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UALR Finishes Tournament 3-1

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UALR Finishes Tournament 3-1

September 3, 2005

Alabama A&M Box Score      Memphis Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—
After winning two games yesterday, the University Arkansas-Little Rock volleyball team finished tournament action Saturday sweeping Alabama A&M (30-20, 30-18, 30-9) and losing to host school Memphis (30-28, 36-34, 30-28) at the University of Memphis Invitational.  The Trojans (4-4) hit .360 in the two matches while knocking down 91 kills.

Ana Carolina Buccini and Larisa Durmisevic earned all-tournament honors for the weekend.

The Trojans charged in the first match against Alabama A&M recording 39 kills and hitting .420.  Alabama A&M committed 31 errors while hitting only -.031.

Errors plagued Alabama A&M early in the first two games.  UALR took a 4-0 lead in the first game on two Bulldog errors and kills by Tenesha Robinson and Davidova. 

The Trojans jumped on a 3-0 lead in the second game on two Alabama A&M errors and a service ace by Iva Adzic.

UALR controlled the third game with a 5-0 lead.  The Trojans scored as many as eight continuous points limiting their opponents to only nine points.

Larisa Durmisevic knocked down a team high 11 kills with no errors for a .647 hitting percentage while contributing a team high seven digs.  Naborowski also recorded seven digs.

In the second match, UALR kept the score close and out hit their opponents in two of the three games.  Memphis committed 20 errors to the Trojans 14.

The score tied twice in the first game with Memphis sustaining the lead throughout the whole game. 

UALR pushed the Tigers in the second game out hitting their opponents .289 to .205, but Memphis took the game with a kill and a Trojan error.

The third game remained close with UALR knocking down 15 kills and Memphis 16.

The Trojans fought for the final points with a kill by Buccini and a service ace by Naborowski but the Tigers completed the sweep on a final kill.

Buccini led UALR in kills with 15, while Naborowski recorded 10 digs.

Arkansas-Little Rock continues tournament play next weekend at the University of Texas at Arlington Invitational.  The Trojans face Iowa and Wake Forest on Sept. 9 and Texas-Pan American and the host school on Sept. 10.

- www.ualrtrojans.com -

 

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Players Mentioned

Larisa Durmisevic

#12 Larisa Durmisevic

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Tenesha Robinson

#2 Tenesha Robinson

OH
5' 11"
Junior
Iva Adzic

#7 Iva Adzic

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5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Larisa Durmisevic

#12 Larisa Durmisevic

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Tenesha Robinson

#2 Tenesha Robinson

5' 11"
Junior
OH
Iva Adzic

#7 Iva Adzic

5' 9"
Senior
S