Boxscore

RALEIGH, N.C. – Saint Augustine's College fell behind early and ended up losing in four sets to Fayetteville State University Monday (Oct. 24) in a CIAA volleyball encounter at Emery Gym.

The loss left the Lady Falcons (9-16 overall, 9-5 CIAA) at 4-4 in the Southern Division with two divisional matches left. A divisional win over Livingstone Wednesday (Oct. 26) would qualify the Lady Falcons for the CIAA Tournament, which will be held Nov. 4-6 in Hampton, Va. Eight teams – the top four in both the Northern and Southern Division – advance to the conference tourney.

Kathryn Tokarski (Sr./Saskatchewan,  Canada) led the way with 11 kills and 17 digs for the Lady Falcons, who climbed back in the match after losing 25-21 and 25-17 the first two games. They played their best in the third set, leading big most of the way en route to winning 25-15. Their inspired play in the third set gave hope that a comeback was possible, but the Lady Broncos (16-10 overall, 11-3 CIAA) sealed the match with a 25-20 victory in the fourth set.

Keisha Parris (Sr./St. Catherine, Jamaica) and Victoria Davis (Soph./San Diego, Calif.) both added nine kills, and Roxanne Smith (Sr./St. Catherine, Jamaica) had 28 assists. The Lady Broncos, co-leaders in the Southern Division at 7-1, were led by the duo of Octavia Wynn and LaToya Harvin, who both had game-highs of 14 kills apiece.

The Livingstone match on Wednesday in Emery Gym will be the second home match in a row for the Lady Falcons.