Box Score


Dalton State      22   25   25   14    8    =   2    
Life University   25   17   18   25   15   =  3
 
Marietta, GA. – The Dalton State volleyball team lost a hard fought match Thursday night at Life University's "Eagles Nest". It went to five sets, before the Running Eagles (12-7) prevailed, 3 sets to 2.

The Roadrunners jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the first set only to see Life tie the game on a five point run. Dalton State had their own five point run to go ahead 13-8. The Running Eagles came back to take the lead at 15-14. DS would tie the score at 15 before life pulled away to a 23-17 lead.  The Roadrunners never gave up, but lost the set, 25-22.

The teams went back and forth to start the second game with neither team earning more than a one point lead until Dalton State went up 12-10 and then 14-11. After Life pulled to within one at 16-15, the Roadrunners pulled away to win the set, 25-17, and tie the match at 1-1. Dalton State would go on to easily win the third set, 25-18.

The hosts tied the match in the fourth set. After a couple of quick Dalton State leads, the Running Eagles ran out to a 5-2 advantage and maintained the three point difference through 12-9 and then expanded the lead to eight (17-9). Life went on to take the set, 25-14.

The hosts jumped out to a 13-7 lead in the tie-breaker and went on to take the set, 15-8.

"Life is a great team," said DS Coach Bruna Langner. "We are glad to play a team that challanged us the way they did as we prepare for two important conference matches next week."
 
Roadrunner volleyball (7-9, 3-5) is off until, Friday, October 16^th at 700 p.m. when they jump back into Southern States Athletic Conference competition against defending conference champion and No. 13 nationally Coastal Georgia in Brunswick. They then go to Mount Vernon, GA on Saturday the 17th to battle Brewton-Parker at 2:00 p.m..