MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Freed-Hardeman Lady Lion volleyball team split a pair of matches to open the 2014 season, beating Truett-McConnell (Ga.) in straight sets before being swept by No. 10 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) at the Faulkner University Invitational.

FHU took three relatively comfortable set wins over the Bears by scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-20. Allie Moss paced the attack with 12 kills while Mikaela Powers added eight. Michelle Bennett, who led the team in aces last year, picked up where she left off with five points off serves. Emily Humphry had 20 assists.

The 10th-ranked Blue Raiders, though, easily handled FHU 25-12, 25-9 and 25-12. Moss had four kills and a career-high 10 digs in the loss.

FHU wraps up play at the tournament on Saturday facing Milligan (Tenn.) at 11:00 AM followed by Faulkner (Ala.) at 3:00 PM.

NOTES: FHU's all-time record at the Faulkner Invitational is 18-12, counting today's matches…Lindsey Wilson is one of four teams on FHU's schedule that is ranked in the preseason NAIA Top 25.

QUOTES: "We had a good day today picking up our first win of the season. We played pretty good but we need to clean up some mistakes that I feel we will improve on as the team develops. We lost to No. 10 Lindsey Wilson, a very strong team, and made too many errors to compete with a team of their talent. We are looking for an even better day tomorrow and I feel good about the direction the team is going." - Head Coach Todd Humphry