Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky completed a perfect season inside Baptist Health Arena with a 3-0 victory over West Georgia on Thursday.  The Colonels went 12-0 at home in 2026.

Following the match, the team celebrated its United Athletic Conference regular season championship, which was secured with a road win at Austin Peay on Tuesday.
 
EKU (24-2, 14-0 UAC) will wrap up the regular season with a pair of road matches next week, starting Thursday at Tarleton State.  The match will begin at 7 p.m. ET.
 
Eastern beat West Georgia by scores of 25-18, 25-11 and 25-14.
 
The Colonels were up by two, 17-15, in the first set before a quick 4-1 run created a 5-point cushion.  Addison Burke's kill made it set-point at 24-18.  An ace from Audrey Hudson on the next series ended it, 25-18.
 
EKU seized control much earlier in the second set, racing out to an 11-3 lead.  Cooper Abney's ace finished off a 4-0 run and put the home team ahead by eight.  Emma Closurdo's kill and a block from Alexis Bull pushed the margin to 19-9.  Emilee Hill's kill ended the set, 25-11, and gave her squad a 2-0 lead.
 
Eastern Kentucky took the lead for good in the third set on a kill from Hudson that put the Colonels up 9-8.  A block by Bull and Hill extended the lead to three, 11-8.  Burke's kill sent the home team to the media time out in front 15-11.  Six straight handed Eastern a 23-13 advantage.  A kill from Hill ended the set, 25-14, and the match.
 
Burke finished with a match-best 12 kills to go along with a .360 attack percentage.  Hill had seven kills, 14 assists, 14 digs and three blocks.  Bull had five blocks.
 
EKU hit .287 as a team while holding West Georgia (4-21, 0-13 UAC) to a -.029 attack percentage.
 
Grace-Blythe Cornett had a team-high seven kills for the Wolves.