Florence, Ala. -- Despite a late rally in the final set the Lady Hawks fell to North Alabama 3-0 Friday evening to move to 3-2 on the year and 1-1 in conference play. The Lions improved to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the Gulf South.

Set scores were 25-23, 25-21, and 31-29, respectively.

In the final set, down by 4 on match point, the Lady Hawks rallied for four points to tie the game. Tiffani Estep and Elizabeth Dowd turned in back-to-back kills, followed by a huge block from Alicia McClellan and Dowd. Thento tie the set Cheyenne Frady recorded an ace. The teams traded points back and forth, making it a 29-29 game; where UNA then took advantage of a Lady Hawk error and Andrea De Leon tallied the ace to give the Lions the win.

Estep finished the night with a team high 7 kills; while Dowd chipped in with 6. Frady added 13 assists in the match to lead Shorter. Dena Pierce just missed double-figures in assists with 9 on the night. Madeline Munroe served up 3 of the Lady Hawks' 5 aces for the game.

Defensively, Cheyenne McLemore posted 14 digs, Dowd added 11; while both Frady and Morgan Cleveland finished the night with 7 each. Dowd also assisted on 4 blocks, while Estep chipped in with 3 and McClellan had a hand in two. BreAnna Thompson post two solo blocks in match.

The Lady Hawks will look to get back in the win column and spoil the Chargers hot streak when they travel to Alabama Huntsville Saturday afternoon for a 3:00pm Eastern start. Fans unable to attend the match can follow all the action at www.goshorterhawks.com.