Box Score 1 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of New Orleans volleyball program dropped two matches on Saturday in the Birmingham Southern Fall Classic, falling to Loyola and Wallace State.
UNO (5-8) fell 3-2 (22-25, 25-14, 20-25, 25-15, 15-13) to Loyola (10-7) on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-14) result to Wallace State in an exhibition to end their stay in Alabama.
The win by Loyola was revenge for the Wolfpack, who fell 3-1 to the Privateers last week at the Human Performance Center.
Against LU,
Edina Dobi had a career-high 21 kills, surpassing her previous high against the same team from Sept. 18. An all-tournament selection on the weekend, Dobi had a .311 attack percentage for the match.
Kaitlin Hatcher and
Cassidy Asebroek each had double-doubles against the Wolfpack. Hatcher totaled 10 kills and 17 digs with Asebroek dishing out 46 assists and posting 11 digs.
Ultimately, poor hitting in the second, fourth and fifth set cost the Privateers who allowed Gina Gill 27 kills in the match along with 18 digs.
Against Wallace, Hatcher had her second double-double of the day, posting 10 kills and 10 digs in the exhibition match. Dobi had nine kills with Asebroek totaling 32 assists.
Wallace was led by Taulise Dunklin's 12 kills with Kierra Outlin having 11 of her own.
UNO will take the court again on Oct. 5 against McNeese State at the Lakefront Auxiliary Gym. The Privateers fell to the Cowgirls in the teams' previous two meetings.
