Box Score
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky's volleyball team set a new program record with its 14th straight win on Thursday, beating Little Rock, 3-0, at Baptist Health Arena.
The previous mark of 13 straight wins was held by the 2004 and 2023 teams. This year's squad also broke the program record with its eighth straight sweep, surpassing the previous best of seven set in 2023.
The Colonels (19-2, 9-0 UAC) won by scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-13.
Addison Burke had a match-high 13 kills and a .345 attack percentage to go along with 12 digs.
Audrey Hudson finished with 10 kills, 11 digs and a .381 hitting percentage.
Emilee Hill contributed six kills, 18 assists, 12 digs and two blocks.
The Trojans (8-13, 2-7 UAC) scored four of the first five to start the match and led 8-7 after a kill from Lovina Teel. Eastern answered by scoring the next nine points. Hudson started it with a kill and an attack error gave the Colonels a lead they would never relinquish. Hudson finished it off with a kill for a 16-8 lead.
Emma Closurdo's kill ended the first, 25-13.
A 7-1 run early in the second set by Eastern Kentucky turned a 1-point deficit into a 5-point lead. A block from
Alexis Bull and Closurdo tied it at 4-4. Burke's kill finished off the run and made it 10-5. Back-to-back attack errors extended the margin to seven, 18-11, for the Colonels. Bull's kill handed the home team set-point. A UALR attack error ended it, 25-17.
EKU scored seven of the first 10 points to start the third set. Burke's kill made it 7-3. Another kill from Burke pushed the difference to six, 13-7.
Cooper Abney's setter dump put Eastern ahead 20-11. Two straight aces from Abney had her team ahead 22-11. A block from
Caitlyn Flees ended the set, 25-13, and the match.
Bull had a match-high five blocks. Abney finished with 16 assists, seven digs and two aces.
Eastern Kentucky's defense limited Little Rock to a -0.17 attack percentage. The Colonels hit .261 as a team. Eastern had five aces, compared to only one for the Trojans.
Avery Fearnley posted a team-best seven kills for UALR.
The Colonels will host Central Arkansas on Friday at 6 p.m. The match will air live on ESPN+.
