Courtesy: GoMocs.com Sophomore Tess Kosycarz ran the Mocs offense in the third set.

Chattanooga vs. Oral Roberts Sept. 2, 2011 Kennesaw, Ga. (Convocation Center) Team 1 2 3 Score Chattanooga 18 8 21 0 Oral Roberts 25 25 25 3

Oral Roberts (2-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Christina Teter 9-0-2; Ellie Kuhn 6-0-4; Jennifer Kuroski 5-0-2; Jessi Blackstock 2-0-0; Heather Parman 1-0-0; Kasey Talley 1-0-0; Aneisha Christie 1-0-3; Paula Passmore 1-0-0; Bridget Camacho 0-1-0; Totals 26-1-6.0. (Assists) - Bridget Camacho 13; Tess Kosycarz 11. (Dig leaders) - Melissa Green 10; Paula Passmore 7 Chattanooga (1-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Elizabeth McVicker 10-1-1; Laura Taylor 7-2-1; Olivia Ophus 6-1-0; Sheina Fernandes 5-1-2; Tatum Fredeen 5-0-0; Jessica Pancratz 3-0-2; Joana Gruber 2-0-0; Shelby Robb 0-1-0; Totals 38-6-3.0. (Assists) - Laura Taylor 27. (Dig leaders) - Bruna Silva 15; Shelby Robb 7

Match Notes -

KENNESAW, Ga. (GoMocs.com) - Chattanooga Mocs head volleyball coach Travis Filar made the decision to go to the bench during the second set to shakeup his team, and they responded playing with a lot of energy in a solid third set during a 3-0 (25-18, 25-8, 25-21) loss to Oral Roberts (2-3) at the Owls Invitational. Four Mocs junior Meagan Ernd (Munster, Ind.), sophomores Andrea Johnson (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) and Tess Kosycarz and freshman Jessi Blackstock (Killen, Ala.) made their season debuts on Friday at the Convocation Center on the campus of Kennesaw State.

"We are still trying to find six people that can be on the court together and provide energy by fighting for every point, playing confidently and believing in themselves," said Filar. "It has been a challenge to find that. I thought that the group that was in during the third set did some really good things for us."

The Mocs (1-4) were led by junior right side Christina Teter (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) with nine kills, while tallying five and six each were senior middle blocker Ellie Kuhn (San Antonio, Texas) and sophomore Jennifer Kuroski (Acworth, Ga.).

Towards the end of the second set, coach Filar brought in Kosycarz to run the offense finishing the contest with 11 assists. She relieved sophomore setter Bridget Camacho (Cumming, Ga.), who totaled 13 assists.

For the first time this season, the Mocs libero for the third set was freshman Melissa Green (Merritt Island, Fla.), who paced the team with 10 digs. Junior Paula Passmore (Merritt Island, Fla.) started the contest as libero and completed the match digging up seven attacks.

Chattanooga did lead the match with six blocks as Kuhn tallied four and sophomore Aneisha Christie (Apharetta, Ga.) recorded three.

Setting the tone in the match was Oral Roberts going on an 11-3 run in the first set to take a 16-9 lead. Chattanooga did battle back scoring three of the final four points, but fell 25-18.

The Mocs recorded nine kills during the set as Teter led the way with three, but the Golden Eagles registered 16 kills and .235 attacking pct.

After a two-all tie in set No. 2, Oral Roberts scored on 14 of the next 17 rallies to create a 16-5 advantage. At that point, Kosycarz entered for Chattanooga, but eight mistakes really hurt the Mocs as four of them occurred in the final eight points.

The Golden Eagles took the set 25-8 along with a 2-0 lead in the match heading to the intermission.

A completely new rotation came out for Chattanooga that included freshman Kasey Talley (Boiling Springs, S.C.), Blackstock, Kosycarz and libero Green. The Mocs fell behind 16-8 early on, but a different energy could be seen on the court.

Once the squad was acclimated to the change, the tough service of Talley aided Chattanooga in going on a 9-1 run to come within one point at 17-16, which included kills by Kuhn and Teter.

"We put together a nice rally there, which was great," said Filar. "But the frustrating thing was that we put ourselves in that situation down 0-2 and behind big in the third set. At that point, we decided to get after it and fight for everything. We just needed to bring that same fight throughout the entire match."

The Golden Eagles used a timeout to regroup and extend their lead to 21-17 causing a Chattanooga timeout. Responding were the Mocs with a kill by Blackstock and an error by Oral Roberts. Kills by Talley and Kuroski put Chattanooga within two at 23-21, but the Golden Eagles scored on the next two rallies to take the set, 25-21.

Oral Roberts was led by Sheina Fernandez with 10 kills and Laura Taylor added seven. The offense ran through Taylor with 27 assists. Libero Bruna Silva recorded 15 digs.

The Mocs continue the Owls Invitational on Saturday with two games scheduled against host Kennesaw State at 10 a.m. and Winthrop at 5 p.m. Links to live stats and live blogs can be found on the schedule page of GoMocs.com.

Next week, Chattanooga hosts its home tournament as East Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UNC Asheville come to Maclellan Gym. The hosts begin the event on Friday against the Bucs at 6 p.m., before facing the Golden Eagles and Bulldogs on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.