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NC State Volleyball Drops Two at Tiger Invitational
9/13/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 13, 2002
The NC State volleyball team fell twice Friday during the first day of the Missouri Tiger Invitational, losing in three games to Missouri and then Eastern Illinois.
In its first match of the day, three players recorded double-digits in kills as Tigers defeated the Wolfpack by the scores of 30-18, 30-12, 30-21. Freshman outside hitter Shen Danru led the Tigers with a match-high 16 kills on a .600 hitting percentage, and outside hitter Mary Lauren Smith and freshman Lindsey Noll added 11 and 10 kills respectively.
Freshman outside hitter Adeola Kosoko led NC State with a team-high eight kills, while adding six digs, and setter Lindi Sheppard finished with four kills of her own, plus team-highs in both assists (25) and digs (7).
The Panthers combined for a team hitting percentage of .343, led by senior outside hitter Karen Liss' .556 average, as it handed the Wolfpack its second loss of the day by the scores of 30-26, 30-21, 30-21. Liss finished with a match-high 11 kills, while setter Lindsay Perkins recorded 41 digs and nine digs.
Sophomore middle blockers Maya Mapp and Sarah Ensminger combined for 14 kills and seven blocks on the afternoon, while Sheppard again led NC State with 31 assists.
With the losses, the Wolfpack drops to 1-10 on the season and will continue play at the Tiger Invitational Saturday with two more matches. NC State will face Arkansas-Little Rock at 9 a.m. and then San Diego State at 4:30 p.m.
