Courtesy: GoMocs.com Sophomore Bridget Camacho setting up the Mocs attack.

Chattanooga at Southern Miss Aug. 26, 2011 Hattiesburg, Miss. (Reed Green Coliseum) Team 1 2 3 Score Chattanooga 23 21 22 0 Southern Miss 25 25 25 3

Chattanooga (1-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Heather Parman 12-0-1; Jennifer Kuroski 8-0-0; Ellie Kuhn 8-0-1; Christina Teter 4-0-2; Aneisha Christie 3-0-1; Bridget Camacho 0-0-1; Melissa Green 0-1-0; Kasey Talley 0-1-0; Totals 35-2-4.0. (Assists) - Bridget Camacho 33. (Dig leaders) - Paula Passmore 15; Kasey Talley 13; Heather Parman 8; Bridget Camacho 8 Southern Miss (1-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - ECKER, Halie 19-1-0; CROWELL, Jasmine 10-0-1; SEARS, Lauren 7-2-3; BOWDEN, Sarah Jane 6-0-2; HENDRICKSON, Amelia 6-0-2; SEYMOUR, Kelsea 1-1-1; Totals 49-4-6.0. (Assists) - SEYMOUR, Kelsea 40. (Dig leaders) - ECKER, Halie 16; KNECHT, Lisa 15; HENDRICKSON, Amelia 11; RINAUDO, Elizabeth 10

Match Notes -

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team fell in its second match of the day to the Golden Eagles, 3-0 (23-25, 21-25, 22-25), in the Southern Miss Invitational at the Reed Green Coliseum on Friday. Every point was tightly contested between the Mocs and Golden Eagles with long rallies that included 14 tie scores and three lead changes in a thrilling second set.

"On paper, it was a 3-0 loss," said head coach Travis Filar. "But everyone in our locker room and at the match knew it could have been different as the break. We fought hard and battled for every point. Bottom line was that Southern Miss was more disciplined tonight and of the seven or eight long rallies, we only won one of them, that was the difference in the first two sets."

Junior outside Heather Parman (Oolteway, Tenn.) registered 12 kills to lead the squad, while sophomore setter Bridget Camacho (Cumming, Ga.) tallied 33 assists. Adding eight kills was senior middle blocker Ellie Kuhn (San Antonio, Texas) along with sophomore outside Jennifer Kuroski (Acworth, Ga.).

"Our offense started to click more tonight, but we were not as disciplined on defense," said Filar. "Our strength this morning was our blocking and defense, which was our weakness tonight. It was our discipline at the net in blocking - knowing who our hitters were and being disciplined in our back row play."

Defensively, Chattanooga was led by junior libero Paula Passmore (Merritt Island, Fla.) with 15 digs, while freshman Kasey Talley (Boiling Springs, S.C.) provided a tough service along with 13 digs. Additional help on the defensive end came from Parman and Camacho with eight digs each, and freshman Melissa Green (Boca Raton, Fla.) contributed seven of her own as the Mocs dug up a total of 56 attacks.

On the blocking front, Kuhn and Teter each had a block solo as Chattanooga registered four total blocks.

Southern Miss' Halie Ecker paced the match with a double-double of 19 kills and 16 digs, while Kelsea Seymout registered 40 assists. The Golden Eagles notched 49 kills during the match including 18 and 17 kills, respectively, in the first two sets.

The completion of the Southern Miss Invitational for Chattanooga is on Saturday at 4 p.m. (E.S.T.) against Jackson State. Fans of the Mocs can follow the match with live stats and a live blog with links provided on the schedule page of GoMocs.com.

Tuesday, the first match at Maclellan Gym for the 2011 volleyball season will be played against Belmont at 7 p.m. Promotions for the match include a Student Tailgate with games and music outside of Maclellan Gym. The Mocs will be conducting a post-match autograph session for fans in attendance.