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CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Eastern Illinois beach volleyball team (0-6, 0-6) suffered a narrow 3-2 loss against Lindenwood (10-9, 3-3 OVC) at Sister City Park on Thursday afternoon, as the Lions overcame a 2-0 Panthers lead to take the match.

EIU started with the upper hand as the No. 5 pairing of Lilli Amettis and Julia Udell picked up a hard fought 2-1 win (21-13, 14-21,16-14), overcoming a substantial deficit in the final set to put Eastern up 1-0. It was the duo's second pair win of the season.

Sylvia Hasz and Tori Mohesky kept things going in the No. 3 matchup as they rallied for a 2-1 win (16-21, 21-15, 15-13) after dropping their opening set. The victory brought Hasz and Mohesky's record to 3-3 on the season.

However, the Lions stormed back with straight set wins in the remaining three pairs to secure the match victory.

Next up for the Panthers is their second OVC Weekend, which will be hosted Morehead State. EIU will face UT Martin, Morehead State, Tennessee Tech, and Chattanooga over the two-day event. The action gets started at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, April 18th against the Skyhawks.