9-8. EKU took the ensuing five points extending its lead to 14-8, before closing the set 25-18.
 
The Golden Eagles answered in the second to even the match entering the third set.
 
The teams traded leads in the third, as Tennessee Tech moved ahead of the Colonels to take a 15-14 lead.
However, the hot hand of Vick shifted the momentum back in favor of EKU helping the Colonels take a 20-17 lead. The Golden Eagles responded with three straight tying the score at 20.
 
EKU's Ally Peters nailed three timely kills in the set's final points lifting the Colonels to the 2-1 advantage.
 
The Colonels controlled the fourth set—leading by as many as nine—on their way to their second consecutive road OVC win.
 
Peters finished with seven kills on the night. Cody Dodd led the Golden Eagle offense with 19 kills.
 
EKU (5-18, 4-4 OVC) hosts Tennessee Tech Friday at McBrayer Arena. Friday's match is set for 7 p.m. ET.