Pensacola, Fla. --Â The Lady Hawks closed out their postseason run Saturday afternoon, falling to West Florida 3-0 in the semifinals of the GSC Tournament.
With the loss, Shorter finishes the year with a 19-11 overall mark, while the Argo will advance to tomorrow's finals with a 27-6 record.
Set scores were 25-17, 25-18, and 25-20, respectively.
After trading points for most of the opening set, the Argos pulled away late with six straight points to extend their lead to 21-14, before going on to win the set 25-17. And, used a steady attack in the second to earn a 25-18 win and commanding led in the match.
Shorter, however, came out hot in the third set, jumping out to an early 7-2 lead; forcing a UWF timeout. After the break, the Argos fought back, taking the lead on a 11-3 run. From there the teams traded points, before UWF pulled away with a 6-2 run to earn the win, 25-20.
Madeline Munroe and
Morgan Cleveland led the offense, turning in six kills apiece; while
Tiffani Estep added five and
Annie Homan chipped in with four.
Tinsley Fain delivered 12 assists, to go along with 10 from
Alli Bell.
Kelsi Jones and Cleveland each added two aces in the match.
On the receiving end, Homan led with 14 digs; while
Cheyenne McLemore tallied nine, Fain and Cleveland finished with eight. Estep led the effort at the net with three blocks; while
Hannah Flack and Jones each had a hand in two.
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