The road was less than kind to the Skyhawk volleyball team as they dropped Ohio Valley Conference matches to Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State.

On Friday night in Richmond, Kent., the Skyhawks lost their fifth OVC match of the season to the Lady Colonels of EKU, 3-0. Sophomores Jamie Hollins and Dimphy Sasse had eight kills each to lead the Skyhawks.

EKU scored seven of the first eight points in game one and led by as many as 14 points, winning 30-16. The second game was much closer.

The Skyhawks claimed their first lead of the match, 17-16, on a block by Sarah Jett and Randie Wooldridge. A kill by Shelby Knose provided the Skyhawks with their largest cushion at 24-19 before EKU crept back into the game.

A block by Sasse and Jett gave the Skyhawks the first opportunity to put the game away with a 29-28 lead, but three consecutive kills by the Lady Colonels finished the scoring to give EKU the 31-29 win. EKU was able to sweep the match by winning game three, 30-19. They put the game away using a 21-9 run and held the Skyhawks to a .103 hitting percentage.

Sophomore Kathryn Sprague had a double-double, recording 14 kills and ten blocks, and junior Tammi Konitzer led all players with 22 digs, but it wasn’t enough as the Skyhawks fell to Morehead State on Saturday, 3-1. MSU had four players with at least ten kills each, led by junior Laura Cox with 20. The Skyhawks recorded 19 blocks in the match and lead the OVC in that category. The team also picked up 28 assists in the match. The Skyhawks were hurt by MSU’s eleven service aces in the match. MSU picked up 69 kills and 59 digs in the match, compared to 46 kills and 52 digs for the Skyhawks.

The Skyhawks return to their home court in the Skyhawk Fieldhouse tonight for a 7:00 non-conference match against Arkansas State. The team is now 2-21 on the season, including an 0-6 mark in the OVC.