Golden Eagles fall at Belmont
September 6, 2011

Golden Eagles fall at Belmont

The Tennessee Tech volleyball team battled with Belmont Tuesday evening, but was unable to claim its first win of the season as the Bruins took the 3-0 decision

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NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Tech volleyball team battled with Belmont Tuesday evening, but was unable to claim its first win of the season as the Bruins took the 3-0 decision.

In the opening set, TTU dropped the 25-15 decision as both junior Kelsey Gray and sophomore Natalie Penrod tallied three kills apiece.

The second set was a close affair early on with Belmont owning a 10-7 lead. The Bruins, however put together a 15-10 run to close out the set at 25-17. Freshman Sarah Teel paced the Tech offense with four kills, while sophomore Allison May added seven digs.

In the third set, the Bruins opened up a quick 11-3 lead and never looked back as they took the set 25-12, and the match.

Teel led the Golden Eagle offense with seven kills, while May tallied 18 digs.

The Golden Eagles wrap up their non-conference play this weekend as they take on a trio of opponents at the UT Chattanooga Invitational. TTU will square off with UNC Asheville Friday, at 2 p.m., and a pair of opponents on Saturday, including Chattanooga at 9 a.m., and East Tennessee State at 3 p.m.