{"id":480946,"date":"2026-10-30T02:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480946\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T02:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:04:10","slug":"colonels-knock-off-texas-arlington-in-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480946\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonels Knock Off Texas-Arlington In Five"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/North_Alabama_2022.png\" alt=\"North Alabama\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p>at North Alabama<\/p>\n<p>10\/31\/2026 | 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ESPN+  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Oct. 31 (Sat) \/ 2:00 p.m.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/North_Alabama_2022.png\" alt=\"North Alabama\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0North Alabama&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/opponent-history\/north-alabama\/302\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/documents\/2026\/10\/29\/2026_10-29__Box_Score_vs_UT_Arlington_.PDF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RICHMOND, Ky. \u2013 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/alexis-bull\/12405\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12405\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Bull<\/a> finished with 10 kills, eight blocks, four digs and an ace against her former team as Eastern Kentucky beat Texas-Arlington, 3-2, on Thursday at Baptist Health Arena.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Colonels (21-2, 11-0 UAC) won by scores of 15-25, 25-15, 25-22, 23-25 and 15-9.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBull played three seasons at UT-Arlington before coming to EKU.\u00a0 She made only two errors in 20 attempts on Thursday for a .400 attack percentage.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nEKU&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/emilee-hill\/12396\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12396\" target=\"_blank\">Emilee Hill<\/a> had a triple-double, contributing 10 kills, 28 assists, 19 digs and four blocks.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/audrey-hudson\/12404\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12404\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey Hudson<\/a> had 13 kills and 15 digs.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/addison-burke\/12393\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12393\" target=\"_blank\">Addison Burke<\/a> finished with 12 kills and 10 digs.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/emma-closurdo\/12394\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12394\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Closurdo<\/a> had 11 kills, six digs and four blocks.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAfter exchanging a pair of 25-15 wins to start the match, Eastern Kentucky built an 8-point lead, 20-12 in the third set.\u00a0 The Mavericks (10-13, 4-7 UAC) closed to within two at 23-21.\u00a0 A kill from <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/caitlyn-flees\/12395\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12395\" target=\"_blank\">Caitlyn Flees<\/a> gave the Colonels set-point and a kill from Burke finished it, 25-22.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nKills by Burke and Hudson late in the fourth set allowed EKU to tie the score at 22-22 and again at 23-23, but the home team couldn&#8217;t take the lead.\u00a0 Evyn Snook&#8217;s kill and an attack error handed the set to UTA, 25-23, and tied the match.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nEastern Kentucky scored the first five points of the fifth set and never looked back.\u00a0 A kill from Hill and an attack error put the Colonels ahead 9-3.\u00a0 A kill from Flees and another attack error made it 11-4.\u00a0 Closurdo closed out the set, 15-9, and the match with a kill.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nEastern hit .500 in the fifth set, but just .176 for the match.\u00a0 Texas-Arlington finished the match with a .164 attack percentage.\u00a0 The Mavericks had a 12-11 edge in blocks, but committed five more service errors.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSnook had a match-best 23 kills to go along with a .333 attack percentage.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nEKU will play at North Alabama on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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