MHicks posted on November 01, 2011 22:51
MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile fell 1-3 (28-26, 20-25, 19-25, 13-25) at home to Loyola University in Southern States Athletic Conference action Tuesday.
Mobile (23-12, 7-6) hosts 19th-ranked Spring Hill Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 pm.
Kiara Gay led the Lady Rams with 16 kills and added 12 digs, while Alison Kenney finished with 6 kills and 14 digs.
Sara Van Wert led the team with 7 blocks, while Katy McCollister led with 16 digs. Melody Tenney paced the team with 28 assists.
Mobile was out hit .250 to .156 and had 15 service errors.
Kailey Tuthill and O'Neal McMullan each finished with double digit kills for the Wolfpack, with 11 and 10 respectively.
The teams traded points in the second set to a 20-20 tie, but Loyola then capped the set with a 5-0 run thanks to three Mobile errors.
Looking to tie it up 2-2, the Lady Rams surged ahead 5-1 in the fourth set, but Loyola quickly bounced back and went up 7-6. A kill by Gay gave the Lady Rams a 15-11 lead, but Loyola used a 6-0 run to rally thanks to more Mobile errors. Then, tied up 17-17, Loyola used another 4-0 run to take command.