Catamount Volleyball Falls to Kentucky, 3-0, in Big Orange Bash

Sept. 2, 2005

Cullowhee, N.C. - The Western Carolina volleyball team fell in straight sets, 3-0 (30-23, 30-12, 30-24) to the Kentucky Wildcats Friday night in first-day action at the Big Orange Bash, hosted by Clemson University.

"Even though we still lost in three, we played much better tonight that we did in our opening tournament at Middle Tennessee State," said first-year head coach Stephanie Dragan. "Saturday brings two more tough tests for our squad, especially with the back-to-back format that we'll have to play."

Despite hitting a season-best .163, the Catamount offense again struggled to find a rhythm for the third time on the early season. Sophomore Meredith Harmon led the way for the Cats, finishing with nine kills. Junior Heather Koontz and senior Ellie Talbot each tallied five kills apiece, with sophomore Danielle Spitzer adding four.

Junior Meghan Boyle led the team with six digs on the night, adding team-highs in assists with 17 and a pair of service aces in the loss. Also, Kate Willard and Tracey Justus each added five digs apiece.

Kentucky's Danielle Wallace led all hitters with 15 kills, hitting an impressive .619 for the match. As a team, the Wildcats hit .494.

Western returns to action at Noon on Saturday for the first of back-to-back matches. The Catamounts face the host Tigers at Noon and will battle the UConn Huskies at 2:30 pm. Fans can follow the action on GameTracker for the Western-Clemson match at Noon by visiting www.ClemsonTigers.com and clicking the "GameTracker" link in the schedule box.

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