LAKE CHARLES—McNeese volleyball suffered a five set (25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 19-25, 15-17) Southland Conference loss to East Texas A&M Saturday.
 
McNeese (6-14, 2-6 SLC) opened the match by taking the first two sets for an early 2-0 lead, but the Lions' (6-13, 4-4 SLC) defense stepped up in the next two sets to even the match at two sets apiece. 
 
The third set went back and forth at the beginning until ETAM took an 11-7 lead.  Trailing 14-12, McNeese scored three straight points to take a 15-14 lead. ETAM evened the set at 15 on a kill by Zoe Ruskofsky then took advantage of two McNeese errors to win the set and the match.
 
 
SET-BY-SET SCORE
Set 1: McNeese 25, ETAM 18
Set 2: McNeese 25, ETAM 19
Set 3: ETAM 25, McNeese 22
Set 4: ETAM 25, McNeese 19
Set 5: ETAM 17, McNeese 15
 
McNEESE STAT LEADERS
Kills: Kayla Wilson - 23
Assists:  Corynne Hausler- 30
Digs:  Mary-Alice Dohmann- 24
Blocks: Ava Henry - 6
Aces: Mary-Alice Dohmann- 4
 
McNEESE MATCH NOTES
• It's the sixth five-set match for McNeese this season.
• For the seventh straight match, senior Kayla Wilson led McNeese with a career high 23 kills
• Mary-Alice Dohmann recorded a career high 24 digs and 4 aces
• Ava Henry was credited with a career high six blocks
 
 NEXT MATCH
 Oct. 23 UTRGV*

UPCOMING MATCHES
Oct. 25 Texas A&M-CC*
Oct. 30 at Lamar*
Nov. 1 at Stephen F. Austin
Nov. 5 Nicholls*
 
Home Match
*-Southland Conference Match