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Volleyball improves against one of MVC’s best

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CARBONDALE, Ill. – Facing the second-place team in the Missouri Valley Conference, the University of Evansville volleyball team put up a valiant effort but dropped a 3-0 final on Saturday evening.

Mildrelis Rodriguez and Cathy Schreiber were the top offensive performers for the Purple Aces (4-18, 0-9 MVC) notching 11 and 7 kills, respectively. Jelena Merseli had 17 assists while Olivia Goldstein finished the night with 10 digs.

Southern Illinois (16-7, 7-2 MVC) spread the ball around as four players notched six or more kills. Abby Barrow had the top tally with 8.