Category: Volleyball

The Skyhawk volleyball squad (6-10) concluded their shortened 2020-21 campaign with on a high note, defeating Austin Peay (9-4) in the second match of the Mar. 29 doubleheader to send the seniors out on a high note. UTM’s two departing seniors, setter Kenzie Hinshaw and libido Kayla Long, had strong performances in the doubleheader. Hinshaw’s… Continue reading Skyhawk volleyball splits season finale with Austin Peay

The UTM volleyball team fell in the second match of the Jacksonville State series today as the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)-leading Gamecocks claimed a 25-8, 25-14, 25-21 win at Pete Mathews Coliseum.           Offensively, Karen Scanlon recorded a team-high seven kills with zero errors, hitting .368 to pace the Skyhawks. Logan Wallick and Addy Vaughn each followed closely behind with six kills while Kenzie… Continue reading Skyhawk volleyball drops 3-0 decisions at league-leading Jacksonville State

 Jessica Reynolds, a junior on the UTM volleyball squad, equaled a season-high in kills tonight but the Skyhawks dropped a three-set decision at Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) leader Jacksonville State.           Reynolds piled up a team-best 12 kills, tying her previous season-high set at Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 8. The Chandler, Arizona native also paced UTM with… Continue reading UTM volleyball falls at undefeated OVC leader Jacksonville State

Today’s volleyball match between the UTM and SIUE featured 24 tie scores and eight lead changes but the host Cougars handed the Skyhawks a 3-0 setback (28-30, 20-25, 21-25).           Logan Wallick keyed UTM with 13 kills today while the Skyhawks also received heavy contributions out of Jessica Reynolds (nine kills), Karen Scanlon (eight kills on a team-best .312 attack percentage) and Addy… Continue reading Skyhawk volleyball comes up short in final match of SIUE series

The UTM volleyball team began its season-long four-match road swing today, dropping a 3-0 decision at SIUE (18-25, 19-25, 22-25).           The Skyhawks could not contain a Cougar offense that hit .284 for the match. On the flipside, UTM found success offensively in the third set but it was too late as time ran out on the… Continue reading UTM volleyball falls by a 3-0 margin at SIUE

For the second consecutive day, the UTM volleyball team struggled to solve the Southeast Missouri Redhawks as the Skyhawks fell 3-0 (21-25, 8-25, 19-25) to the defending Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) champions at Skyhawk Fieldhouse.           Logan Wallick produced a team-best 10 kills for UTM (5-5) while Kenzie Hinshaw collected 27 assists and three service aces. Karen Scanlon (10) and Baillie Kearns (10) combined… Continue reading Skyhawks drop three-set volleyball decision to hot-sitting Southeast Missouri

The UTM volleyball squad failed to establish a rhythm this evening against Southeast Missouri, falling to the visiting Redhawks by a 3-0 margin (22-25, 16-25, 21-25) at Skyhawk Fieldhouse.           UTM began the first set in a 9-1 hole but ultimately came back to even the score at 22-all. The Skyhawks were also within one point late… Continue reading UTM volleyball falls 3-0 in first of two outings against Southeast Missouri

After dropping the first two sets this evening, the UTM volleyball squad fought back to force a fifth set but couldn’t complete the comeback bid in a 3-2 loss at Murray State (16-25, 26-28, 25-20, 25-22, 5-15).           The Skyhawks’ hitting percentage gradually improved through four sets but UTM could not find its momentum in the fifth… Continue reading Comeback attempt stalls for Skyhawk volleyball in tough 3-2 setback at Murray State

For just the second time in UTM history, the Skyhawks are 5-1 to begin Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) play after two home victories over Belmont today.           UTM defeated the visiting Bruins in four sets (21-25, 25-10, 25-22, 25-15) in the first match of the day before downing Belmont by a 3-1 margin (21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-22)… Continue reading UTM volleyball off to best start OVC start in nearly two decades after soaring to doubleheader sweep over Belmont