The Snow College women's volleyball team suffered a 3-2 loss against No. 6 Utah State University Eastern in Price Friday.
 
The Eagles claimed the first set despite trailing early in the set.  The Eagles jumped out to an early 11-5 lead.  They would extend the advantage to 19-9 as the set progressed before finishing off the stanza with a 25-17 victory.  
 
Set two was much closer despite the Eagles taking a 12-11 lead early on.  The Badgers would use an 11-3 run to take the lead 22-15 before slamming the door and winning set two by a score of 25-21. 
 
It was a back-and-forth third set that saw a total of five lead changes and nine ties.  Snow College used a 10-1 run near the end of the set to put away the Eagles winning 25-20.
 
USUE led set four 8-2 early on and wouldn't look back from there.  Snow College would work to cut into the deficit but would not be able to cut the lead to less than four points and would go onto drop the set 25-19.
 
The Eagle's victory in set four set up a decisive fifth set.  The Eagles went on an 8-3 run to open an 11-6 lead.  USUE would win four out of the last seven points to claim the set 15-9 and win the match 3-2.
 
Kesa Makasini recorded a double-double for the Badgers as she tallied 16 kills and 12 digs.  Two other Badgers finished in double figures in kills, namely Ashlynn Olsen with 14 and Tricia Tua'one with 12.
 
Meg Carter also recorded a double-double with 24 assists and 10 digs while Corinne Taysom handed out 20 helpers.  Hannah Smith led the way in digs with 25 while Sage Loveland had 15 digs. 
 
With the loss, the Badgers drop to 11-3 overall and 1-2 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play.