NEW ALBANY, Ind. - IU Southeast volleyball ended a five-game homestand with a 3-1 loss to the Campbellsville Tigers Tuesday night at the IUS Activities Building.
Nicole Stratford had a game-high 16 kills. Carly Mason had 48 assists, her second most this season. Jordan Vaughan had 4.0 total blocks and 11 kills. Raegan Glover had 13 kills, and Natalie Pierce had a pair of serving aces.
Tuesday's result marks three consecutive losses for IU Southeast, who fall to 9-15 on the season. Grenadier volleyball will be back in action on Friday for an 8:00 p.m. ET road match at Brescia.
Set 1: Campbellsville 26, IU Southeast 24
The Grenadiers rallied after the Tigers scored three straight points to go up 24-20. A pair of kills by Glover, a Campbellsville attacking error, and a serving ace by Stratford tied the score at 24-24. The Grenadiers' rally was not enough, however, as the Tigers scored the next two points and took the first set.
Set 2: Campbellsville 25, IU Southeast 22
In set two, IU Southeast rallied again late but once again came up short. Trailing 22-18, IU Southeast scored three straight points to cut the lead to 22-21. Campbellsville scored three of the next four points to take the set and a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set 3: IU Southeast 27, Campbellsville 25
The Grenadiers trailed 20-13 late in the third set and, just like in sets one and two, rallied back. IU Southeast went on a 10-3 run to tie the game at 23-23. Later, Vaughan gave the Grenadiers a 26-25 lead, and then Mason connected with Glover for the set-winning kill to get the match to 2-1.
Set 4: Campbellsville 25, IU Southeast 20
Set four saw the Tigers rattle off seven straight points midway through the set to take a 22-17 lead. IU Southeast got a three points back after a kill by Stratford, a kill by Glover, and a very well-placed serve by Ella Davidson that resulted in an ace. Despite the rally by IU Southeast, Campbellsville shut the door on the Grenadiers' comeback bid after scoring three consecutive points to end the set and the match.
