BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ---- The No. 5 seeded Life University women's volleyball team came up short against No. 1 seeded and No. 10 nationally ranked Lindsey Wilson College in the Mid-South Conference Tournament Semifinals Friday night.
NOTES
• Life U finishes the year 20-11, which marks just the second 20-win season in program history.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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Zykeria Allen led the way offensively for the Running Eagles with 14 kills and two block assists. She hit .345 in the match with just four errors.
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Lena Pucnik also finished in double figures with 13 kills and six digs.
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Marin Black finished with a match-high 18 digs as
Taylor Parrish tallied 29 assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Lindsey Wilson led 9-5 early in set one, but a 4-0 run from Life U tied the set. Lindsey Wilson regained the lead and used a late 4-1 run to lead 20-16. Life U cut the lead to three, 22-19, before Lindsey Wilson finished the set on a 3-0 run to win 25-19.
• Life U jumped out to an early 12-7 lead in the second set after a kill from Allen and a set error on Lindsey Wilson. The Blue Raiders responded with a 5-0 run to tie the set. The two teams traded points, but a 4-1 Lindsey Wilson run gave the No. 1 seed a 17-15 advantage. Life U kept the set close, but a final 4-1 run from Lindsey Wilson ended the set 25-21 in the Blue Raiders' favor.
• Life U led 5-4 early in set three, but Lindsey Wilson went on a 5-1 run to lead 9-6. A 7-2 Blue Raider run gave Lindsey Wilson a 16-10 lead before a kill from Zimmerman stopped the run. Life U responded with a late 4-1 run that was finished on a block from Benton and Furness to cut the deficit to four, 19-15. Lindsey Wilson finished the match on a 6-0 run to earn the 3-0 victory 25-15.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Lindsey Wilson edged Life U in kills 46-38. Life U finished with a hitting percentage of .161 as Lindsey Wilson finished with a .361.
• Life U led Lindsey Wilson in aces 4-3, but the Blue Raiders held a 4-3 advantage in blocks over the Running Eagles.
• Lindsey Wilson totaled 55 digs as Life U finished with 47.
