CONWAY, Ark - The University of Central Arkansas fell in three sets as they could not get anything going against UIW. 

From the offensive end, freshman Macy Blackburn was the goto option as she was tied for the lead in kills with eight. As usual, the same culprit brought the Sugar Bears defensive fire as senior Emily Doss had a match-high 19 digs. However, that would not help as errors played a crucial part in the loss as UCA favored that stat 16 to 11. 

Set 1:
An early rally put a damper on the evening in the first set as the Cardinals forced their way to a 7-2 lead. The Sugar Bears were able to match that and beat it as they eventually went up 13-11 after a few savvy points from Blackburn and senior Amanda Beaton. That back and forth continued to the end of the set as the score remained tied at 23 apiece. However, UIW got the last bit of momentum as they claimed it 25-23. 

Set 2:
The second set played a similar tune as the first but did not involve an early rally. Both teams pushed each other as the largest lead of the set was three in the midway stretch. However, the late-game momentum continued for UIW as they claimed six of the last seven points to win it 25-22. 

Set 3:
The Cardinals won the third set all the way through as they held the lead for the entire set. UCA tried to muster up a little bit of a comeback late after they were down 24-14. However, the lead was just too large to overcome as UIW eventually clamped down and won the final set 25-18. 

The Sugar Bears continue their home stretch as they host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at noon on Sunday in the Farris Center.

Quote from John Newberry:
"We lost the serve receive battle and our passing was obviously not good at all. They had their team fired up and ready to go and we weren't ready to play. We are going to take a good look at film, comeback and be way better for our next match."