Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The UAH volleyball team earned a split on day two of their Country Inn & Suites Tournament, defeating Albany State 3-1 before falling to Florida Tech 3-2 in five sets.
 
The Lady Chargers (4-3) got by SIAC-member Albany State in their first game of the day, but came up just short against Florida Tech from the Sunshine State Conference in a five-set thriller.
 
Jumping out a two-set lead in their early game, UAH fell in the third set but bounced back in the fourth to earn their fourth victory of the season.
 
In the opening set, UAH would bolt out to a 9-2 lead and would never look back. Sparking that rally was Kendall Knisley, who earned three kills in that time, while Stacey Sargent smashed two. UAH also benefitted from a few Albany State errors as well.
 
The Golden Rams would get within three points (10-7) before UAH pulled away with the eventual 25-15 win.
 
The second set was back and forth throughout, until Kelsey Williams helped spark a run starting at 19-17. From there UAH would take six of the next seven points to go up two games to none with a 25-18 win the second set.
 
After falling 25-22 in the third set, the Lady Chargers responded with a 25-19 win in the fourth.
 
Williams tallied 18 kills and a pair of blocks, while Angela Thurmond finished with 17 kills.
 
Kelly Wilson finished with a season-high 31 assists, while sophomore Ashton Baker recorded 21.
 
Libero Kennedie Lariscy ended the match with 13 digs, while Sargent finished with 12.
 
UAH would come up just short in their second match of the day, dropping the fifth set by a score of 15-10.
 
The Lady Chargers held the advantage over the visiting Panthers (5-1) at two sets to one, but Florida Tech answered taking the final two sets from the hosts.
 
All five sets were evenly matched and the end result could have gone to either team, but the Panthers finished just enough attacks to seal the win.
 
Leading the way was Thurmond with 13 kills and six blocks and Sargent with 12 kills, a pair of aces, and a pair of blocks. Haley Snyder played her best match of the season as she recorded 10 kills and four blocks.
 
Baker and Wilson did their part in their second game of the day as the two combined for 38 assists.
 
UAH will wrap up their 2012 Country Inn & Suites Tournament with a match against Paine College tomorrow at 12:00 noon. The final day of action starts tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. with a pair of games on tap.
 
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