Lady Senators drop opening matches of Cape Fear Invitational

WILMINGTON, NC –  No. 16 Walters State opened the season in the Cape Fear Invitational on Friday afternoon, dropping a 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-14) contest to Lake Sumter State and a 3-2 (14-25, 29-27, 23-25, 25-21, 15-11) match to Fayetteville Tech. 

With the losses, the Lady Senators moved to 0-2 on the season. 

Against Lake Sumter, Rylee Haynie led the way with seven kills and four blocks while Kara Coggins and Davanie Tarleton had four kills each. Tarleton also had three blocks. Other contributors for Walters State were Payton Brown with 11 digs and two aces, Lilabeth Jordan with nine digs, Annah Cate Hyatt with 10 assists and nine digs and Trudi Aiken with eight assists, five digs and two aces. 

Taking on Fayetteville Tech, Brown had 21 digs and an ace and Chloe Redwine had 17 digs and an ace. Hyatt had 15 digs, 31 assists and an ace as well, while Veda Barton had 13 kills and two blocks. Other contributors were Jordan with eight digs and four aces, Preslee Quertermous with 12 kills, Haynie with nine kills and two blocks and Tarleton with six kills and five blocks. 

Up Next:

Walters State will be back in action for two more games on Saturday in the Cape Fear Invitational. The Lady Senators will play St. Johns River State at 9 am ET and Cape Fear at 1 pm ET.