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UE volleyball welcomes USI for home opener

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time as Division I opponents, the University of Evansville and the University of Southern Indiana will square off in competition on Tuesday evening when the Purple Aces volleyball team faces the Screaming Eagles inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse at 6 p.m.

Facing USI
- Tuesday's contest marks the first "official" meeting between the teams since 1992 when the Aces took a 3-1 win on Oct. 6
- In 24 meetings, UE has picked up 18 wins

Opening Weekend
- On Friday, the 2022 season opened at the Marshall Invitational
- Despite winning the first set in both contests on Friday, UE came out on the losing end in a 3-1 setback to Wright State and a 5-set defeat at Marshall
- The Aces came back strong on Saturday, earning a 3-0 road sweep over the Thundering Herd
- Alondra Vazquez led all players in kills in each of the first three matches

New Record
- UE's opening weekend saw Alondra Vazquez move past Julie Groves for the most attempts in program history
- Vazquez currently has 4,440, which surpassed Groves' mark of 4,401
- Groves played at UE from 1997-2000

Top Three Nationally
- Accumulating 63 kills and an average of 5.