SEARCY - The Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs dropped matches against Missouri S&T (0-3) and Ouachita Baptist (2-3) to open their play in the 2019 Harding Invitational.

CBU 0, Missouri S&T 3  (7-25, 17-25, 21-25)

WHAT HAPPENED: The Lady Bucs used a couple of big scoring runs to make things interesting, but the Miners were able to complete a 3-0 victory.

KEY STATS: 

• Emma Lenoir and Miaya Smith led the scoring for the for the Lady Bucs as they finished with eight kills apiece. Meredith Hollinger recorded one less, with seven.
• Madeline McGaha was able to team up with a teammate in three successful blocks. 
• Maddie Flickinger led the team with 13 assists. 

CBU 2, Ouachita Baptist 3  (25-22, 28-16, 15-25, 24-26, 14-16)

WHAT HAPPENED: The Lady Bucs jumped out to a strong 2-0 lead, but the Tigers of Ouachita Baptist were able to rally back to force a fifth set. The final set looked like it was all Lady Bucs, but OBU had two late scoring outbursts to lead them to the 3-2 match victory.

KEY STATS: 

• Lenoir finished the match with 27 kills. This is the most kills she has recorded in a single match this season. 
• Hollinger (15) and Smith (14) finished with double digit kills.
• Anna Graziosi recorded 28 assists, while Alayna Maslinski shortly followed with 25.
• Smith successfully teamed up with another teammate to record seven block assists.
• The Lady Bucs tallied eight service aces.

UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs wrap up their play in the 2019 Harding Invitational as they take on Rockhurst University at 1:00 PM and  Harding University at 5:00 PM.