Volleyball Falls Short in Competitive Match vs. HBU

HOUSTON, Texas - The New Orleans Privateers (9-9, 2-2) went back and forth for most of the afternoon but were defeated 3-0 (25-23, 29-27, 25-20) by the HBU Huskies (10-9, 2-2) on Saturday afternoon at Sharp Gym.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Ehize Omoghibo led all Privateers with 11 kills and recorded a .500 attack percentage in 18 swings. Rhyan Rand had 10 kills, seven digs, and two total blocks. Andrea Nava led the team in digs with 15. Lucie Pokorna had 32 assists. Sh'Diamond Holly was in on two blocks to co-lead the team.
 
FIRST SET
The Privateers led by as many as four points in two different parts of the set. However, HBU surged ahead by scoring 11 of the next 14 points. Two Huskies attack errors helped the Privateers pull level at 23-23, but HBU responded by scoring the next two points to finish off a competitive first set. HBU hit .353 in the opening set.
 
SECOND SET
New Orleans and HBU were locked in another competitive set, which seemed to be tilted slightly in the Privateers' favor. However, HBU was able to stave off three Privateer set point opportunities. One came when New Orleans was called on a blocking error on what would have been a set sealing block. Omoghibo had five kills in the set for the Privateers.
 
THIRD SET
It was another highly competitive set that saw 12 ties in total. With the score tied at 20-20, HBU had one final surge that decided the match. Megan Patillo served up two aces and the Huskies got a block to send them to match point. Morgan Dewyer finished off the match for HBU with a kill. Mikayla Vivens led all HBU hitters in kills with 14.
 
NEXT UP
The Privateers return to the HPC on Wednesday, Oct. 9 to face Stephen F. Austin. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
 
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