MOBILE, Ala. – The University of Tennessee Southern volleyball team traveled to South Alabama to battle Mobile. The Rams took the match in three sets on Saturday.
UT Southern (5-8, 2-4) went toe-to toe with Mobile in the first set. The opening set was tied 12 times with the hoe team taking three out of the last four points. In the second set, the Firehawks fell behind 9-3 in the early going. UM would continue to pull away from UTS to take set two 15-25. In the final set, both teams would trade points back and forth early in the set. With the score tied at nine, a five-point Ram run would be the decision maker in the final set.
STAT LEADERS
Kills: Sophia Ortega – 7 on 26 attacks
         Emma Beardsley – 7 on 21 swings
Assists: Laura Howell – 20
Digs: Isabella Garza – 12
            Laura Howell – 10
            Morgan Avrit – 10
            Emma Price – 10
NEXT UP
The Firehawks will travel to West Point, Ga., to battle the Skyhawks in an SSAC match up on Friday, October 4^th. The first serve between the UT Southern and Point is scheduled for six p.m.
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