St. Mary´s Volleyball Falls to Incarnate Word in Five Sets

Date: 2009-09-30     Author: Derek Smolik
St. Mary´s Volleyball Falls to Incarnate Word in Five Sets
Kirsten Chapman had a team-high 12 kills in the Rattlers five-set loss against Incarnate Word on Wednesday night.

SAN ANTONIO—Kirsten Chapman had 12 kills, helping St. Mary’s University to a two sets to one lead, but the University of the Incarnate Word rallied for a 21-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 15-6, win in Heartland Conference volleyball action Wednesday night at the McDermott Center.

The Rattlers made just 18 attack errors, compared with 35 kills over the first three sets and took a commanding two sets to one lead. But the Cardinals rallied to win game four 25-18, then wrapped up the match with a 15-6 win in the fifth set. The Rattlers dropped a five-set match for the third straight time, including two in a row that the Rattlers led after three sets.

Chapman (So., Jourdanton) had 12 kills and four blocks to lead the Rattlers in both categories. Katelyn Kershner (Jr., San Antonio) had seven kills, four service aces and 10 digs. As a team the Rattlers finished the match with 49 kills against 34 attack errors. Incarnate Word had 56 kills against just 15 errors.

With the loss, St. Mary’s fell to 3-13 overall and 2-3 in Heartland Conference play, while UIW improved to 14-4, 4-1. St. Mary’s will return to action on Friday when they host the St. Mary’s/Incarnate Word Regional Crossover Tournament. The Rattlers will face Midwestern State at 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon at Bill Greehey Arena.

Incarnate Word def. St. Mary's (Texas) 21-25,25-17,22-25,25-18,15-6 

St. Mary's (Texas) (3-13; (2-3)) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kirsten Chapman 12-0-4; Kori McCarver 9-1-2; Mallory Moeller 8-0-0; Katelyn Kershner 7-4-0; Stephanie Proske 5-0-1; Adrianna Keys 5-0-1; Luisa Rodrigues 3-0-0; Allie Murray 0-1-0; Stephanie Flores 0-1-0; Sondra Cui 0-1-0; Totals 49-8-4.0. (Assists) - Allie Murray 26; Sondra Cui 12. (Dig leaders) - Stephanie Flores 13; Allie Murray 12; Katelyn Kershner 10

Incarnate Word (14-4; (4-1)) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Edie Weise 17-0-3; Nicole Morfin 9-1-1; Sarah Nordman 9-3-1; Anna Herr 7-0-4; Chelsea Grayson 6-0-1; Emily Kopecki 4-3-3; Daniella Vidaurri 3-0-1; Stephanie Bonura 1-0-1; Totals 56-7-9.0. (Assists) - Sarah Nordman 37; Spencer Ladd 10. (Dig leaders) - Spencer Ladd 17; Nicole Morfin 10; Emily Kopecki 8

  Site: Incarnate Word (McDermott Center)
  Date: Sep 30, 2009   Attend: 713   Time: 2h5m    
  Referees: Eric Sanders, Brian Gibbs




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LOSS score: 72-83   [1-1]
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WIN score: 74-65   [1-0]

MEN'S SOCCER
Nov 8: * St. Edward's
LOSS score: 1-4   [5-12-1]
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LOSS score: 1-2   [5-11-1]

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