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| Lauren Summerville |
The first Lady Miner volleyball game on Homecoming was spoiled Saturday as Quincy University handed UMR a 3-0 loss at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building.
The Hawks got away from UMR late in the first two games to win by scores of 30-24 and 30-23, then won a highly competitive third game by the score of 33-31.
UMR opened the night by scoring five of the first six points, going up 5-1 on an ace by Jessica Laughary. The Lady Miners continued to hold the lead until Quincy scored three straight points midway through the game to go up 17-16 and never trailed again. UMR was as close as 22-21 after a kill by Lauren Summerville but couldn't get any closer.
The Hawks never trailed in the second game although their lead was never larger than five points until the latter stages of the game. UMR pulled to within one at 18-17 on an ace by Leandra Pelae, but QU scored six of the next nine points to pull away for the seven-point win.
The final game was a nip-and-tuck affair from the start as neither team led by more than three points. UMR had that three-point advantage at 7-4 after a kill by Katie Herington, but the teams traded the lead on ten occasions in game three.
UMR had two game point opportunities, going up 30-29 and again at 31-30 but couldn't get the game-winner as the Hawks scored the final three points to win the match.
Pelae led UMR with 18 kills in the contest, while Summerville finished the night with eight and Samantha Klump with seven. Ashlyn Balensiefer had 42 assists and tied with Bridget Williams for the team-high in digs with 15, while Annie Smith had 10 digs in the contest.
UMR will play its next two games on the road, beginning Friday at Drury in a 7 p.m. match.
(Photo by Anna Whelan)
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