The Ball State University women's volleyball team lost 3-2 (25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 22-25, 15-13) to Tennessee Tech University in the Cardinals' second match of the Active Ankle Challenge at Worthen Arena.
The Cardinals (2-4) were unable to capitalize after coming back to win the third and fourth sets behind the serving of sophomore libero Alyssa Rio and the attacking from middles Alisha Green and Jennifer Boyd.
"I thought in the first two games, we didn't compete. That was our biggest issue we were out there playing, but that was about the extent of it," coach Dave Boos said. "I think games three, four and five we competed as hard as we could, and it showed in effort."
Junior outside hitter Julie Breivogel had a match-high 22 kills to go along with 11 digs, and Green added 17 kills and six blocks. Defensively, Rio notched a team-high 20 digs.
Serving was a problem for Ball State throughout the match, as 14 service errors gave points and the serve right back to the Golden Eagles (2-3), who were shutout 3-0 by No. 18 Purdue University last night.
"I think it's always a delicate balance in serving," Boos said. "When you have 14 errors, that means you've given up 14 points. It also means the serves you do get in are hopefully getting the opponent to do harder things with the ball. Sometimes you have to miss a few to put the pressure on them when you have a chance."
The Cardinals play the final match of the 2008 Active Ankle Challenge against Purdue at 7:30 p.m.
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