The Southern University volleyball team took its second tough loss of the week on the chin, falling 3-1 to Southeastern Louisiana Thursday in Hammond.
The Lady Jaguars (2-5, 0-1), took the first set 29-27, but the Lady Lions (8-6) held off Southern 25-20 in the second set before winning the third and fourth sets to win the match.
Michelle Williams and Kirstern Buggage each led SU with 11 kills while Jaquincia Williams added 10. Megan Gauthier led the Lady Jaguars with 40 assistats while Lourena Beathely and Morgran Broussard had 13 digs each.
The loss to Southeastern came two days after dropping a tough decision to Texas Southern (1-7, 1-0), losing 3-2 in the Lady Jags’ Southwestern Athletic Conference opener.
Southern took the first set 26-24, but TSU knotted the match 1-1 with a 25-23 win in the second set. The Lady Tigers took control of the match with a 25-18 decision in the third set.
The Lady Jags forced a fifth set with a 25-12 win in the fourth, but TSU held on 15-13 in the decisive set.
Southern returns to action Tuesday at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
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Southern falls to SLU
September 16, 2010
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