University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Lady Eagle Netters Sweep UAB, Advance to C-USA Tournament
11/11/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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Lady Eagle Netters Sweep UAB, Advance to C-USA Tournament
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ? The Southern Miss volleyball team (9-18, 4-12 C-USA) used a .314 team hitting percentage to edge UAB (12-17, 3-13 C-USA), 3-0 in Bartow Arena. The win vaulted the Lady Eagles into the Conference USA Volleyball Tournament next week, Nov. 15-18 in Houston, Texas.
Freshman Lisa Downey led Southern Miss with 11 kills in the match. Kelly Tribble collected a double-double with 10 kills and a team-best 11 digs. The senior finished the match committing no errors, while recording a .476 hitting percentage.
In a tightly-contested first game, Southern Miss used a .387 hitting percentage and held UAB to a .162 percentage to take a 30-23 victory.
The same scenario held in game two with the Golden Eagles hitting .333 and UAB being held to .128. With Southern Miss leading 21-19, the Golden Eagles used a 4-0 run to pull away and take the game 30-21.
Southern MIss got out to a 13-3 lead in game three, but UAB battled back to within two before Southern Miss closed the door and won 30-27.
Senior outside hitter Shelly Greene had 11 kills and six digs to lead UAB. Sophomore outside hitter Martina Shields posted 10 kills and nine digs.
Southern Miss enters the C-USA tournament as an 11th seed. The Lady Eagles face sixth-seeded Marquette in the first round. The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m., at Hofheinz Pavilion.
