CLINTON, Miss. – The Christian Brothers University volleyball team dropped its final road contest of the season, in a 3-0 setback to Mississippi College, on Friday night, at A.E. Wood Coliseum.  

FINAL SCORE:
Mississippi College 3 (11-14, 9-6 GSC), CBU 0 (2-24, 1-13 GSC), (25-19, 26-24, 25-18)

WHAT HAPPENED:
The Lady Bucs jump out to early leads in the second and third sets, but were unable to hold on. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After going down 14-8, the Lady Bucs used a 3-0 run started off by a kill from Jordan Allen to cut the Choctaws lead in half.
• Back-to-back aces from Tia Rizvi cut the MC lead to 22-19, but the Choctaws used a 3-0 run to close the set and take a 1-0 lead. 
• Led by three straight aces from Sarah Allyn Thornell, the Lady Bucs started the second set with a 7-0 run. 
• After a 7-1 run late in the set gave the Choctaws a 23-20 lead, Alma Solis and Jordan Allen combined to score three straight points, tying the score at 23. 
• Back-to-back kills from MC secured the second set by a narrow 26-24 margin. 
• For the second stragiht set, the Lady Bucs stormed out to a 6-1 advantage that was punctuated by a kill from Allen. 
• The lead was short lived as the Choctaws used a 12-2 run in the middle of the set to take the 20-13 lead. Mississippi College did not look back taking the match with a 25-18 set win. 

KEY STATS | NOTABLES:

• With eight aces against MC, CBU has combined for 27 in its last three contests. That total is its highest in a three-match span this season. 
• The three aces for Rizvi ties her season-high. The junior has recorded three aces in back-to-back contests. 
• For the first time this season, the Lady Bucs hit a negative percentage (-.066), combining for 18 kills and 23 errors on 76 attempts.

UP NEXT
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to Canale Arena to take on Friday, Nov. 10, when they host West Florida. First serve is set for 6 PM.