Saturday, August 25, 2007

PIONEERS RALLY TO THRILLING 3-2 WIN OVER NORTH DAKOTA

"Tusculum Volleyball Goes 1-1 on Final Day of UNA Classic"

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum College volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to post a thrilling five-game win over the University of North Dakota Saturday afternoon in final day action of the University of North Alabama Classic.  The four-team, two-day event is being held this weekend at UNA’s Flowers Hall.

The Pioneers (1-3) won by scores of 26-30, 30-32, 30-22, 31-29, 17-15.

Vivian Lacy (Palm Bay, Fla.) led the Tusculum charge with 23 kills and 15 digs.  Holli Cadenhead (Van Vleck, Texas) added 15 kills and 12 digs, while freshman Katie Luebke (Bellefontaine, Ohio) finished with 10 kills and five blocks. Brittney Oblinger (Belvidere, Ill.) added 48 assists, while Alexis Rowles (Simpsonville, S.C.) tallied a team-best 19 digs in the victory.

After dropping the first two games, the Pioneers went on a 9-0 run in game three, all on Sonya Hunt’s (Cleveland, Tenn.) serve to move ahead 14-5 en route to a 30-22 win.  In the fourth frame, Tusculum fought off match point with three straight points as the Pioneers prevailed 31-29, including blocks by Luebke and Heather MacArthur (Salt Lake City, Utah) on the game clinching points.  In the fifth and deciding game, TC rallied from a 3-0 deficit and scored the final three points, including kills by Luebke and MacArthur in the win over UND (0-4).

Earlier in the day, Tusculum dropped a 3-0 decision to national powerhouse Northern Kentucky University.

Tusculum will travel to NCAA Division I East Tennessee State University Tuesday night for a non-conference clash.

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