NEW ORLEANS – Three Privateers landed in double figures in kills but it was Arkansas-Pine Bluff who wrestled away momentum after the first set as they defeated New Orleans 3-1 (19-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-22) on Friday night at the Human Performance Center.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff used the service line with Anaiah Jordan to put away the second set. Jordan had two aces and the Golden Lions ripped off 10 consecutive points on her service. UAPB also hit very efficiently, connecting at a .500 clip on their attempts.
With the match tied at 1-1, Arkansas-Pine Bluff used a mini spurt early to separate to a four-point lead. They held the advantage for most of the set but the Privateers provided a late surge to save three of five set points.
Buse Kocakaya had two kills and a block in that sequence. The Golden Lions persevered to end the set though after an attack error.
New Orleans used an eight-point run off of
Chelsea Daffin's serve to take a 14-10 lead in set four. The Golden Lions reset though and fought their way back to level the score at 17-17. It became a race to the wire which UAPB won when Marlina Anderson put away her eighth kill of the match to secure the Golden Lions' second win of the season.
The Privateers won the first set after overcoming an early 7-2 deficit.
Jaedyn Newman got off to a quick start with five of the team's 15 kills. They also held UAPB to a .121 attack percentage in the opening set.
Ashanti Butler led the Golden Lions in kills with 10. Mackenzie McDowell had 10 digs to lead the Golden Lions' defense.
INSIDE THE BOX
Kocakaya, Newman and
Courtney Roundtree each had 10 kills to lead the offense. Daffin finished with nine kills and seven digs.
Lani Alleman led the team in digs with eight while
Defne Eciroglu had 20 assists. The Privateers had six aces and four of those came in the fourth set.
NEXT UP
The Privateers will play Georgia State (12 p.m.) and Louisiana Tech (3 p.m.) on Saturday.
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