Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, September 20
Valparaiso, Ind.
10 a.m.
Murray State
9-2
1
vs
3
George Washington
9-3
1
2
3
4
F
Murray State
25
15
20
18
1
George Washington
18
25
25
25
3
Volleyball Drops A Pair At Valpo Tournament
9/20/2014 6:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Murray State volleyball squad concluded their weekend play at the Valparaiso Crossroads of America Tournament in Valparaiso, Indiana.
MSU lost a pair of matches Saturday to George Washington 1-3 (25-18, 15-25, 20-25, 8-25) and Sacramento State 1-3 (25-16, 10-25, 20-25, 23-25).
Murray State sophomore Ellie Lorenz was named to the All-Tournament team.
Here is a recap of the two games as the Racers (9-3) look forward to their home and Ohio Valley Conference Opener Friday. MSU welcomes Southeast Missouri to Racer Arena for a 7 p.m. start.
Game One – George Washington 1-3 (25-18, 15-25, 20-25, 18-25)
The Racers and Colonials played four tight sets and the first set was 11-11 when MSU scored the next six points for a 17-11 lead. MSU kept the lead all the way and took the first set 25-18.
GW led 7-3 at the start of the second set and MSU dropped it 25-15.
The third set was again close with MSU getting a pair of points after a timeout to the cut the GW lead to 19-18. However, GW took the next five points to go up 24-19 and they won the third set 25-20.
In the fourth set, the Racers were down early 14-7 and GW closed out the set 25-18 and the game 3-1.
Kristen Besselsen led the Racers with 13 kills, followed by Alyssa Lelm who added eight. Sam Bedard gave the Racers 36 assists to go along with nine digs. Lorenz had a team-high 12 digs.
Game Two – Sacramento State 1-3 (25-16, 10-25, 20-25, 23-25)
The first set started with MSU jumping on top 8-4 and they blitzed Sacramento State 25-16.
The Hornets came back in the second set and led MSU 14-6 after a run of eight-straight points. Sacramento State held MSU to only 10 points and took the second set 25-10.
Murray State took a quick 6-3 advantage in set three, but Sacramento State regained the lead and won the set 25-20.
Trying to stay alive in the fourth set, the Racers led 12-8. But after the Hornets came back to tie the set 13-13, they finished it off 25-23 to beat the Racers 3-1.
Lorenz tied her career-high digs with 25. Bedard led the Racers with 24 assists, while Scottie Ingram added 10 kills.
MSU lost a pair of matches Saturday to George Washington 1-3 (25-18, 15-25, 20-25, 8-25) and Sacramento State 1-3 (25-16, 10-25, 20-25, 23-25).
Murray State sophomore Ellie Lorenz was named to the All-Tournament team.
Here is a recap of the two games as the Racers (9-3) look forward to their home and Ohio Valley Conference Opener Friday. MSU welcomes Southeast Missouri to Racer Arena for a 7 p.m. start.
Game One – George Washington 1-3 (25-18, 15-25, 20-25, 18-25)
The Racers and Colonials played four tight sets and the first set was 11-11 when MSU scored the next six points for a 17-11 lead. MSU kept the lead all the way and took the first set 25-18.
GW led 7-3 at the start of the second set and MSU dropped it 25-15.
The third set was again close with MSU getting a pair of points after a timeout to the cut the GW lead to 19-18. However, GW took the next five points to go up 24-19 and they won the third set 25-20.
In the fourth set, the Racers were down early 14-7 and GW closed out the set 25-18 and the game 3-1.
Kristen Besselsen led the Racers with 13 kills, followed by Alyssa Lelm who added eight. Sam Bedard gave the Racers 36 assists to go along with nine digs. Lorenz had a team-high 12 digs.
Game Two – Sacramento State 1-3 (25-16, 10-25, 20-25, 23-25)
The first set started with MSU jumping on top 8-4 and they blitzed Sacramento State 25-16.
The Hornets came back in the second set and led MSU 14-6 after a run of eight-straight points. Sacramento State held MSU to only 10 points and took the second set 25-10.
Murray State took a quick 6-3 advantage in set three, but Sacramento State regained the lead and won the set 25-20.
Trying to stay alive in the fourth set, the Racers led 12-8. But after the Hornets came back to tie the set 13-13, they finished it off 25-23 to beat the Racers 3-1.
Lorenz tied her career-high digs with 25. Bedard led the Racers with 24 assists, while Scottie Ingram added 10 kills.
Team Stats
MUR
GW
Kills
45
54
Errors
22
17
Attempts
110
125
Hitting %
.209
.296
Points
54.0
76.0
Assists
42
47
Aces
4
11
Blocks
5.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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