Little Rock swept by Tennessee Tech in OVC quarterfinals

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri — Little Rock's run in the OVC Championship ended not long after it began Sunday with the Trojans falling in straight sets to Tennessee Tech, 3-0, at Houck Field House. Little Rock was beaten by scores of 29-27, 25-21 and 25-17, ending its season with a record of 16-16.
 
In her final game with the program, Jeila Fullerton recorded her 19^th double-double of the season, finishing with 12 kills and 13 digs. She finishes her career just two points shy of 1,000. A'lanae Margaritha had nine kills and hit .529 to boost the Trojan attack, Kaila Harris added six kills and Bella Cherry finished with five.
 
Dariana Valencia had a team-high 19 assists, helping the Trojans hit .245 in the opening set and .256 ion the second. Kaylee Smith added a dozen assists and Little Rock finished the contest with an attack percentage of .213.
 
Andrea Roman finished with 15 digs and Harris added 10. Cherry had a team-high three blocks, Kennedy had two – including her 100^th for the season – Fullerton had a pair and Margaritha also blocked two. Roman finishes the season with 624 digs, a new single-season record for the program.
 
Little Rock will lose just one player – Fullerton – to graduation and should be among the favorites in the OVC next season if the roster remains intact.