SKYHAWK VOLLEYBALL GETS BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN WITH 3-1 OVC ROAD VICTORY AT EASTERN KENTUCKY

Thursday, October 11

Richmond, Ky.

5 P.M.

UT Martin

9-11 (3-4OVC)

Eastern Kentucky

3-16 (2-5OVC)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
UT Martin	25	13	25	25	3
Eastern Kentucky	18	25	19	18	1

SKYHAWK VOLLEYBALL GETS BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN WITH 3-1 OVC ROAD VICTORY AT EASTERN KENTUCKY

10/11/2018 8:33:00 PM | Volleyball

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RICHMOND, Ky. – The University of Tennessee at Martin snapped a three-game skid with a 3-1 victory over Ohio Valley Conference rival Eastern Kentucky (25-18, 13-25, 25-19, 25-18) this evening at McBrayer Arena.

The Skyhawks received double-doubles out of Megan Fair (team-high 14 kills, 10 digs) and Kenzie Hinshaw (21 assists, 12 digs) tonight as the offense combined for a .226 hitting percentage. It was Fair's eighth double-double of the season while Hinshaw earned her 12^th double-double in 2018.

Hannah Phillips pitched in 10 kills, Maddi Noble provided 16 assists while Brooke Gyori equaled a team-high with 12 digs to go along with eight assists for UT Martin (9-12, 3-5 OVC), whose win in Richmond was the first for the program since 2008.

Things couldn't have started out better for the Skyhawks offensively, as UT Martin hit .519 (15 kills, one error) in 27 swings in the opening set. Four different UT Martin players were responsible for the team's first four kills while a Fair kill opened up a 13-10 Skyhawk advantage. The Colonels closed the gap to two points (20-18) before the Skyhawks unreeled five unanswered points to close out the match as Gintare Mackeviciute had two kills and an assisted block during the run. Fair had five kills in nine attempts in the first set.

Eastern Kentucky came out swinging in the second stanza, taking an 11-6 lead before tacking on a 7-0 run. A service ace by Gyori capped off a 4-1 surge for UT Martin to make the score 21-11 but the Skyhawks would not get back within single digits for the duration of the set. Hinshaw accumulated team-highs of four assists and five digs for UT Martin.

The Skyhawks quickly put the second set behind them as they claimed an 8-4 lead. UT Martin maintained a four-point advantage at 16-12 before the Colonels trimmed their deficit in half at 19-17. Karen Scanlon generated a solo block while Fair and Phillips dialed up one kill apiece to help the Skyhawks end the set on a 6-2 run. Fair (four kills) and Gyori (five digs) helped guide UT Martin to the 2-1 lead in the match with strong performances in the third set.

It was all Skyhawks in the fourth set, as UT Martin didn't trail at any point in the stanza. Back-to-back kills by Fair spurred a 7-0 run that resulted in an 8-1 Skyhawk lead to start off the match. Jamie Rys had two straight kills for UT Martin as the Skyhawks stretched their lead out to 17-8. Eastern Kentucky used a 7-2 run to pull within four points at 19-15 but that was as close as it would get as a Scanlon kill put the finishing touches on a potential Colonel comeback. Phillips' five kills paced UT Martin in the final set.

The Skyhawks now have eight days off before beginning a three-match homestand next weekend. UT Martin hosts OVC foes Tennessee State at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19 and Belmont at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20.