Lady Senators drop final two matches in Wallace State Fall Bash

CULLMAN, AL – No. 23 Walters State dropped their final two matches of the Wallace State Fall Bash on Saturday, falling 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-19) to Bevill State and 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-15) to Wallace State. 

With the defeats, the Lady Senators fell to 7-8 on the season. 

In the loss to Bevill, Veda Barton had eight kills and three blocks while Annah Cate Hyatt had 17 assists, seven digs and three aces. Other contributors were Kara Coggins with six kills, Davanie Tarleton with five kills, two blocks, seven digs and an ace, Lilabeth Jordan with 19 digs and an ace and Payton Brown with 13 digs. 

Against Wallace State, the Lady Senators battled tight in the opening set. Down 18-15, Walters State tied things up thanks to two kills by Barton and a kill by Hyatt. However, Wallace would score seven of the final eight points to take the set. 

In the second set, Walters State took an early 3-2 lead thanks to kills from Barton and Isabelle Brickey. The two teams tied at four after another kill by Barton, and then a kill and an ace by Tarleton tied things at eight. Walters State made one last push in the set when Barton recorded a kill to cut things to 12-11, but Wallace took over from there and took the set.

In the final set, Wallace led from the start and took the match. Barton had a handful of kills in the final set. 

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Walters State returns home on Tuesday, hosting Pellissippi State at 6 pm ET.