PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Victory just wasn't in the cards for the University of Pikeville women's volleyball team Thursday night, as they fell to visiting Lindsey Wilson College 3-0.
 
The Bears now find themselves on a four-game losing streak, and are 1-7 in the Mid-South Conference and 4-15 overall in 2011. On the other side of things, Lindsey Wilson climbs to 5-1 in the Mid-South and 21-1 for the season. The Blue Raiders have now won 14 consecutive matches.
 
UPike began Game One by taking the first two points of the match, but were quickly outmatched by Lindsey Wilson, who used a soft touch and precision shots to find gaps in the UPike lineup. After calling a timeout with her team trailing 12-5, UPike coach Anna Bevins was forced to call another timeout after Lindsey Wilson responded with a 5-0 run.
 
The Blue Raiders continued to assert themselves, eventually winning the game 25-9.
 
Game Two was more promising, as Lindsey Wilson's 4-0 run to start the game was immediately matched by UPike own 4-0 run. Lindsey Wilson did pull ahead, UPike was able to climb within three with the score at 18-15 before slipping late. Lindsey Wilson scored the next three points, and despite calling a timeout to muster their confidence UPike would lose by a score of 25-19.
 
UPike seemed to have more energy than Lindsey Wilson for much of Game Three, and was able to hold onto the lead for the first half of the game until Lindsey Wilson took over 12-11.
 
Coach Bevins called timeout immediately, but the Bears could not retake the advantage. Once in control, Lindsey Wilson was able to quickly close out the match, taking game three by a score of 25-15.
 
The Bears got seven kills from sophomore Paige Thacker to lead the team, while junior Brittany Hodge followed with five. Junior Brooks Parrott had 16 assists to lead the offense.
 
On the defensive side of the net, senior Shelbi White led the way with 14 digs. Freshman Rebekah Potter followed with six and freshman Samantha Ayres chipped in with five.
 
The Bears next game will be Saturday morning at 11am when they match up against St. Catharine College.
 
 
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