Box Score UNO-UWG Box Score
NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans volleyball program's season came to an end in a 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-18) loss to West Georgia on Saturday afternoon at the Lakefront Arena Auxiliary Gym.
Lauren Kaufman totaled 12 kills to lead a UWG (9-22, 3-11 Gulf South) squad that hit .303 for the match. Helen Menchinger and Mary K. Kreuger added eight and six kills for the Wolves, respectively.
Amanda Miller distributed 21 assists for UWG with Samantha Drane contributing another 14 as the Wolves implemented a two-setter system. Melissa Holt tallied 15 digs.
Across the court,
Laila Hansen and
Elena Villar totaled seven kills apiece to lead UNO (2-22, 0-14 GSC). Villar added 10 digs to her efforts in the match, three shy of
Jessie Mouton's 13 for team-high honors.
Privateer setter
Ryan Hamilton matched Miller for match-high assist honors with 21, helping UNO to a .078 hitting percentage.
Prior to the match, UNO honored seniors
Evelyn Kovacs and
Samantha Hauck. Kovacs completes a three-year career on the Lakefront with Hauck rounding out two seasons for head coach Kim Young-Buford.
As part of the University's anticipated move to NCAA Division II, the Privateers will now look to complete a move to the Gulf South Conference during the off-season and be eligible for NCAA and conference post-season play in 2012. UNO has not been eligible for postseason play since 2009.
