Courtesy: GoMocs.com Junior Paula Passmore getting ready to recieve a serve.

Chattanooga vs. Northwestern State Aug. 26, 2011 Hattiesburg, Miss. (Reed Green Coliseum) Team 1 2 3 4 Score Northwestern (La.) State 19 25 22 24 1 Chattanooga 25 20 25 26 3

Northwestern State (1-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - DiFrancesco, Stacy 12-0-4; Jimenez, Kelly 10-0-1; Neely, Mackenzie 9-1-4; Coleman, Vanessa 7-0-4; Hajka, Nicole 3-1-3; Sweet, Emily 1-1-0; Totals 42-3-9.0. (Assists) - Sweet, Emily 34. (Dig leaders) - Arneson, Kelly 31; DiFrancesco, Stacy 12; Sweet, Emily 10; Jimenez, Kelly 10 Chattanooga (1-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Christina Teter 12-0-7; Jennifer Kuroski 11-0-2; Heather Parman 9-1-2; Ellie Kuhn 5-0-7; Aneisha Christie 3-0-8; Bridget Camacho 2-0-4; Paula Passmore 1-1-0; Totals 43-2-16.0. (Assists) - Bridget Camacho 36. (Dig leaders) - Paula Passmore 28; Melissa Green 11; Christina Teter 9; Bridget Camacho 9; Kasey Talley 8; Heather Parman 8

Match Notes -

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team was defeated by Jackson State in a five-set match, 3-2 (17-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-13, 15-11), to conclude the Southern Miss Invitational at Reed Green Coliseum on Saturday. Sophomore outside Jennifer Kuroski (Acworth, Ga.) led the offense attack with 16 kills along with junior right side Christina Teter (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) with 14.

“Jackson State was the better team tonight because they fought harder than we did,” said head coach Travis Filar. “They were more disciplined than we were and got into a great rhythm with their blocking and defense. We were unable to make adjustments and our hitters had a difficult time consistently scoring points.”

“The most disappointing thing was how we came out in the fourth set after going up 2-1 in the match. We were flat and did not have a lot of energy or fight.”

The Mocs recorded eight service aces in the match with freshman defensive specialist Melissa Green (Boca Raton, Fla.) leading the squad with four.

Running the Mocs offense was sophomore setter Bridget Camacho (Cumming, Ga.) with 33 assists. Freshman middle blocker Kasey Talley (Boiling Springs, S.C.) recorded her first collegiate kill, and senior middle blocker Ellie Kuhn (San Antonio, Texas) tallied seven during the match.

Defensively, Chattanooga notched victories in the two sets where it performed well and recorded side out pct. of 70 or better. Junior libero Paula Passmore (Merritt Island, Fla.) came up with a match-high 27 digs, while Camacho added nine.

Providing a big block for the Mocs was Teter, who registered a career-high three block solos and seven total blocks in the match. Adding four each was sophomore Aneisha Christie (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Camacho.

Chattanooga jumped out to a lead in the match winning the first set, 25-17, as Kuroski totaled six kills for the Mocs. A 5-1 run provided the Mocs with a 14-9 lead, and they did not look back in recording 15 kills and hitting at a .333 pct.

The second set had five ties and two lead changes as Jackson State used a 6-2 run to tie the match at one, 25-19. Teter notched five kills in the frame, while the Lady Tigers hit the 15-kill mark.

“The reason why there are a lot of these long rallies is because right now, we are either playing really well or really poorly," said Filar. "We have to find that middle ground, so we can stay balanced, even and confident. We have to find ways to minimize the times that we are playing poorly.”

Following the intermission, the teams played a tight set that saw 13 ties and four lead changes. The biggest run, 6-1, was used by the Mocs to close out the frame, 25-20. Chattanooga used six blocks during the set as Passmore had 12 digs and Kuroski recorded four kills.

During the fourth frame, Jackson State kept the Mocs out of system and moved the match to a decisive fifth set with a 25-13 victory.

Back-and-forth action continued in the fifth set as seven ties and five lead changes were the story. Just when the Lady Tigers thought they were going to pull away with a 9-6 lead, the Mocs went on a four-point run capped by a Kuroski kill to go up by one. Chattanooga tied the match at 11 before Jackson State scored the final four points of the match, 15-11.

“Right now, we are still a group that is trying to figure out how to win and stay competitive from point one to 25," said Filar. "No matter what the score is, no matter if we are winning or losing, we are still trying to figure out how to win long rallies and stay competitive and focused throughout an entire set. That is what we are going to work on this week in practice and when we do that, we have the opportunity to be a really good team.”

The first home match of the 2011 season for the Mocs and head coach Filar is on Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Belmont inside Maclellan Gym. A student tailgate with music and games will happen prior to the match, while Chattanooga will conduct a post-match autograph session. The match serves as a Mocs Maniacs and Residence Rumble event.