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Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – Alexis Bull finished with 10 kills, eight blocks, four digs and an ace against her former team as Eastern Kentucky beat Texas-Arlington, 3-2, on Thursday at Baptist Health Arena.
 
The Colonels (21-2, 11-0 UAC) won by scores of 15-25, 25-15, 25-22, 23-25 and 15-9.
 
Bull played three seasons at UT-Arlington before coming to EKU.  She made only two errors in 20 attempts on Thursday for a .400 attack percentage.
 
EKU's Emilee Hill had a triple-double, contributing 10 kills, 28 assists, 19 digs and four blocks.  Audrey Hudson had 13 kills and 15 digs.  Addison Burke finished with 12 kills and 10 digs.  Emma Closurdo had 11 kills, six digs and four blocks.
 
After exchanging a pair of 25-15 wins to start the match, Eastern Kentucky built an 8-point lead, 20-12 in the third set.  The Mavericks (10-13, 4-7 UAC) closed to within two at 23-21.  A kill from Caitlyn Flees gave the Colonels set-point and a kill from Burke finished it, 25-22.
 
Kills by Burke and Hudson late in the fourth set allowed EKU to tie the score at 22-22 and again at 23-23, but the home team couldn't take the lead.  Evyn Snook's kill and an attack error handed the set to UTA, 25-23, and tied the match.
 
Eastern Kentucky scored the first five points of the fifth set and never looked back.  A kill from Hill and an attack error put the Colonels ahead 9-3.  A kill from Flees and another attack error made it 11-4.  Closurdo closed out the set, 15-9, and the match with a kill.
 
Eastern hit .500 in the fifth set, but just .176 for the match.  Texas-Arlington finished the match with a .164 attack percentage.  The Mavericks had a 12-11 edge in blocks, but committed five more service errors.
 
Snook had a match-best 23 kills to go along with a .333 attack percentage. 
 
EKU will play at North Alabama on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.