CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Eastern Illinois volleyball team (6-13, 2-7 OVC) fell in their rematch with Tennessee Tech (16-4, 5-3 OVC) by a score of 0-3 on Saturday. The final set scores were 20-25, 16-25, and 18-25.

The Panthers came out with a lot of energy and jumped on the Golden Eagles with four straight points to open the first set. However, after EIU went ahead 9-4 a little later on, Tech went on a 7-1 run to go in front. After falling behind by three, EIU clawed their way back to recapture a 19-17 advantage, but TTU outscored Eastern 8-1 to close out the set and take the 1-0 lead. Matilda Dahlström led the Panthers with three kills and two blocks in the frame.

The Golden Eagles rode their momentum into set two, taking a commanding lead early on and never loosening their grip as they went up two sets to none in the match. Dahlström continued to front EIU's scoring efforts with five more kills and another block in the set.

The third set was tight early on, but after Eastern knotted the score at six apiece, TTU outpaced EIU the rest of the way for a seven-point set win that secured the match. Matilda Dahlström added four more kills to bring her match total to 12, which was a team high.

Meanwhile, Catalina Rochaix led the team in assists (13) and digs (11) for a double-double.

Julia Stanev led the team in blocks with five total, including one solo block, as the Panthers out blocked the Golden Eagles 9.0 to 5.0.

Eastern will continue their conference slate next week when they travel to Cape Girardeau to take on SEMO. Match one is scheduled for Thursday, October 24th at 6 p.m., followed by match two on Friday, October 25th at 5 p.m.