Season-Best Hitting Percentage leads MSU to Sweep

Saturday, October 3

Richmond, Ky.

1 p.m.

Murray State

13-1 (3-0)

Eastern Kentucky

3-16 (2-2)

Murray State

Eastern Kentucky

10/3/2015 2:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

The Murray State volleyball team hit a season-best .393 overall as a team Saturday as it improved to 3-0 in OVC play and 13-1 overall, as the Racers recorded their third consecutive sweep in their victory over Eastern Kentucky. Set scores went 25-14, 25-16 and 25-16.

Scottie Ingram led the Racers with 11 kills in the win and, along with Alyssa Lelm, had two service aces to lead the squad. Taylor Olden added nine kills and hit .500 while Lelm chipped in with six. Overall it was a balanced attack for MSU as Kristen Besselsen added five kills of her own, Olivia Chatman had four and Sam Bedard and Audrey Lewis each had three.

Bedard led the team with 28 assists in the win, while Ellie Lorenz racked up a team-best 15 digs from her libero position and is now just 25 away from joining the 1,000-dig club at MSU. Olden added nine digs and Ingram had eight in the match.

MSU held the Colonels to just a .047 attack percentage on the afternoon and also had nine service aces to EKU's four. EKU did have five total blocks to the Racers' two.

After hitting the road for their first 14 matches of the season, the Racers will finally play inside Racer Arena next week with three matches. MSU hosts Austin Peay at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Murray and Eastern Illinois and SIU Edwardsville come to town next weekend.