Chattanooga
Lamar
Chattanooga drops 3-1 decision to Lamar in tournament opener
9/15/2007 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
In Game 1, both teams got off to quick starts with Lamar battling out to a narrow 7-6 lead. The Lady Cardinals, fueled by four service aces from sophomore Kaci Brewer, then proceeded to go on a 15-1 run, fueled by four service aces from sophomore Kaci Brewer, to take a commanding 22-7 advantage. The Lady Mocs mounted a late 16-6 run to close to 28-23 before an error and a kill by Brewer gave Lamar a 30-23 opening game victory and a 1-0 match lead.
That game set the tone for the Lady Cardinals as they
quickly jumped out to leads of 15-8 and 21-9 before
The Lady Mocs bounced back in the third game, pulling out to
leads of 15-11 and 28-21 before the Lady Cardinals put together a 7-0 run to
tie the game at 28-28. Back-to-back attack errors by Lamar quelled any ideas of
a comeback as
In the fourth game, the two teams battled through eight ties and five lead changes before LU pulled out to a 27-24 advantage. Several points by the Lady Mocs were not enough as the Lady Cardinals finished off the game with a 30-26 win for a 3-1 match victory.
Leading the way for Lamar was sophomore setter Adrianne Meengs with a match-high 42 assists and Brewer with 12 kills and 13 digs. Junior Andrea Hamilton posted a team-high 24 digs while freshman Destiny Mason and Lauren Rush added 13 and 11 digs, respectively.
For
The Lady Mocs resume play Saturday morning at 11 a.m. EST
when they face UC Riverside for the first time in program history.
