SEARCY, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello Volleyball traveled to Searcy, Arkansas on Saturday afternoon for a midday contest with the Lady Bisons of Harding University. A hard fought battle came to a close with the Blossoms dropping the afternoon affair 3-0 (25-4, 25-18, 25-13) to Harding.
The loss dropped the Blossoms to
3-9 on the season and 0-3 in GAC play, while the Lady Bisons improved to 11-3 and 2-1.
UAM was held to a -.042 hitting percentage on 38 digs, 17 assists, 3 blocks, 2 aces, and 19 kills.
SET-BY-SET
FIRST SET (25-4 HU, HU leads 1-0)
The opening set began with the Lady Bisons taking a commanding 7-0 lead. The Blossoms were able to stop the bleeding momentarily with two kills and an attack error to bring the set to 11-3. Harding's offense did not hold back, going on a 14-1 run, taking the first set, 25-4.
SECOND SET (25-18 HU, HU leads 2-0)
The Blossoms fell behind in the scoreboard, 6-0, to Harding early. The Lady Bisons pulled away from the Monticello defense, 20-10. The Blossoms cut the deficit to just four points, 21-17, although it wasn't enough as HU scored four more points over the next five serves to take set two, 25-18.
THIRD SET (25-13 HU, HU wins 3-0)
Arkansas-Monticello saw themselves down early, 10-8, however, six consecutive points from the Lady Bisons would see them pull away to 16-8. The Blossoms brought the score to 16-11 due to three kills, but this last-minute rally from UAM did not provide much as Harding was able to take the final set and match win, 25-13 and 3-0.
UAM vs. HU LEADERS
UP NEXT
The Blossoms are back on the court next Tuesday, September 30, as they head to Arkadelphia, Arkansas to take on the Reddies of Henderson State University. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. inside the Duke Wells Center.
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