MARSHALL, Texas. – The Belhaven University volleyball team fell in five sets at East Texas Baptist University on Friday evening in American Southwest Conference play.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
 
Final: East Texas Baptist 3 | Belhaven 2
 
Records: ETBU (10-10 4-5 ASC) | BU (9-9 1-7 ASC)
 
Location: Ornelas Gym | Marshall, Texas
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

- The Blazers started off the match on a strong note with a close 27-25 victory in the first set.

- Belhaven had a total of 18 kills in the opening set with Callista Moore earning the final kill.

- The Tigers and Blazers went back and forth until the halfway point of the second set.

- Tied 12-12, ETBU went on a five-point run and led 17-12 in the second set.

- The Tigers would catch spark late in the second set and would finish the set firing off four straight points to end the set. ETBU won the second set by a score of 25-17 going into the third set knotted up at 1-1.

- The Tigers carried their momentum over to the third set. Belhaven was leading 10-6 until the Tigers ended the third set going on a 19-4 run to bring the score to 25-14.

- Down 2-1, the Blazers knew that this was a must win set and they did just that. Late in the fourth set, Belhaven and East Texas Baptist were tied 20-20.

-  Belhaven clinched the 25-23 victory in the fourth set to force a winner takes all in the fifth set.

- ETBU opened the final set going on a 4-0 run until Ryan Hardin got the Blazers on the board.

- It was a hard fought fifth set, but the Tigers claimed the match at 15-11.
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KEY STATISTICS

- Jackie Fredericks led the Blazers with 17 kills in the match.

- Ryan Hardin registered 15 kills and had 48 total attacks.

- Lauren Whiting had 11 kills and added 12 digs in the contest.

- Grace Eidson and Meghan Luker tallied 25 assists apiece.

- As a team, Belhaven had 67 kills and notched 210 total attacks in the match.

- Additionally, BU recorded a .229 hitting percentage in the contest.
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UP NEXT
 
The Blazers will return to action on Saturday, October 6 against the LeTourneau University Yellow Jackets in Longview, Texas. First Serve is set for 1:00 p.m.
 
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