Lindsey Wilson University

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – The Lindsey Wilson volleyball team battled Georgetown in four sets but fell 3-1 to the Tigers on Tuesday night at Davis-Reid Alumni Gym in a Mid-South Conference matchup.

Georgetown claimed the match by scores of 25-17, 24-26, 25-23 and 25-21.

The Tigers jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the opening set before Lindsey Wilson answered with a pair of points. Georgetown extended its advantage to 19-9 before the Blue Raiders began to rally. Lindsey Wilson used kills from Gabi Zuquelo and Sofija Pjevic to pull within 21-16, but Georgetown closed the set with three straight points to take a 1-0 lead.

Lindsey Wilson responded in the second set, which featured 13 ties and one lead change. After the teams were tied at 13-13, the Blue Raiders used a 5-0 run behind Kennedy Moone's serving, including an ace, to take a 17-13 lead. Rachel Kilchenmann later served an ace to put Lindsey Wilson ahead 19-15.

Georgetown battled back to tie the set at 22-22, but Zuquelo's kill gave the Blue Raiders a 24-23 edge. After the Tigers tied it again at 24-24, Luisina Sandrone Tais recorded a kill to put Lindsey Wilson at set point before a Georgetown attack error gave the Blue Raiders a 26-24 win. Lindsey Wilson hit .243 in the set while holding Georgetown to .125.

The Tigers controlled most of the third set, but Lindsey Wilson continued to stay within striking distance. A 3-0 run capped by a Kennedy Moone ace and a Parker Sutherland block pulled the Blue Raiders within 14-13. Lindsey Wilson later trimmed a 19-14 deficit to 19-17 behind two Tais kills and a Hana Kisa ace.

Natalie Wandrie's kill made it 24-23, but Georgetown answered with the final point to take the set 25-23 and regain the match lead.

Lindsey Wilson opened the fourth set with three straight points, including a kill from Duda Becho, and held a 10-6 advantage following a Wandrie kill. Georgetown rallied to tie the set at 10-10, and neither team led by more than two points until late in the set.

Kilchenmann's ace gave the Blue Raiders a 17-16 lead, but Georgetown answered with a 3-0 run to take a 21-18 advantage. Tully Bew's kill brought Lindsey Wilson within 23-20, but the Tigers scored the final two points to secure the 25-21 win.

Bew led the Blue Raiders with 11 kills while hitting .280. She also recorded one solo block and two block assists for 13.0 points. Tais added 11 kills, while Wandrie finished with eight kills and a .316 hitting percentage.

Zuquelo contributed six kills and one block assist, while Sutherland recorded three kills and led Lindsey Wilson with four solo blocks and two block assists.

Kilchenmann finished with 20 assists and two aces, while Addison Janes added 18 assists. Momo Hampton led the defensive effort with 18 digs, and Moone contributed six digs and two aces.

As a team, Lindsey Wilson finished with 45 kills, six aces, 45 digs and 9.0 total blocks while hitting .167. The Blue Raiders held Georgetown to a .213 hitting percentage.

Lindsey Wilson drops to 13-12 overall and 3-3 in the Mid-South with the loss. The Blue Raiders return to action at 6 p.m. Friday against Columbia College at Biggers Sports Center.