Box Score While the two teams trade sets, the Wolf Pack are unable to come out on top in a tough road match
MOBILE, Ala. – The Loyola University New Orleans volleyball team took to the road for a weekday conference matchup at Mobile Tuesday night, falling in a tight five-set match 3-2.
The Wolf Pack (13-13, 3-7) opened up the match tonight with a back-and-forth set with Mobile (18-7, 7-3), eventually falling by just four, 25-21. However, while set two was just as close, Loyola edged the home team out, taking a tough-fought 26-24 set to make it one set to one.
The Rams would claim set three 25-13 to take a 2-1 advantage, before the Pack forced a tiebreaker set after a 25-13 victory of their own. The home team, however, would edge Loyola out 15-9 and claim the 3-2 win.
The Wolf Pack will remain on the road this coming weekend, traveling to Tennessee to face Bethel on Friday, October 19th at 6 p.m. before taking on Martin Methodist on Saturday at 2 p.m.
"The girls showed some great fight tonight. We made some really great plays and fought back pretty well. Unfortunately, we just couldn't keep it together enough for the fifth set."
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