CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Illinois (10-8, 4-1 OVC) takes care of business at home against Little Rock (3-14, 0-4 OVC) sweeping them for the second straight day in three sets. Panthers hit .323 in the match while posting 46 kills on 99 attempts. The set scores were: 25-18, 25-19, 25-18.

The Panthers moved into a tie for first place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings after their win against the Trojans on Saturday afternoon. Eastern held the Trojans offense to a .194 hitting percentage with only 33 kills and a total of 15 errors.

Kaitlyn Flynn extended her streak to six matches in a row that she has recorded at least 12 kills. Flynn collected 14 more kills against the Trojans which led all players. She was third on the team in hitting percentage with a .370. Her defense also helped EIU get the sweep as she added two blocks and nine digs to her afternoon.

Four other Panthers recorded at least six kills in the match including Giovana Larregui Lopez with eight and Lilli Amettis with seven. Ireland Hieb and Emily Wilcox also were able to collected six kills. Hieb also added three blocks. She leads the team in blocks with 47 on the season.

Wilcox had a nice match from behind the line with four service aces to lead the team and sets her new career high. She was also one of three Panthers to record at least two blocks against the Trojans. Little Rock did total six blocks compared to Eastern's five.

Christina Martinez Mundo led all players with 12 digs, but EIU put together an all-around defensive effort to stop the Trojans. Eight different Panthers recorded a dig, with five of them recording at least four. EIU added 41 digs to their season total, and only allowed Little Rock to have 27. 

Eastern had another solid performance from their setters with Catalina Rochaix picking up 22 and Summerlyn Smith added 14. In total, EIU recorded 43 assists on 46 kills. The Panthers were perfect on receptions by not allowing any aces from the Trojans.

Little Rock was  led by Zanobia Willis and Laure Jansen with eight kills each. Willis also had three blocks while Jansen added two of her own. Gabrielle Spankus added a match high 32 assists. Jansen had a team high seven digs on defense while Spankus added six to her afternoon.

The Panthers will be back in action next weekend as they will travel to last year's OVC champions Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The series will start on Friday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+. Livestats will also be provided.