Tuesday, October 22
Martin, Tenn.
6 p.m.
UT Martin
vs
Southern Indiana
Photo by: UT Martin University Relations
Five-Match Homestand Wraps Up Tomorrow As UT Martin Volleyball Goes For Season Sweep Of Southern Indiana
10/21/2024 10:31:00 AM | Volleyball
MARTIN, Tenn. – The longest home stretch of the 2024 University of Tennessee at Martin volleyball season wraps up tomorrow as the Skyhawks play host to Ohio Valley Conference foe Southern Indiana at 6 p.m. in a "Pink Out" match.
UT Martin will go for the season sweep of the Screaming Eagles as the Skyhawks defeated Southern Indiana on the road in five sets (25-15, 21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-13) back on Oct. 1. In that match, redshirt freshman Dylan Sulcer became only the seventh player in UT Martin's NCAA Division I history to accumulate a triple-double (career-highs of 11 kills, 13 assists and 14 digs). The Skyhawk trio of Kayla Bryant (team-high 15 kills, 12 digs), Katie Cruise (24 assists, 15 digs) and Dylan Mott (32 digs, career-high 13 assists) each had double-doubles while Kylie Surratt equaled a team-high with 15 kills.
UT Martin (3-13, 1-6 OVC) leads the all-time series by a 5-2 margin, including a 3-0 record inside Skyhawk Fieldhouse. Mott has registered 99 digs (5.21 per set) against the Screaming Eagles in her career while Jenna Vallée averaged 3.86 kills per set on a .273 hitting percentage against Southern Indiana in 2023. Kayla Bryant (16 kills, career-best 28 digs) and Addy Vaughn (10 kills, career-high 20 digs) also had monster individual performances in the series opener against the Screaming Eagles last fall.
This past weekend against OVC leader Lindenwood, UT Martin was paced by Surratt's 29 kills (4.14 per set) and .294 hitting percentage. The outside hitter from Maryland Heights, Mo. became the first Skyhawk freshman to achieve 20 kills in a match since Emily Keaton in 2011 while Mott's 40 digs (5.71 per set) carried UT Martin defensively.
Southern Indiana (8-13, 3-6 OVC) has lost four straight, including a pair of home sweeps at the hands of Western Illinois over the weekend. Ashby Willis was responsible for team-highs of 4.67 kills (on a .319 hitting percentage) and 5.67 digs per set while Carly Sobieralski averaged 11.67 assists and 5.0 digs per set. Keira Moore tied Willis for the team lead with an average of 5.67 digs per set in the Western Illinois series as she also scooped up 29 digs against the Skyhawks earlier this season. Paris Downing (team-highs of 13 kills and .379 attack percentage), Sobieralski (46 assists, 13 digs) and Willis (10 kills, 13 digs) also had big efforts against UT Martin back on Oct. 1.
This match will be streamed live on ESPN+. That link, plus a link to follow along with live stats, can be found above.
UT Martin will go for the season sweep of the Screaming Eagles as the Skyhawks defeated Southern Indiana on the road in five sets (25-15, 21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-13) back on Oct. 1. In that match, redshirt freshman Dylan Sulcer became only the seventh player in UT Martin's NCAA Division I history to accumulate a triple-double (career-highs of 11 kills, 13 assists and 14 digs). The Skyhawk trio of Kayla Bryant (team-high 15 kills, 12 digs), Katie Cruise (24 assists, 15 digs) and Dylan Mott (32 digs, career-high 13 assists) each had double-doubles while Kylie Surratt equaled a team-high with 15 kills.
UT Martin (3-13, 1-6 OVC) leads the all-time series by a 5-2 margin, including a 3-0 record inside Skyhawk Fieldhouse. Mott has registered 99 digs (5.21 per set) against the Screaming Eagles in her career while Jenna Vallée averaged 3.86 kills per set on a .273 hitting percentage against Southern Indiana in 2023. Kayla Bryant (16 kills, career-best 28 digs) and Addy Vaughn (10 kills, career-high 20 digs) also had monster individual performances in the series opener against the Screaming Eagles last fall.
This past weekend against OVC leader Lindenwood, UT Martin was paced by Surratt's 29 kills (4.14 per set) and .294 hitting percentage. The outside hitter from Maryland Heights, Mo. became the first Skyhawk freshman to achieve 20 kills in a match since Emily Keaton in 2011 while Mott's 40 digs (5.71 per set) carried UT Martin defensively.
Southern Indiana (8-13, 3-6 OVC) has lost four straight, including a pair of home sweeps at the hands of Western Illinois over the weekend. Ashby Willis was responsible for team-highs of 4.67 kills (on a .319 hitting percentage) and 5.67 digs per set while Carly Sobieralski averaged 11.67 assists and 5.0 digs per set. Keira Moore tied Willis for the team lead with an average of 5.67 digs per set in the Western Illinois series as she also scooped up 29 digs against the Skyhawks earlier this season. Paris Downing (team-highs of 13 kills and .379 attack percentage), Sobieralski (46 assists, 13 digs) and Willis (10 kills, 13 digs) also had big efforts against UT Martin back on Oct. 1.
This match will be streamed live on ESPN+. That link, plus a link to follow along with live stats, can be found above.
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