Little Rock Drops Series Opener at Eastern Illinois

CHARLESTON, Ill. – Little Rock could not find its rhythm serving and was unable to come through in back-to-back close sets as the Trojans dropped the series opener at Eastern Illinois, 3-0, Friday evening at Lantz Arena in Charleston.
 
Laure Jansen led the Trojans (3-13, 0-3 Ohio Valley) with 10 kills while Zanobia Willis added five blocks, but Eastern Illinois (9-8, 3-1) hit a decisive .347 to Little Rock's .115 to control the match. Set scores were 25-11, 25-20 and 25-20.
 
After EIU controlled the first set with a .400 hitting percentage, Little Rock kept it close in the middle frame as the Trojans limited the Panthers to just a .216 clip thanks to five Trojan blocks in the set. But even a much-improved .312 team hitting percentage in the third set wasn't enough, as Eastern Illinois also responded with a match-best .455 mark.
 
The Trojans did not do themselves any favors, serving up seven errors in the match but the injury-plagued team from Little Rock was forced to utilize player in the service game that rarely, if ever, regularly serve.
 
Eastern Illinois committed few errors en route to their third conference win of the year with Kaitlyn Flynn leading the Panthers with a match-high 18 kills.
 
The two teams will square off once more on Saturday in Charleston. First serve is set for 4 p.m. with a live broadcast on ESPN+.
 
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