HOUSTON – The HBU volleyball team suffered their first loss of the 2015 season inside Sharp Gym, falling 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 17-25, 17-25) to Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday afternoon.
The Huskies (8-8, 1-1 SLC) couldn't slow down the offensive presence of SELA (7-8, 1-1 SLC), as four Lady Lions recorded double-figure kills. SELA outhit HBU .227-.137 for the match.
Junior outside hitter
Jessica Wooten recorded her team-leading eighth double-double of the season, registering 15 digs and 15 kills. Junior setter
Kayla Armer joined Wooten in the double-double club with 29 assists and 10 digs, respectively.
Sophomore middle blocker
Blair Gillard led the Huskies at the net, recording nine blocks, while HBU finished with 14 total as a team.
Both teams traded points in the opening stanza, before the Lady Lions took a 5-4 edge and never relinquished the lead en route to a 25-22 victory.
The Huskies answered in the second set, riding a .270 clip and seven kills from Wooten to pick up a 25-21 win and take a 1-1 tie into the break.
SELA held HBU to a -.071 attack efficiency in the third set and a .077 mark in the fourth set to claim consecutive 25-17 victories to close the match.
The Huskies will look to bounce back on Tuesday, playing their Southland Conference road-opener at Central Arkansas in a 7 p.m. match.
Postgame Quotes – Head Coach Trent HermanOverview of match…"It is definitely not the outcome we were looking for, especially with it being at home and a conference game. We got off to a slow start today. I thought we rebounded well in the second set, but we just couldn't get our offensive clicking in sets three and four."
On areas to improve…"We definitely need to get our block organized. We also need to do a better job of staying in our system with our digging and passing, so we can give our offensive more options in the attack."
On heading to Central Arkansas on Tuesday…"Tuesday gives us a chance to rebound. We got to get right back after it. We'll have one day of practice and then hit the road to Central Arkansas.
