BOX SCORE
MOREHEAD, KY --The Morehead State volleyball team jumped out to a 1-0 lead, but couldn't hold on and lost 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 16-25, 16-25) to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Wednesday at home at Johnson Arena.
The loss dropped Morehead State's record to 11-12 overall and 7-5 in OVC action. Tech moved to 9-3 in the OVC and 12-12 overall.
Game Notes
» Abby Hulsman had a match-high three aces in the loss.
» Sydney Wyman had a team-high 12 kills for Morehead State and also led with five blocks.
» Morehead State got a team-high 11 digs from Peighton Isley.
» Morehead State attackers were helped by a match-high 41 assists from Bridget Bessler.
» Bessler's 10 digs allowed her to complete her team-leading 11th double-double of the season.
» Morehead State had 27 kills and just eight errors after the second set but hit in the negative in the final two, with 19 kills and 21 attack miscues.
» Taylor Dorsey had a double-double for Tech with 15 kills and a match-high 11 blocks. She has 21 blocks against MSU in her last two matches in Johnson Arena since last fall
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Eagles opened up an early one set to none lead, winning the first set 25-21. Morehead State grabbed the advantage for good at 14-13 in a set that had just one lead change before the Eagles took over in the second half of the stanza. MSU got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Tennessee Tech attacks in the stanza.
SET 2 | Morehead State fell in set two 25-23 to tie the match 1-1. The Eagles lost set two despite a strong performance on the attacking side. Morehead State put together a .367 attack percentage with 16 kills in the set loss.
SET 3 | Morehead State then lost its second set in a row, falling behind in the match two sets to one. The Eagles dropped the first point and never clawed back into the lead before falling in the set 25-16.
SET 4 | Morehead State lost set four and the match, falling 25-16. The Eagles lost the first point and never took the lead before losing the set.
Up Next
The Eagles are on the road to new OVC member Southern Indiana Friday and Saturday.
