Murray State volleyball ended an eight-match losing streak with a five-set win over Southern Illinois on Friday, Oct. 16, at Racer Arena in Murray, according to Murray State Athletics. The Racers won 27-25, 10-25, 15-25, 25-19, 15-6, the announcement said.
The win was Murray State’s first at Racer Arena in 2026, and improved its record to 3-17 overall and 1-7 in Missouri Valley Conference play, according to the athletics announcement. Southern Illinois was 9-10 overall and 3-4 in conference play after the match.
Murray State took the opening set, then lost the next two before winning the fourth set 25-19 and the deciding set 15-6, according to the announcement. The Racers hit.714 in the fifth set, with six kills and one error on seven attempts.
The team’s leaders included 13 kills for Alexa Watts, 10 kills and six blocks for Maezi Snyder, and eight kills for Lily Evans, according to Murray State Athletics. Setter Paige Brock had 31 assists and 13 digs, while Samantha Nelson led the team with 15 digs.
Murray State was scheduled to play at Belmont on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. in Nashville, then travel to Carbondale, Illinois, to face Southern Illinois, according to the announcement.
