Racers Fall in Four to Tennessee State

Friday, October 7

Nashville, Tenn.

7:00 PM

Murray State

Tennessee State

Junior Lia Havili tallied her eighth double-double of the season with 27 assists and 14 digs.

Photo by: Murray State Sports Information

10/7/2011 10:07:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

In a key match that helped break up a four-way tie for fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference standings, the Murray State volleyball team fell to Tennessee State, 3-1 (25-23, 16-25, 23-25, 17-25) at Kean Hall in Nashville, Tenn. The loss moved the Racers to 4-15 overall a 4-4 in OVC action.

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MSU was led by junior Cassy Woolverton, who tallied 11 kills. Junior Lia Havili was also strong for the Racers, with her eighth double-double of the season off 27 assists and 14 digs.

The first set was a tight battle with 13 tie scores and four lead changes. The Racers took an early 13-10 lead, but a 4-0 run by the Tigers (9-6, 5-3 OVC) gave them a 17-14 advantage. MSU fought back to re-gain a 19-18 lead and the teams then traded points until a 2-0 run, with the score tied at 22, gave the Racers the needed momentum to earn the 25-23 win.

The second set was all TSU, as they started the set with a 3-0 run and never allowed MSU to get closer than two points the rest of the set on their way to a 25-16 win.

The Tigers again pulled out to an early lead in set three, pushing their lead to five (14-9) before a 4-0 run by the Racers cut the advantage to one point (14-13). The teams then traded runs and points before MSU pulled together another 4-0 run to take the lead (21-19). TSU followed with a 4-0 run of its own to regain the advantage. The Racers went on a 2-0 run to tie the set at 23, but the Tigers followed with a 2-0 run to earn the 25-23 win.

Before either team was able to get double-digits on the scoreboard in set three, the teams battled through five tie scores. The Tigers were the first team to pull away, with a 3-0 run that gave them an 11-8 lead. The Racers cut the advantage to two points (11-13), but could not get any closer as the teams again resumed the battle with long rallies for points. TSU kept the pressure up and used a final 7-2 run to earn the 25-17 win.

MSU's lone advantage on the score sheet came in the digs column, where they earned a 78-74 lead. However they were out-hit (.139/.246), out-blocks (6/2) and out-served (7/1 service aces).

The Racers will be in action again Saturday, Oct. 8 in Clarksville, Tenn., where they will battle with Austin Peay at 2 p.m. in the Dunn Center.