HOUSTON - Two Cardinals hit over .400 in Friday's Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup opener, but it wasn't quite enough for Lamar University's volleyball team. LU fell to Cornell in three sets at the University of Houston tournament.

Ivette Dim had six kills on a .455 hitting percentage and totaled three blocks, and Abigale Nash poured in four more on a .600 attack percentage in the one set she played in, but Cornell outhit the Cards as a team .329 to .171. Tomar Thomas had seven kills, six digs, two aces, and one block, and Alyssa Legette and Kyla Rogers continued to split time as the setter with each totaling 12 assists.

Lamar held an early lead in the first set, then the Big Red Bears came storming back to tie the set at 19-19. Six straight points in favor of Cornell gave the Bears a 25-19 victory in the first set.

Cornell pulled away early in the second set and won 25-12, and though LU put up a strong fight in the finale, the Redbirds didn't have quite enough to force a fourth set, falling 25-22 in the third.

The Cardinals will return to action at noon on Saturday with their final game of the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup, facing host Houston, which lost for the first time this season to UTSA on Friday. The live stream of that game will be available on Cougars All-Access, and the live stats are linked here. Tickets for the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup are available here.