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EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Western Carolina volleyball team dropped its final two contests of the Aces Dunn Hospitality Classic on Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Carson Center.
The Catamounts (3-7) fell to Murray State in three sets (25-19, 25-14, 25-22) in their first match of the day before falling to Loyola in three sets (25-20, 25-19, 25-21) in their final match of the tournament.
"We had a rough weekend, but it was full of learning experiences for the girls," said Western Carolina head coach Manuel Concepcion. "We played three solid teams that are going to help us deal with adversity in the long haul."
At the conclusion of the tournament, Junior Carrie Minogue was selected to the all-tournament team. The Louisville, Ky., native recorded a team-high 22 kills in three matches at the tournament.
Against Murray State
Minogue led WCU with a team-high 13 kills, a .400 attacking percentage. Rebecca Stoltz added seven kills and Paloma Alvarez chipped in six.
Freshman Kelcie Randazzo recorded 26 assists in the match. Defensively, Freshman Morgan Cochran had nine digs followed by Alvarez's six. Minogue and Randazzo both added two blocks each at the net.
"We made some mental mistakes that cost us the match," said Concepcion. "Our outside hitters struggled against their big presence in the net."
The first set saw the Catamounts take an early 12-9 lead before the Racers used a 4-1 run to tie the match at 13. The match saw the two teams tied again at 16 before Murray State took an 18-16 lead. An Amanda Chaparro kill got WCU back within one (18-17), but Murray State finished the set on a 7-2 run to win the set.
WCU was within five (15-10) midway through the second set on an
Abbey Scroggins kill before Murray State rolled to a 25-14 set victory led by Becca Lamb's five kills in the set. The Catamounts showed resiliency in the third set, battling the Racers throughout the entire set as the two teams were tied eight times -with the final tie at 18 - before Murray State went on a 4-0 run to take a 22-18 advantage. Back-to-back kills by Alvarez and Minogue brought the match back within two (22-20), but the Racers held on for the 25-22 victory.
Against Loyola
After trailing 10-5 early in the set, WCU mounted a comeback to tie the match at 12 on a Stoltz service ace. The Catamounts tied the match two more times in the set - with the final tie at 20 - before the Ramblers took advantage of three WCU errors along with two Mallory Curran kills to score the final five points off the set.
The Catamounts trailed 15-13 midway through the match before a Loyola error and a Minogue service ace tied the match at 16, the sixth tie of the set. The Ramblers rattled off four consecutive points to make the score 20-16 before WCU capitalized on two Loyola miscues and a Randazzo kill to bring the match within one (20-19). The Ramblers scored the final five points to win the set.
Set three again saw the Catamounts fight the entire set only to fall short down the stretch. WCU took a 12-10 lead on a Randazzo kill before Loyola strung four straight kills together to take a 14-12 advantage. WCU rallied back, regaining the lead at 19-18 on a Minogue kill. The Ramblers connected on five kills and took advantage of two WCU errors to finish the set on a 7-2 run.
"I believe in our girls and know that we will achieve a better result next Wednesday when we host Presbyterian," said Concepcion.
The Catamounts start a nine-game home stretch beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 15 as they play host to Presbyterian at 7 p.m.
