The Lady Lions saw their losing streak stretch to eight with losses against the Northwestern State Lady Demons and the University of Central Arkansas Sugar Bears on Thursday, Sept. 29 and Friday, Sept. 30, respectively.
The Lady Demons dominated the first set early, jumping out to a 1-6 lead. The Lady Lions would not catch up in the set, with the final score reading 14-25 in favor of the Lady Demons. Former Southeastern track star Tamra Grayson saw action for the majority of the first set, tallying one kill.
“She did okay, but I took her out this match because we didn’t need her size. The other team was not a big team; they were a scrappy team. So I tried to put someone in with a little more experience just for this particular matchup,” said Head Coach Geno Frugoli. “We’re working with her every day and we’re seeing improvements every day. But you’re talking about a girl who’s only been playing volleyball for two months. I can tell you by this time next year she’ll be the most physical kid in the conference. If she can just learn a little more technique, she’ll be able to go out and really do some damage against a lot of the teams that we time.”