Tigers Drop Five Setter to Eagles

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – The Georgetown College volleyball team (3-20, 0-10 MSC) lost to Alice Lloyd College (21-8) in Davis-Reid Alumni Gym on Thursday night.

The Eagles defeated the Tigers in five sets, winning 25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 16-25, 15-13.

HOW IT HAPPENED
In one of the most competitive matches all season, the Tigers stormed out of the gates, winning five of the first seven points. Leading 7-4 is when the Tigers' defense seemed to hit a roadblock. The Eagles rattled off seven straight points and did not look back from there. Georgetown battled all the way back to make it a 19-18 game, but ended up falling 25-19 in the opener. 

Set two saw the Tigers fall into an early deficit. Trailing 8-4 in the early stages, Georgetown fought back to tie things at 10-10 before taking its first lead of the game on the next point. From there, the Tigers maintained a roughly five-point advantage, holding on for the 25-21 set win.

The third set was back-and-forth for much of the game. The Eagles opened up as much as a five-point lead at the 16-11 mark before Georgetown trimmed the game to 20-18. Five of the final seven points of the set went to Alice Lloyd, though as the visitors went up two sets to one, winning 25-20.

In the fourth, the Tigers lead wire-to-wire, jumping out to an early 6-1 lead. Despite the Eagles pushing back to make things 7-6, the Tigers capitalized on the next two points. Out of an Alice Lloyd timeout, the Tigers took the next five points to put the set out of reach, 20-12. Georgetown went on to win the fourth, 25-16.

The fifth set went to Alice Lloyd after another back-and-forth set. Tied 6-6, the Eagles led 9-6 and forced a Georgetown timeout. The Tigers fought back to make it a 12-11 game, but could not get over the hump. After tying the game at 13-13, a kill and an attack error tilted things for the Eagles to win 15-13.

THE TEAM
Georgetown hit .196 as a squad, with ALC earning a .150 mark. The Tigers had 57 kills and 55 assists. Georgetown collected 10 service aces and 63 digs.  

THE PLAYERS
* Mallori Dunn-Martin produced a team-high 16 kills with seven digs and three service aces.

* Constanca Rosas also had double-digit kills with 14 while adding three digs.

* Reagan Kupper had four kills to go with 15 digs and five assists.

UP NEXT
The Tigers play their final home match of the season next Tuesday, November 4, when Boyce College (7-15, 4-2 Mid-East) visits Davis-Reid Alumni Gym for the second time this season.

First serve with the Bulldogs is set for 7:00 p.m., which will also be Senior Day.