Lady Rams Rally Past Faulkner In Five Sets

MONTGOMERY, Ala-- The University of Mobile volleyball team rallied to defeat SSAC foe Faulkner University 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-27, 25-18, 15-10) on the road Tuesday evening.

Mobile moves to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in conference action, and will return home to host Xavier University-Louisiana Thursday at 7:30 pm.

Senior Kelly Sherling turned in a dominant performance on the outside for Mobile, with 26 kills and a .291 attack percentage. Alyson Kovacs continued her stellar work with 13 kills and a .355 hitting percentage, while newcomer Christa Hicks added an impressive double-double of 14 kills and 19 digs.

Katy McCollister led the defense with 33 digs, Melody Tenney led with 29 assists and Kaylee McGrew posted a double-double of 21 assists and 11 digs.

The Lady Rams hit .185 as a team, had 10 aces and 8 team blocks.

Faulkner was limited to a .096 attack percentage as a team, as Neysa Hernandez led the way with 13 kills. Lerin Hoback finished with 40 assists.