The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Monday, March 22
Bartow Arena
11:30 AM
UAB
-87,75 CUSA
2
vs
3
UTSA
-711,57 CUSA
1
2
3
4
5
F
UTSA
25
27
14
14
15
3
UAB
19
25
25
25
13
2
UAB Volleyball Falls in Five Sets to UTSA in Regular Season Finale
3/22/2021 3:10:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BIRMINGHAM — Fernanda Maida broke the program record for kills in a match with 28 in a five-set loss to UTSA Monday afternoon at Bartow Arena. UAB falls to 8-7, 7-5 CUSA and UTSA moves to 7-11, 5-7 CUSA.
"We are proud of the effort it took to get us to set five, but it was just too little too late, and we were unable to execute when it really mattered," head coach Betsy Freeburg said. "We found ourselves down 2-0, and when we made the decision we were going to come out for set three and play the right way and follow the game plan, we had success."
Abby Carlile and Tatijana Fucka had career-high days with six and eight blocks respectively. Lidya Canturk assisted on 24 kills and posted a career-high 14 digs. As a team, the Blazers matched a season-high with 12 blocks.
UTSA took the first two sets by a tally of 25-19 and 27-25. The Blazers answered back by taking sets three and four, 25-14 and 25-14. In a close fifth set, the Roadrunners pulled away to win the set, 15-13 and secure the 3-2 match victory.
"All in all, it was a successful weekend with celebrating Abby on Senior Day and earning our bid to the conference tournament," Freeburg added. "We have responded after each of our losses with an attitude determined to get better, and we are going to do just that as we prepare for the conference tournament."
The Blazers head to Hattiesburg, Miss. for the Conference USA Tournament April 1-3. Live stats and championship information can be found on the UAB volleyball schedule page.
For more information on the UAB volleyball team, follow @UAB_VB on Twitter and Instagram.
"We are proud of the effort it took to get us to set five, but it was just too little too late, and we were unable to execute when it really mattered," head coach Betsy Freeburg said. "We found ourselves down 2-0, and when we made the decision we were going to come out for set three and play the right way and follow the game plan, we had success."
Abby Carlile and Tatijana Fucka had career-high days with six and eight blocks respectively. Lidya Canturk assisted on 24 kills and posted a career-high 14 digs. As a team, the Blazers matched a season-high with 12 blocks.
UTSA took the first two sets by a tally of 25-19 and 27-25. The Blazers answered back by taking sets three and four, 25-14 and 25-14. In a close fifth set, the Roadrunners pulled away to win the set, 15-13 and secure the 3-2 match victory.
"All in all, it was a successful weekend with celebrating Abby on Senior Day and earning our bid to the conference tournament," Freeburg added. "We have responded after each of our losses with an attitude determined to get better, and we are going to do just that as we prepare for the conference tournament."
The Blazers head to Hattiesburg, Miss. for the Conference USA Tournament April 1-3. Live stats and championship information can be found on the UAB volleyball schedule page.
For more information on the UAB volleyball team, follow @UAB_VB on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
UTSA
UAB
Kills
51
62
Errors
33
27
Attempts
177
181
Hitting %
.102
.193
Points
65
80
Assists
47
58
Aces
4
6
Blocks
10
12
Game Leaders
Kills
28
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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