The winning streak extends to six, as EIU moves past Little Rock in a 5-set thriller. After securing sole possession of second place in the OVC, the Panthers complete the series sweep against Little Rock. EIU moves to 14-6 (8-2 OVC), while the Trojans fall to 11-11 (6-4 OVC).  

Set One: After sweeping match one on Friday night, Little Rock stormed out of the game, scoring six straight points to open with a 10-5 lead. The Trojans continued to dominate, scoring four straight points after a lone EIU kill by Emma Schroeder. The bleeding would continue as Little Rock extended their lead to 18-8. The Trojans would close out the first set, winning 25-11.  

Set Two: Moving on from the tough first set, both teams played evenly until a nuclear scoring streak from the Panthers. EIU scored eight straight unanswered points to take a commanding 20-14 lead. Lilli Amettis, Destiny Walker, and Catalina Rochaix fueled the long momentum shift. The Trojans would attempt a late comeback; however, EIU held strong, winning set two 25-19.  

Set Three: Like set two, both teams opened the set without separation. EIU held a small early lead, 11-9. Lilli Amettis and Anaya Rawlinson were strong forces on the offensive end, keeping the Trojans at arm's length.  As the match moved along, each team swapped turns, scoring points. The set was tied at 17 apiece until Little Rock finally found separation late, scoring two straight to take a 23-22 lead. EIU was unable to push ahead, dropping set three 25-23.  

Set Four: The Panthers came out flat to open the fourth set, as Little Rock opened with a 7-0 lead. The Trojans continued to control the set, extending their lead to 15-6 heading into the media timeout. EIU started to turn the corner, scoring four straight points to keep the match competitive. The Panthers continued to chip away at the deficit, trailing 19-15 after a Little Rock service error. The Trojans would score two straight to hold set points; however, EIU would not back down. The Panthers would go on a 3-0 scoring run to tie the set 24-24. Eastern Illinois would complete the comeback after trailing 10 points earlier in the set to win 28-26. 

Set Five: After set four heroics, both teams battled tightly to start the final set. Each team took turns scoring with the match tied 7 apiece to start the set. Eastern Illinois would find separation, scoring four of the next five points to take an 11-8 lead. The scoring run continued as the Panthers would earn two more points to extend their lead to 13-8.  EIU would hold on to close out the set and two sweep the weekend series against Little Rock.  

By The Numbers: Destiny Walker led the way for the Panthers, totaling 19 kills, 21 points, and 13 digs. Lilli Amettis followed Walkers' lead, producing 18 kills and 8 digs. As usual, Rochaix led the team in assists with 54. Defensively, the duo of Ariadna Pereles and Emma Schroeder was impressive once again. Pereles recorded 26 digs, and Schroeder produced 5 blocks. 

EIU will be back in action next weekend against UT Martin on Friday and Saturday.