TROY, Ala. – Little Rock was stymied in its conference opener Friday evening as the Trojans dropped a straight sets decision to Troy as the Sun Belt Conference opened league play this weekend.
Little Rock (2-11, 0-1) fell by set scores of 25-19, 25-14 and 25-16. Troy (12-2, 2-0) was led by Cheyenne Hayes' 14 kills while Little Rock was paced by
Carol Barbosa's nine kills and 13 digs while
Janae Thurston hit .333 in the match.
Behind the Box Score
- Little Rock was within just one point of Troy in the first set at 13-12 before Troy went on a 9-1 run.
- Little Rock would respond with a run of its own to cut the Troy lead to five (23-18) before the host Trojans clinched the set.
- Little Rock never held the lead in the second set as Troy led by as much as eight at 17-9 before pushing forward with the 25-14 set win.
- Little Rock's defense was its strongest in the third set, holding Troy to a match-low .118 hitting percentage.
Leaders
Kills: 9,
Carol Barbosa
Assists: 16,
Nathalia Vigineski
Service Aces: None
Digs: 13,
Carol Barbosa and
Diana Giordani
Blocks: 3,
Annelise Samson
Notables
- Little Rock and Troy have split the last three meetings. Little Rock still owns a 13-5 record all-time against Troy.
- Diana Giordani registered her ninth consecutive match with double-digit digs. She matched Carol Barbosa and Troy's Lacey Jeffcoat with a match-leading 13 digs.
- This marked the first match this season where Little Rock did not record a service ace.
Up Next
Little Rock travels to the Alabama coast to face South Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 28. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m.
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