CULLOWHEE, N.C. - The Chattanooga
Mocs volleyball team took the first set, but Western Carolina (6-10, 1-0 SoCon)
fought back to take the match, 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-18,25-20), on Saturday afternoon
at the Ramsey Center. Sophomore setter Bridget Camacho (Cumming, Ga.) notched
her fourth career double-double with a career-best 45 assists and 11 digs for
the Mocs (2-12, 0-1 SoCon).
Junior libero Paula Passmore
(Merritt Island, Fla.) paced the match with 30 digs. It was the second time
this season that she hit the 30-dig plateau.
Chattanooga
totaled a match-best 53 kills on the afternoon as sophomore outside Jennifer
Kuroski (Acworth, Ga.), freshman outside Jessi Blackstock (Killen, Ala.) and
junior middle blocker Christina Teter (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) recorded at least 10 kills each. Kuroski
registered 15 kills, while Blackstock added 13 and Teter had 12.
Western Carolina was led by
Carrie Minogue with 12 kills and Brittany Lysik had 33 assists, while Morgan
Cochran recorded 16 digs.
In the first set, the teams
battled through the first eight rallies before Chattanooga took an 8-4 lead on
a kill by Kuroski. The Mocs stretched the advantage to 19-11 following a block
by the duo of Blackstock and Camacho. Chattanooga closed out the frame with a
25-20 victory as Passmore totaled 10 digs.
The second set began as
Chattanooga rode the strong serving of Blackstock and Camacho to an 11-6 lead.
A kill by Kuroski put the Mocs up 20-13 before the Catamounts went on a 17-2
run, a turning point in the match, to finish the set, 25-22, and tie the match
at one. Chattanooga notched 13 kills, but registered 11 mistakes as opposed to
two by their opponent.
After intermission, both squads
battled point-for-point during the first 24 rallies before Western Carolina
pulled ahead 20-16. The Catamounts then notched three-straight kills on their
way to a 25-18 victory. A 14 kill effort was highlighted by six kills for Kuroski,
but nine attacking mistakes and four service errors hindered the Mocs progress.
During the third frame, Western
Carolina led the entire time with the Mocs trailing by three points for most of
the set. Final score of the set was 25-20 as the Catamounts secured a 3-1
victory.
The turning point of the match
was a 17-2 run for Western Carolina to close out the second set with a 25-22
victory. The Catamounts rode that momentum to secure victories in the third and
fourth sets.
The Mocs continue their road trip
on Sunday with the first serve for the match at Appalachian State set for 4
p.m. Links to live stats and free live audio can be found on the Chattanooga
volleyball schedule page.
