Racers Down Cougars in Four

Friday, October 23

Edwardsville, Ill.

7 p.m.

Murray State

19-1, 9-0OVC

SIUE

5-14, 3-6OVC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Murray State	25	25	27	25	3
SIUE	20	20	29	15	1

10/23/2015 9:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Taylor Olden led the Racers with 18 kills, including seven in just the fourth and deciding set as the Murray State volleyball team improved its mark to 9-0 in OVC play and 19-1 overall in a 3-1 victory over SIU Edwardsville Friday night on the road. Set scores went 25-20, 25-20, 27-29 and 25-15.

Scottie Ingram and Kristen Besselsen added 12 and 10 kills, respectively in the win and Olivia Chatman added seven and hit a team-high .455. MSU hit just .200 overall as a team but held the Cougars (5-14, 3-6 OVC) to just a .056 team attack percentage of their own.

Sam Bedard once again recorded a double-double in the win as she led the Racers with 45 assists and 19 digs on the night while also tallying a team-high two service aces. Ellie Lorenz added 17 digs from her libero position and Olden had 11 to add to her solid night.

SIUE out-blocked the Racers in the contest 10-3 and both teams recorded five aces. Two of the Racers' three blocks were solo stuffs from Chatman and Alyssa Lelm. MSU had a 62 percent to 51 percent advantage in sideout percentage in the match.

The Racers close the weekend road trip Saturday at second-place Eastern Illinois at 6 p.m. MSU defeated the Panthers two weeks ago at Racer Arena in three sets.