It was a proper cat-fight when Texas duked it out with Greenville on Friday. The Tigers fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-17 in the first set.
Texas actually scored more points across those five sets (103-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Among those leading the charge was Lyric Jacobs, who had 14 digs and five assists. Those five assists gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Faith Rodden, who had nine digs and one assist.
Texas' loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Greenville, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Coming up, Texas will challenge Hallsville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will give the Tigers their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Greenville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Mabank on the 23rd.
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