Box Score

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University volleyball team fell in five set to Tennessee Tech on Monday night in Cookeville.
 
The Golden Eagles won by scores of 23-25, 26-24, 25-9, 23-25 and 15-11.
 
In set one, the two teams traded points for most of the opening set until the Golden Eagles took a 19-15 lead after a Madeline Furtado kill to force an Eastern Kentucky timeout. But the Colonels stormed back scoring the next five points after a Molly Michalak kill to take a 20-19 lead. With the opening set tied at 23-23, the Colonels scored the final two points capped off by a Sarah Mitchell kill to take the opening set, 25-23.
 
Set two again was a back-and-forth affair and was tied at 22-22 after the Lindsey Wilkins kill. Back-to-back points by Tennessee Tech gave the Golden Eagles a 24-22 lead and forced an EKU timeout. But again, the Colonels responded with two straight points after a Michalak kill to tie the set at 24-24. The Golden Eagles scored the final two points and took the set, 26-24.
 
The Colonels lost the third set, 25-9.
 
The fourth set was another tight one and the Golden Eagles cut into the Eastern Kentucky lead, 21-20, after a kill by Skylar Broom. The Colonels extended their lead to three, 23-20, after back-to-back kills by Maddy Campbell. Tennessee Tech did not go away scoring the next two points to cut the Colonel lead to one, 23-22. The two teams alternated points to end the set, capped off by a Mitchell kill.
 
Eastern got off to a good start in the fifth set taking a 7-3 lead after a kill by Mikayla Logan. The Golden Eagles stormed back going on a 7-1 run to take the 10-8 lead after a Furtado kill. Eastern cut the lead to one, 11-10, but Tech scored four of the last five points to take the final set, 15-11, and the match.
 
Wilkins led the way for the Colonels with a team-best 12 kills. Michalak had 11 kills and Mitchell chipped in eight. Setter Audrey Eurton had 43 assists on the night.
 
Ali Verzani led the way for the Golden Eagles with a match-high 14 kills on the contest.
 
Eastern returns home on Sunday when the Colonels welcome in Belmont. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m.