WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — After back-to-back wins, the Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lions fell to the Patriots of the University of the Cumberlands 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-13) on Saturday.
The Lady Lions (11-14, 2-6 MSC) got on the board with an
Audrey Satterfield kill before Olivia Sait put up a pair of kills.
Becca Heineman landed a service ace after a
Teodora Dacic Kill to set the score at 16-11 in favor of the hosts. A late timeout helped
Marija Cabadaj join with two kills before the Patriots won the opener 25-17.
Freed-Hardeman had their best offensive output in the second set, putting up 14 kills. After a kill from Cabadaj,
Marija Milic joined with a block to narrow the Patriot (23-4, 8-0 MSC) lead to 10-8. The Lady Lions nevera allowed the Patriots to get comfortable, scoring four points out of five rallies will kills from Cabadaj and Milic plus an ace by
Alyssa Austin. UC managed to reach 25 points first to win the second set 25-20.
Dacic set up Cabadaj to break a six-point Patriot run in the third set. Heineman would later connect for a kill before Dacic herself recorded FHU's final two kills before Cumberland won the set 25-13.
Teodora Dacic led the Lady Lions with 10 kills. Hanaé Bezerga led with 13 digs, while
Becca Heineman's service ace pushed her to her 100th career ace.Â
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The Lady Lions will honor their seniors before facing the Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) College Pioneers on October 20.
