Volleyball Falls To Bethune-Cookman In Friday Matinee

Texas Southern had a solid first set but fell short at the end as Bethune-Cookman claimed a tight 3-1 win Friday evening.
 
TSU stormed out to a 17-9 lead in set one and outside of a late 8-0 run by BCU, TSU held on for a 25-21 win. Set two saw BCU break open a 4-4 tie and turn it into a 17-9 lead before TSU cut it to 17-11. BCU scored five straight to lead 22-11 but TSU counted with four straight to trim the lead to 22-15 before the Wildcats scored three straight tom 25-15.
 
Set three was back-and-forth as TSU led 17-15 but the Wildcats went on a 5-0 run to reclaim a 22-15 margin. TSU did its best to get back into the set as they outscored BCU 7-2 to draw within 24-22 but the Wildcats closed out the set with a kill up the middle for a 25-22 win.
 
TSU jumped ahead 16-11 midway through set four but BCU managed to tie it at 19-all. From there it was nip-and-tuck with four lead changes as BCU would claim a 25-24 lead. Gracie Hill sent the match into sudden death with a kill and TSU moved ahead 26-25 after a BCU attack error. However, BCU would score the next three pints to win the match 3-1.
 
Hill led TSU with 14 kills followed by eight from Lauren battle and Kourtni Collier. Ava Ray had 19 assists followed by 34 digs from Angelika Rusin.
 
TSU is back in action on Sunday at 4 p.m. versus Florida A&M in its annual Dig Pink Match inside the H&PE Arena.