Lady Rams Drop Home Match To Faulkner

MOBILE, Ala-- The momentum from coming off a 4-0 weekend in Arkansas was not enough to prevent the University of Mobile volleyball team from dropping a Region XIII match to visiting Faulkner University Tuesday night.

Instead, the Lady Eagles took a hard-fought, back-and-forth match 3-2 (30-23, 23-30, 30-26, 23-30, 15-12) to send Mobile to 4-2 on the season.

"It's a disappointing regional loss that will probably drop us in the rankings," Assistant Coach Amber Campbell said. "Hopefully this is the last sign of our inexperience, and we mature from here."

The Lady Rams, who have only 1 senior on the roster, could never overtake the Lady Eagles after dropping the opening game of the match 30-23.

Despite the frustrating loss, several Mobile players stepped up and had tremendous nights on the court. Nicole Stokes contributed 55 assists and tallied 22 digs for Mobile, while Paula Stilkey totaled 18 kills and 16 digs. Syretta Baldwin paced the offense with 21 kills, while Whitney Knight finished with 19 kills.

The Lady Rams have a week to learn from this match and start conference play, as Mobile travels across town to play arch-rival Spring Hill College Tuesday, September 11th at 7:00 pm.