Chattanooga vs.Arkansas Sept. 3, 2010 Lawrence, Kan. (Horejsi Family Athletics Center) Team 1 2 3 4 5 Score Chattanooga 21 25 25 19 11 2 Arkansas 25 15 20 25 15 3

Chattanooga (0-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Heather Parman 14-2-2; Ellie Kuhn 14-0-2; Courtney Barnes 13-0-2; Jennifer Kuroski 11-0-1; Bailee Chastain 3-1-2; Jessica Scott 3-0-1; Totals 58-3-6.0. (Assists) - Bailee Chastain 50. (Dig leaders) - Paula Passmore 26; Bailee Chastain 15; Jessica Scott 11. Arkansas (5-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Jasmine Norton 19-0-1; Kendall Cleveland 12-1-1; Amanda Anderson 8-1-3; Kelli Stipanovich 7-0-0; Hayley Koop 5-0-0; Alex Fitzmorris 5-0-5; Cassie Clarke 3-1-5; Brooke Fournier 0-1-0; Totals 59-4-9.0. (Assists) - Cassie Clarke 45. (Dig leaders) - Brooke Fournier 22; Kelli Stipanovich 8.

Match Notes: - Senior Bailee Chastain posted her second double-double of the season and 16th of her career with 50 assists and 15 digs. The 15 digs is one off her career mark set last season against Elon. It was the first time she recorded 50 digs since setting a career-high with 68 against College of Charleston on 11/17/07. - The two block solos by Chastain set a career-high, which she has hit on three occasions. - Junior Ellie Kuhn set a new career-high with 14 kills surpassing her previous mark of 12, which happened twice, last against Appalachian State on 11/8/09. - Freshman Jennifer Kuroski posted a season-high 11 kills. She totaled 15 during the opening weekend. - Sophomore libero Paula Passmore has recorded a match-high during each contest this season including 26 against Arkansas. - Senior Courtney Barnes registered 13 kills setting a season high. The career mark for Barnes is 17. - Chattanooga recorded season-highs in kills (58), assists (54) and digs (66).

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga volleyball team came together as a team and gave Arkansas (5-0) all it could handle before falling in five-sets, 3-2 (21-25, 25-15, 25-20, 19-25, 11-15) to open the Jayhawk Classic at Horejsi Center on Friday. Senior Bailee Chastain (Chattanooga, Tenn.) registered her second double-double of the season with 50 assists and 15 digs as the Lady Mocs played their most complete match so far this season.  

Chattanooga (0-4) saw four players – senior middle blocker Courtney Barnes (Franklin, Tenn.), junior middle blocker Ellie Kuhn (San Antonio, Texas), sophomore outside hitter Heather Parman (Ooltewah, Tenn.) and freshman outside hitter Jennifer Kuroski (Acworth, Ga.) – hit double-figures in kills during the match. Parman and Kuhn paced the team with 14 each and Barnes and Kuroski totaled 13 and 11, respectively. Kuhn's 14 is a career high, while Kuroski's 11 is her high in just her fourth match at UTC.

For the fourth time in a row, sophomore libero Paula Passmore (Merritt Island, Fla.) led the match with 26 digs. Senior right side Jessica Scott (Lawrence, Kan.) dug up 11 attacks, while Chastain added two solo blocks as the Lady Mocs recorded six total.

Chastain effectively ran the offense and distributed the ball to the outside hitters allowing the Lady Mocs to total a season-high 58 kills. She hit the 50-assist mark for the first time, since closing out the 2007 season with 68 against College of Charleston in the SoCon Tournament at Maclellan Gym.

In the first set, Chattanooga opened with three-straight kills from Scott, Barnes and Parman on its way to an early 4-0 lead. The Lady Mocs controlled the set until Arkansas took its first lead, 15-14, but Chattanooga tied it up at 18-all on a block from Scott and Kuhn.

The Razorbacks scored the next four points en route to a 25-21 set win. Parman led an efficient Chattanooga attack with four kills as the squad recorded a .132 attacking percentage and capitalized on seven Arkansas errors.

After falling behind 2-0 early in the second, the Lady Mocs scored the next six points ending on back-to-back service aces from Parman. Barnes and Chastain combined for kills to extend the lead to 13-8 as Arkansas took a timeout. The Lady Mocs pushed their lead to 19-11 after a kill by Kuhn and went on to tie up the match with a 25-15 win.

During Chattanooga's first set win of the season, the Lady Mocs recorded 12 kills on 16 attacks and did not commit a mistake compiling a .750 percentage. The defense stepped up forcing eight mistakes from Arkansas and held them to a .088 attacking percentage

As Chattanooga opened the third set with three points, Arkansas kept it close, but the squad scored five-straight to take a 9-4 lead following kills from Chastain, Kuroski and Scott. Arkansas cut into the lead, but two kills by Kuhn kept the advantage at 12-9.

Chattanooga took a commanding 23-19 lead after kills from Kuhn and Parman and went on to post a set victory at 25-20, which was closed out by a solo block from Chastain. In taking its first match lead of the season at 2-1, the Lady Mocs were able to effectively frustrate the hitters from Arkansas forcing 22 errors during the first three sets.

In the fourth set, the Razorbacks used their size recording five blocks out of the gate to take a 10-5 lead. Chattanooga scored three-straight points cutting the deficit to three at 17-14, but that was as close as the Lady Mocs came with Arkansas taking the set 25-19 to send the match to a decisive fifth set. With Arkansas on set point, the squad did show some resiliency by winning three rallies in a row.

After Kuhn tied the fifth set at two, Chattanooga took a timeout after Arkansas took a 5-2 lead. The Razorbacks forced another Chattanooga timeout at 10-6. A kill by Parman put the Lady Mocs down 9-11 as they scored three-of-four points before the Razorbacks called time. Arkansas went on to take the set and match by a 15-11 score.

The Lady Mocs are back in action later tonight at the Jayhawk Classic at 6 p.m. against Akron. The two-day event concludes for Chattanooga on Saturday with a 2 p.m. matchup against Kansas. Live stats can be found on the volleyball schedule page of GoMocs.com.

Chattanooga opens its home schedule on Sept. 17 against Belmont at 7:30 p.m. at the Country Inns & Suites Invitational. The Lady Mocs also battle UCF and James Madison the following day in a doubleheader beginning at 11:30 a.m.