ATLANTA, Ga. – The LaGrange College women's volleyball team lost both of their matches at the Jenny McDowell Invitational hosted by Emory University on Saturday at the Woodruff PE Center Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, falling in five-set heart-breakers in a pair of hotly contested matches to the Yellow Jackets of LeTourneau University and the Petrels of Oglethorpe University. The Panthers open their season with a 1-3 record.
LETOURNEAU 3, LAGRANGE 2 (20-25, 25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 15-12)
- LaGrange freshman outside hitter Alex Krabs (Boynton Beach, Fla.) continued her blistering start to her collegiate career against the Yellow Jackets, racking up 17 kills with a .250 hitting percentage to go along with five block assists and seven digs. At press time, Krabs was leading the Panthers for the season in kills (43) and kills per set (2.53).
- Sophomore setter Julia Damico (North Port, Fla.) continued to set the table for the offense, finishing with 23 set assists, five kills, two aces and fifteen digs. Sophomore libero Isabella Zentkovich (Sharpsburg, Ga.) tallied 13 digs in a strong defensive effort.
- Freshman middle-blocker Kaitlyn Smith (Buckeye, Ariz.) was a dominant force at the net with eight block assists and nine kills while chipping in a pair of aces.
- Down 4-1 in the fifth and deciding set, the Panthers tied it up winning three straight rallies with kills by Krabs and freshman outside hitter Jasmine Gross (Antioch, Tenn.). But LC would come up short down the stretch as the Yellow Jackets took it in five.
OGLETHORPE 3, LAGRANGE 2 (19-25, 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 15-7)
- Gross dominated against the Petrels, recording a team-high 16 kills while adding 16 digs on the defensive end.
- Smith had a .310 hitting percentage with eleven kills and three total blocks while Krabs added eleven kills and six digs.
- Damico again made her presence known both on offense and defense with 36 set assists and 18 digs.
UP NEXT
- LaGrange is back on the court on Wednesday when they host Clark Atlanta University in a 7:00 p.m. matchup.
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