F

WILMINGTON, NC – Walters State had a tough challenge ahead of them on Friday evening and proved up to it at the Cape Fear Invitational.

Taking on No. 1 Richard Bland, the Lady Senators played three competitive sets before falling, 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 26-24). In the nightcap, Walters State bounced back with a 3-1 win over No. 19 Cape Fear (20-25, 25-12, 25-12, 26-24).

With the split, the Lady Senators move to 3-1 on the season.

Against Cape Fear, Alyssa Campbell led the way with 10 kills and six blocks while Maddie Rockrohr and Lauren Mims had nine kills each. Mims also had three blocks and 17 digs, and Jaci Drinnon had 35 digs and three aces.

In the loss to Richard Bland, Campbell had nine kills and three blocks. Catherine Sweeney added eight kills and three blocks, and Drinnon had 33 digs.

Lady Senators fall twice to close out Cape Fear Invitational

WILMINGTON, NC – Walters State closed out their time at the Cape Fear Invitational on Saturday, falling to Lake-Sumter and St. Johns River College.

The Lady Senators fell in an extremely competitive match to Lake-Sumter 3-2 (12-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-8) before falling 3-0 to St. Johns River (25-18, 25-18, 25-13).

With the losses, the Lady Senators fell to 3-3 on the season.

In the loss to Lake-Sumter, Lauren Mims led the way with 20 digs and 10 kills while Jaci Drinnon had 35 digs. Alyssa Campbell added 10 kills and two blocks, and Catherine Sweeney had nine kills and three blocks. Olivia Brown totaled 23 assists while Allison Singleton had 22.

Against St Johns, Mims and Mattie Davis each had eight kills. Mims had 10 digs as well while Davis had three blocks. Drinnon added 16 digs.

Up Next:

Walters State will be back in action on Tuesday for their home opener against Southwest Virginia. The match is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.