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Herd Volleyball Victorious Over Tennessee State, 3-1
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 1, 2007
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Marshall University volleyball senior outside hitter Stephanie Cahill (Louisville, Ky.) tallied a match-high 15 kills and the Herd had three players record double-digit kills en route to a 3-1 (22-30, 31-29, 30-23, 30-20) victory over Tennessee State University in Saturday afternoon's non-conference Western Kentucky Tournament match at the E.A Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky.
With the win,
With the match tied at one game apiece, the Herd used a nine-point lead (23-14) and an eight-point lead (29-21) to claim the go ahead victory in game three. Junior middle hitter Jalicia Ross (
With the score at 25-20 in the fourth game,
Sophomore outside hitter Kristin Marcum (Arlington, Texas) tallied 12 kills and 12 digs and Ross added 11 to round out the Herd's double-digit swingers. Arias finished with 15 digs and junior defensive specialist Taylor Tanner (
In the second game, the Lady Tigers built a 17-12 lead before Marshall clawed back to tie the game at 24-24 on a combined blocking effort from Marcum and Ross. From there, the two teams fought to five more ties before senior middle hitter Uche Ndubisi (
Ndubisi finished with eight kills in the match.
The Herd concludes Western Kentucky Tournament action, Saturday when it faces host
