Box Score By Karen Allen

ROME—The Lady Hawks won their fourth straight match Tuesday evening at home with a 3-1 one victory over conference foe Alabama Huntsville.

The win improves Shorter to 8-5 overall, and 4-3 in conference play.

Shorter got off to a good start winning the first set, 25-23. But, the Chargers came back and evened things up taking the second set, 25-19. The final two sets went to the Lady Hawks, 25-22 and 25-17, respectively.

After beginning conference play 0-3 this season, Shorter has gotten back in the win column with four straight wins over conference opponents.

Tanequa Whitman earned a team high 30 digs, which tied her with Alabama Huntsville's Stacey Sargent for the match high. Elizabeth Dowd and Jasmine Crook each finished the night with double-digit kills and digs. Dowd with 12 kills and 17 digs, and Crook recorded 19 kills and 18 digs.

Dena Pierce chipped in with 18 digs, while recorded a match high 32 assists. Cheyenne Frady added 19 assists on the night.

The Lady Hawks will be back in action at the Winthrop-King Centre Friday, October 11, at 7:00 pm as they host North Alabama for a Gulf South match up. Fans unable to attend can keep up with the action by following the live stats; link can be found on the schedule at www.goshorterhawks.com.