Little Rock Volleyball faces Mississippi Valley State in the A-State Invitational held at FNB Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Mark Wagner
3
Winner Samford SU 1-3,0-0 SoCon
1
Little Rock LR 2-3,0-0 OVC
Winner
Samford SU
1-3,0-0 SoCon
3
Final
1
Little Rock LR
2-3,0-0 OVC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Samford SU 25 25 23 25 (3)
Little Rock LR 12 15 25 21 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Patrick T. Walsh | LRTrojans.com

Trojans Fall to Samford, 3-1

Little Rock falls susceptible to aces, blocks in loss

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Jeila Fullerton led the Trojans with 11 kills but Little Rock allowed 14 service aces and hit into seven blocks in a 3-1 loss to Samford at the Blazer Invitational Friday afternoon at Bartow Arena in Birmingham.
 
Little Rock (2-3) only hit .074 in the match and allowed 14 Samford points on the serve, including four Bulldog aces in the last 10 points of the match. The Bulldogs (1-3), hit .260 in the match and were led by Gracie Lynn Butler's 14 kills. Set scores were 25-12, 25-15, 23-25 and 25-21.
 
Samford controlled the first two sets as Little Rock struggled offensively, hitting -.032 in the opening frame and improving that mark to only .087 in the second set.
 
But the Trojans found a way to win a tight third set, opening the frame with a Sophia Reynolds ace and using three aces and three blocks in the set to edge out the win, despite hitting .000. That frame featured 11 ties and four lead changes.
 
The fourth set was just as close, with 10 ties and five lead changes. One lead change came as Little Rock, trailing 15-13 before a three-point run – capped off by a Fullerton ace – gave the Trojans a 16-15 lead. Samford responded to take a 19-17 lead to force a Little Rock timeout. But the break didn't help as the Bulldogs served up three straight aces out of the set as part of a 7-1 run to pull ahead, 24-18.
 
Little Rock rallied off three straight points to cut the lead to 24-21 before the Bulldogs clinched the set and match.
 
The Trojans will face host UAB in the final match of the Blazer Invitational on Saturday. First serve is set for 5 p.m. and live video of the match will be available on CUSA.tv.
 
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Notables
  • The series between Little Rock and Samford is now tied, 2-2.
  • Jeila Fiullerton posted a season-high 11 kills, the first time she registered double-digit kills in a Little Rock uniform.
  • Fullerton served up two aces in the match.
  • Little Rock is now 1-1 in four-set matches this season.
 
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