LAKE CHARLES—McNeese volleyball fell short in handing UT-Arlington (5-0) its first loss of the season Friday night on the second day of the Cowgirl Classic, falling to the Mavericks in five sets (25-23, 25-13, 19-25, 20-25, 15-6). The five-set match is the third five-set match for the Cowgirls this season who are 2-1 in five set matches.
McNeese falls to 3-2 on the season with the loss and will close out tournament play against UL-Monroe at 1 p.m. Saturday. UTA will face Alcorn at 10:30 a.m. prior to the Cowgirls' match.
Admission is free for all tournament matches as well as all Cowgirl home matches.
SET-BY-SET SCORE
Set 1: UTA 25, McNeese 23
Set 2: UTA 25, McNeese 13
Set 3: McNeese 25, UTA 19
Set 4: McNeese 25, UTA 20
Set 5: UTA 15, McNeese 6
McNEESE STAT LEADERS
Kills:
D'Nari Mills,
Ava Henry - 11
Assists:
Kinga Ziolkowska - 23
Digs:
D'Nari Mills - 17
Blocks:
Jordan Gamble - 4
Aces:
Lauren Fuller- 3
MATCH NOTES
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D'Nari Mills and
Ava Henry once again led the Cowgirls in kills with 11 apiece
• Mills ended the match with her third double double (11 kills, 17 digs) of the season. She has recorded double figure kills in all five matches
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Kinga Ziolkowska led the Cowgirls with 23 assists
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Lauren Fuller led McNeese with three aces
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Jordan Gamble led the Cowgirls with four blocks
• Three Cowgirls recorded double figure digs (Mills- 17, Fuller- 11,
Summer Anderson-10)
NEXT MATCHES
Saturday, Sept. 6 vs. UL-Monroe (1 p.m.)
UPCOMING MATCHES
Sept. 11-16 at Florida A&M Tournament
Sept. 19-20 at Houston Cougar Challenge
Sept. 25 at Southeastern*
Sept. 27 at New Orleans*
Oct. 2 at Houston Christian*
Oct. 4 at Incarnate Word*
Oct. 9 Lamar*
Home Match
*-Southland Conference Match
