NACODOGHES, Texas – The ULM volleyball team ended their stay in the Stephen F. Austin Invitational with a 3-0 loss (25-16, 25-13, 25-11) to the host Ladyjacks Saturday afternoon.
ULM has lost its past three contests while SFA has won eight of their last nine matches.
In their first set, the Warhawks and Ladyjacks kept pace for the start of the contest. Freshman Phoebe Stigen's kill early on tied the game and an attack error by SFA on the next play put ULM up 7-6. ULM took the lead two more times, one off a kill by freshman Avery Cole and another due to a Ladyjacks service error to go up 9-8. The Ladyjacks responded with eight straight points to put themselves up 16-8. They made quick work to close out the set, 25-16.
The Ladyjacks carried over their offensive potency into the second set. ULM took the lead off of the first serve of the set, but they quickly lost it to SFA. The Ladyjacks stretched out their lead with three runs of five or more straight points and closed out over the Warhawks, 25-13.
By the third and final set, SFA had all the momentum in the contest. The Warhawks didn't tie or take the lead over the Ladyjacks at any point in the set. SFA took set three, 25-11.
Senior Cali Assaley led ULM with 12 kills. Junior Mariana Volponi e Giordan dished out 14 assists.
ULM returns home to Fant-Ewing Coliseum at 6 p.m. Thursday to open Sun Belt Conference play against Georgia State.