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Eastern Illinois suffered a setback against Long Beach State 3-0 at the BYU\/Utah Nike Invitational. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 1-4 (0-0 OVC), while Long Beach State improves to 1-2 (0-0 Big West).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Panthers offense went cold through the first two sets, finishing with a .033% and .108, hindering EIU from finding their rhythm. Long Beach State outpaced the Panthers in kills 50-29.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eastern Illinois found a spark to build off in the third set, finishing with a 0.276% hitting percentage and 11 kills. The Panthers also limited their errors to just three in the set.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
EIU held a slim 15-14 lead heading into the media timeout but was unable to contain Long Beach State’s high-powered offense. EIU fell 25-21, closing out the match in three sets.\u00a0
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By The Numbers:\u00a0
\nEIU:\u00a0\u00a096 Attacks, 29 Kills, .135 Hit%, 6 Aces, 21 Digs, 2 Blocks\u00a0<\/p>\n
Long Beach State: 92 Attacks, 50 Kills, .402 Hit%, 6 Aces, 38 Digs, 5 Blocks\u00a0
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Katie Kopshever<\/a> led the Panthers with 10 kills, followed by Abana Teran<\/a>, finishing with 4 total kills. Alanys Nieves<\/a> directed the offense with 16 assists.\u00a0\u00a0 Up Next: EIU will conclude their Utah road trip against Wyoming on Saturday with the first serve set for 1:00 PM CT.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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