Lady Cardinals Downed by Texas State 3-1

Oct. 28, 2005

SAN MARCOS, Texas - After battling to a 1-1 tie, the Lamar University volleyball team could not pull out another win in a closely contested loss to Texas State University Friday night in San Marcos.

In the first two games, each team won relatively easily, with Texas State posting a 30-23 win in game one, and Lamar grabbing a 30-22 win in game two, the Bobcats held off the Lady Cardinals in the final two games of the match. Texas State posted the winning score of 30-28 in games three and four, handing Lamar their third consecutive loss.

Buchi Okoh led the way for Lamar, with a match-high 15 kills and a .520 hitting percentage, while Nikki Perry posted 11 kills. Setter Ashley Todd passed out 42 assists and the LU defense was led by Alyssa Parks who collected 17 digs.

The Lady Cardinals will be in action again Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. when they take on the University of Texas-San Antonio in San Antonio.

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