MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Christian Brothers University Volleyball team forced a fourth set, but came up short in a 3-1 loss to Valdosta State, on Friday at Canale Arena. 

Valdosta State 3, CBU 1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-17, 25-16)

WHAT HAPPENED: Jojo Smith and Kylie Stroehlein finished with 22 of the 49 kills to help lead the Lady Blazers. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• In the first set Valdosta State took advantage of 11 CBU errors en route to a 25-17 win. 
• CBU jumped out to an early 5-2 lead, and scored four of the last six points to take the set. The Lady Bucs took advantage of eight VSU errors in the set. 
• Following an evenly played 27 points, VSU scored 11 of the next 15 to take the set. The visitors hit .433 in the frame. 
• In the fourth set, VSU used its momentum to take an early 12-5 lead and never looked back in a 25-16 win. 

KEY STATS:

• Tia Rizvi led the Lady Bucs with a career-high 14 kills.
• KaLea Davis finished with a 36 assists, three service aces, and a career-high 15 digs.
• Kimmy Hammond had 12 digs and two assists. 

UP NEXT

The Lady Bucs are back in action on Saturday Oct. 2nd, when they host West Georgia. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:00 PM.