Agony of defeat

Thursday, October 23, 2003

NEOSHO, Mo. -- The Nevada varsity Tigers were defeated in two games by Neosho in a Southwest Conference matchup on Tuesday. Nevada lost 25-21 and 25-18 to fall to 8-15-2, 3-5 in the conference. Neosho improved to 6-15-5. Hillary Adams, Veronica Mosier and Ashley Beckett led the Tigers with eight service points apiece. Lacy Leonard, Beckett and Mosier were the kill leaders with three each, while Wendi Jones added two. Beckett and Adams shared the assists lead with five each. The Tiger junior varsity (6-19-1, 2-6) also fell in two games, 25-12 and 25-7. "We played with more hustle and effort tonight," said Nevada JV coach Allison Gorman, "but we struggled terribly with service receptions. The girls have one game left and I'm hoping that we can end our season on a high note." The Nevada freshmen romped 25-12 in game one, then dropped a close 25-22 decision in the second contest. Because of time constraints, no third game was played. The frosh concluded their season with a stellar 17-1-1 record. "Awesome season!" said freshmen coach Lisa Ballou. "We expect great things from this group of girls. It's been a joy to coach them." Kaitlin Holland led the Tiger scoring with eight points, including five aces. Brittany Crockett and Amanda Wilson had two kills and one solo block apiece.

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