Aug. 27, 2005
Final Stats
TULSA, Okla. - The Lamar Lady Cardinals had the first win of the 2005 season at their fingertips Saturday had morning in their third match of the Hurricane Invitational at the Reynolds Center on the campus of Tulsa University, the Texas-Pan American Lady Broncs however proved to be too much when it counted. The Lady Cards dropped the five game match 30-25, 24-30, 30-20, 25-30, 13-15, falling to 0-3 on the season.
With the match tied at two games apiece, Pan American jumped out to an early 9-3 lead in the fifth game and looked ready to easily close out the match. The Lady Cardinals however fought back to tie the game at 13, but weren't able to pull out the win, falling 15-13.
The Lady Cards showed signs of what they are capable of this season, posting hitting percentages of .250 and .333 in the games they won. In the games they lost however, they posted hitting percentages of .000, .050 and .025, which proved to be too much to overcome.
In game one, the Lady Cardinals jumped out to a 21-12 lead, but the Lady Broncs surged back to within one point before Lamar pulled out the win 30-25. Molli Abel and Buchi Okoh knocked down four kills apiece to lead Lamar in the opening game.
In game two, Pan Am ran away from what was a close game early, picking up a 30-24 win to tie the match at one game apiece. After hitting .250 in the first game, Lamar hit .000 with 10 kills and 10 errors.
In game three, Lamar turned the tables on the Lady Broncs, running away from Pan Am late in the game for a 30-20 win.
In game four, Texas-Pan Am refused to let Lamar close out the match, rallying for a 30-25 win to force a fifth game. The Lady Cards again had problems on offense, managing just a .025 hitting percentage for the game.
For the match, the Lady Cardinals were led by Abel who knocked down 20 kills with a .325 hitting percentage, while setter Ashley Todd passed out 43 assists. Okoh chipped in with 10 kills and Erica Brown collected 21 digs, leading all players in the match.
Line Score
Lamar 30 - 24 - 30 - 25 - 13
Pan Am 25 - 30 - 20 - 30 - 15
