Princeton came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Evansville Christian Eagles, falling 3-0. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
While Princeton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Evansville Christian's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14, 25-21.
Alexis Kermode paced Princeton's offense, picking up 12 kills. Kermode got some help from Raven Jones and her 20 assists. Finally, Kermode was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high two blocks.
Evansville Christian found their leader in sophomore Diviyah Rodriguez, who had five digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Rodriguez. Ellarae Lovell also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Princeton's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Evansville Christian, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Princeton will venture away from home to take on Vincennes Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Evansville Christian, they will welcome Vincennes Rivet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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