Colonel Volleyball Clinches Spot In ASUN Tournament With Win Over Central Arkansas - Eastern Kentucky University Athletics - EKU Sports

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RICHMOND, Ky. –

Eastern Kentucky secured a spot in the ASUN Conference Tournament by beating Central Arkansas, 3-2, on Saturday at McBrayer Arena.
 
The 2021 ASUN Tournament will begin on Nov. 19 in Fort Myers, Florida.
 
EKU lost the first set before winning the next two.  After the Sugar Bears tied the match 2-2, Eastern Kentucky won the fifth to secure the win, the weekend sweep and a bid to the tournament.
 
The Colonels won by scores of 20-25, 26-24, 25-22, 20-25 and 15-9.
 
The momentum swung in EKU's favor midway through the fifth set.  UCA went up 7-5 on a kill from Mackenzie Vernon before the Colonels rolled off a 6-1 run to take control.  A kill by Audrey Eurton tied it and an ace from Sydney Schoen gave Eastern Kentucky a lead it would never relinquish.  A kill by Sarah Mitchell capped it and put the home team in front 11-8.
 
Central Arkansas scored to get within two, 11-9, but EKU (9-20, 6-9 ASUN) scored the final four points of the match, including back-to-back kills from Molly Michalak to end it.
 
Schoen finished with a match-best 27 digs and surpassed the 1,000 mark for her career.  Mitchell led all players with 24 kills to go along with 13 digs, two block assists and an ace.  Eurton posted a match-high 57 assists with 12 digs and seven kills.  Anna Purichia added 18 kills and Michalak finished with 12.
 
Vernon finished with a team-best 17 kills for Central Arkansas (6-17, 4-10 ASUN).
 
With the second set tied 24-24 and Eastern Kentucky down 1-0 in the match, Mikayla Logan and Purichia had a block.  A Sugar Bear error ended the set and tied the match.  EKU took the lead for good in the third set on a service ace from Eurton to make it 13-12.  Michalak ended the set with a kill and gave the home team a 2-1 lead.
 
Eastern Kentucky had eight more kills (68-60) and 13 more digs (76-63) than Central Arkansas.  The Sugar Bears made seven more service errors, 8-1.
 
The Colonels will close out the regular season by hosting new ASUN Conference rival Bellarmine on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m.

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