ANOTHER STRONG PERFORMANCE BY GYORI NOT ENOUGH AS UTM VOLLEYBALL FALLS 3-0 AT MURRAY STATE

Saturday, October 27

Murray, Ky.

11 A.M.

UT Martin

12-14 (5-7OVC)

Murray State

15-9 (9-3OVC)

Team	1	2	3	Final F
UT Martin	23	19	24	0
Murray State	25	25	26	3

ANOTHER STRONG PERFORMANCE BY GYORI NOT ENOUGH AS UTM VOLLEYBALL FALLS 3-0 AT MURRAY STATE

10/27/2018 6:57:00 PM | Volleyball

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MURRAY, Ky. – Senior libero Brooke Gyori accounted for a remarkable 25 digs in three sets today but the University of Tennessee at Martin volleyball team fell by a 3-0 margin at Murray State (23-25, 19-25, 24-26).

This afternoon marked the 12^th time this season that Gyori had eclipsed the 20-dig plateau. The senior out of Oregon, Ohio nabbed 12 scoops in the first set, three in the middle set and 10 in the final stanza.

Megan Fair led the Skyhawks (12-14, 5-7 Ohio Valley Conference) with eight kills while pitching in 19 digs. Kenzie Hinshaw handed out 24 assists while Gintare Mackeviciute and Hannah Phillips each led the way with a match-high four blocks apiece against a Murray State squad (15-9) who won its ninth straight match.

The opening set was tight, as it featured 11 ties and seven lead changes. Mackeviciute accounted for a pair of early kills before Jamie Rys tallied two kills during a 5-2 run that provided UT Martin with a 14-13 advantage. Murray State scored five of the next six points and eventually led by five points (23-18) before the Skyhawks generated five unanswered points to even the score at 23-all. However, UT Martin committed back-to-back attack errors and the Racers took a 1-0 lead in the match. Gyori's 12 digs were part of a 30-dig attack for the Skyhawks in the opening set.

Fair provided a pair of kills as UT Martin led 8-6 to start off the second stanza. Murray State reeled off a 6-0 run before a Jessica Reynolds kill and a pair of Racer attack errors trimmed the Skyhawk deficit to 13-11. Murray State later generated a 6-1 run but a Rys kill and a Justine Walker service ace followed as UT Martin pulled back within five points on two different occasions. However, the Skyhawks' comeback attempt came up short as the Racers took a 2-0 lead. Fair's four kills in the second set ranked as a team-high for UT Martin.

Murray State opened the third set on a 6-1 run and eventually stretched its lead out to 14-7. The Skyhawks then registered seven of the next eight points as Mackeviciute and Addison Conley each had kills to help whittle UT Martin's deficit to 15-14. After the Racers expanded their advantage out to five points (22-17), the Skyhawks once again rallied as Phillips, Walker, Conley and Hinshaw all posted kills to even the score at 23-all. The score remained even at 24-24 before Murray State took the final two points to complete the win. Hinshaw played well in the third set, handing out 10 assists to aid UT Martin in its near-comeback.

The Skyhawks return home for their next three matches, beginning a matchup against Eastern Illinois at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 before playing host to SIUE for Senior Day at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. UT Martin seniors Gyori and Fair will be recognized for their career accomplishments in a pregame ceremony before the match on Saturday.