Box Score MURFREESBORO, Tenn.?The University of Arkansas-Little Rock saw their seven game winning streak come to an end as Middle Tennessee swept the Trojans 30-18, 33-31, 30-24 in Sun Belt Conference action Friday. The Trojans (17-9, 8-3) hit .140 for the match.
Ivanka Davidova led the team in kills knocking down ten, while Ana Carolina Buccini contributed a team high of 12 digs.
In the first game, Middle Tennessee (24-2, 8-1) hit .312 while knocking down 13 kills. UALR recorded 11 kills but committed six errors for the game.
The Blue Raiders jumped to an early lead and sustained it. The home team rattled off as many as six consecutive points to win.
The Trojans fought back the second game with the score tying 15 times.
With the score tied at 29, Middle Tennessee committed a service error to give UALR the lead.
The Blue Raiders answered back with a kill by Quanshell Scott.
An attack error by the Trojans followed by a kill by Sarah Breedlove tied the score at 31.
Middle Tennessee knocked down a kill and capitalized on a UALR error to win the game.
In the third game, the Blue Raiders hit their highest hitting percentage of the match with a .412 mark while limiting the Trojans to .152.
Arkansas-Little Rock continues conference action Saturday as they take on Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky. Match begins at 2 p.m.
