Oct. 7, 2007

Final Stats

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - It was a tough afternoon for the Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (3-16) when they took a 3-0 loss to the Florida A&M Rattlers (5-5, 2-0 MEAC), Sunday afternoon. Though the Lady Rams came out firing against the reigning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions and scoring 20 points in the game one loss, the team dropped the final two games of the match, 11-30 and 13-30.

The Lady Rams weren't overwhelmed by the Rattlers matching their opponents in total attacks as FAMU totaled 96 total attacks while the Lady Rams totaled 97 attacks in the match. The difference in the match came in the hitting percentages with FAMU posting a .406 hitting percentage in the match while the Lady Rams notched a .082 percentage.  

The young WSSU tandem of freshman hitter Ashley Harris and sophomore hitter Annika Barnwell led the way for the Lady Rams with eight kills each. Harris was also solid in the team's defensive effort with seven digs. Junior setter Valentina Pushkina coordinated the WSSU attack with 23 assists in the loss.

FAMU was led by senior hitter Iva Lakic's 18 kills in the match while freshman Jovana Blazeski added 14 kills in the match. Sophomore setter Zaira Manzo added 45 assists in the loss.

With the loss, the Lady Rams fall to 3-16 on the season and will return to action on Tuesday evening when they take on the St. Augustine's Falcons in a 6:00 pm match.