Chattanooga
Georgia State
Chattanooga comes from down 0-2 to drop Georgia State from the ranks of the unbeaten, 3-2
8/25/2007 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Both teams got off to a fast start in the match's opener
with multiple lead changes before
In game two, Chattanooga, quickly built leads of 13-8 and 20-14 with the help of four consecutive kills from senior middle blocker Leslee Ball (Sycamore, Ill.), three of which were assisted on by Herndon, before the Panthers came alive. With the score at 21-16 UTC, Georgia State notched the next six points to take the lead 22-21 and ripped off a 16-5 run to close out the game, 30-25 and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
After seeing Georgia State comeback from three-point and six
point deficits in the first two games to take a commanding lead, the Lady Mocs
took no chances in Game 3 and wasted little time in taking a 5-4 lead. From
that point, UTC reeled off 15 of the next 17 points to jump out to a 20-6 lead.
Herndon and Ball fueled this resurgence, posting nine assists and six kills in
the game, respectively, while junior libero Lara Newberry (
Following their impressive Game 3 victory, the Lady Mocs came out firing in the fourth game as the two teams played to a 7-7 tie after only a few minutes. At that point, the Lady Mocs mounted a 7-2 run to pull ahead 14-9 before extending to a 25-20 advantage. The Panthers rallied to tie the score at 25-25 behind back-to-back kills by senior outside hitter Amy Lusk and maintained the tie at 27-27.
A service ace by senior Jamie Engel and a kill by senior
outside hitter Kelsey Amundson (
Following a quick 1-0 lead by the Panthers at the start of
the fifth game,
The win is the first of the young season for the Lady Mocs
while
In addition to Boyd's 58 assists and 12 digs, the Panthers were led by Lusk with team-highs of 20 kills and 30 digs and Ferreira's 18 kills and 19 digs. Freshman outside hitter Emily Dewey posted 22 digs.
For the Lady Mocs, Ball added 16 digs to go along with her
27 kills and registered an amazing .520 hitting percentage (27-50) with two
service aces while Herndon contributed 19 digs in addition to her 58 assists.
Newberry led
The Lady Mocs wrap up play at the Georgia State Tournament
with a 4 p.m. match against Conference
