UPLAND, Ind. – The Lawrence Technological University women's volleyball team dropped a pair of four-set matches to Spring Arbor and Thomas More on Friday during the first day of the Amber McClure Fayerweather Memorial Tournament, hosted by Taylor University.
Match One: SAU 3, LTU 1
First Set:
- Abby Zambeck found Ellery Cure to cut the deficit to one at 11-10 SAU
- After SAU extended the lead to 14-10, Nya Matley trimmed the margin back to one at 17-16
- The Cougars once again pushed the margin to four, 21-17, on their way to winning the set 25-19
Second Set:
Third Set:
- Five straight Cougars' points force an early Blue Devils timeout, trailing 12-9
- SAU kill opens up a nine-point margin, 23-14
- Cougars' finish gives them 2-1 advantage with 25-15 set win
Fourth Set:
- Zambeck sets Catelyn Chapin to knot set at 10-10
- SAU takes 6-of-7 to open up 16-11 lead
- Pair of Cougars errors pull Blue Devils within three, 17-14, but SAU responds with the next three points on its way to 25-19 set win
Inside the Numbers:
29 – Assists by Zambeck
24 - Digs for Rochon, match-high
9 – Kills for Hubler and Klint to lead LTU
Match Two: TMU 3, LTU 1
First Set:
- Saints sprint out to 9-3 lead
- Charley Klint sets up Matley to cut the deficit to two, 14-12
- Hubler finish ties set at 20-20
- LTU attack error gives TMU match point at 24-22 before kill closes out opening set
Second Set:
- Klint service ace gives LTU slim 15-14 advantage
- O'Connell extends margin to four, 20-16
- Klint defends TMU set point with kill, 24-24
- LTU error followed by TMU kill gives Saints 26-24 win
Third Set:
- TMU holds 15-12 lead halfway through set
- O'Connell kill knots set at 16-16
- Back-to-Back Rochon aces forces TMU timeout at 21-16
- Saints' error ends set in LTU favor 25-16
Fourth Set:
- A pair of LTU errors gives TMU 13-8 lead
- Lexie Kallio finds Erika Reed to trim margin to three, 16-13
- Saints' kill doubles advantage to six, 23-17, but four errors pull LTU to within one, 24-23
- TMU escapes set with a kill to hold on 25-23
Inside the Numbers:
29 – Assists by Zambeck
10 – Kills for Hubler and O'Connell to pace LTU
4 – Blue Devils with double figure digs (Klint, Hubler, Rochon, O'Connell)
4 – Blocks by Chapin