Hokie ClubCHICAGO, Ill. -- The Virginia Tech volleyball team jumped ahead 1-0, but couldn't hang on and fell in four sets (25-20, 20-25, 9-25, 21-25) to the Saint Louis Billikens Saturday at McGrath-Phillips Arena.
The Hokies are now 5-4 on the season.
Sydney Petersen finished with nine kills on the day to lead the Hokies attack, while finishing with a hitting percentage of .318. The Hokies also got seven digs from Logan Mosley to lead them defensively. The Hokie block was spread across six players, with Petersen leading the way with three total.
Game Notes
» Lucky-Rose Williams had a team-high three aces in the loss.
» Sydney Petersen had a team-high nine kills for Virginia Tech.
» Virginia Tech got a team-high seven digs from Logan Mosley.
» Virginia Tech attackers were helped by a team-high 20 assists from Hanna Borer.
How It Happened
The Hokies took set one 25-20, powered by a solid performance on the attacking end. Virginia Tech registered a .385 attack percentage with 13 kills in the set victory. Ava Francis had a solid first set, posting four kills and a .500 attack percentage. Virginia Tech also supplemented their offense with three aces in the opening set.
Virginia Tech dropped the second set 25-20 to even the match 1-1. The Hokies hit .235 in the second set but were overpowered by the Billikens who hit .419. Six different players registered a kill for Saint Louis.
The third set was all Saint Louis, who took the third set 25-9. The Billikens recorded five service aces to go along with 12 kills and two blocks to take the 2-1 lead in the match.
Virginia Tech lost set four and the match, falling 25-21. Saint Louis grabbed the advantage for good at 15-14 and Virginia Tech was never able to recover in a set that was tied up four times before the Billikens took over in the second half of the set. Elayna Duprey and Anabel Zier each had four kills in the final set, while Brie Postema added seven assists.
The Hokies are back in action next week, hosting the Virginia Tech Classic beginning on Thursday. Tech will host Norfolk State, App State and Western Carolina.