THE BASICS:
SCORE: West Alabama 3, Valdosta State 1 (16-25, 25-23, 6-25, 17-25)
RECORDS: Valdosta State 14-17 (9-6 GSC), West Alabama 20-8 (12-3 GSC)
LOCATION: Livingston, Ala.
THE LEAD: The Valdosta State volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision at West Alabama Friday evening in the second to last match of the regular season.  The Blazers battled back from losing the first set for a 25-23 win in the second set, but were unable to come away with the victory. 
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• UWA posted a 25-16 win in the first set as VSU hit .086 with just six kills in the set, while West Alabama hit .231 with 16 kills.
• The second set was much closer as UWA took a 15-11 lead with a four point rally midway through the set, but the Blazers continued to fight and tied the set at 22 with a kill from junior Kayla Widera.
• VSU took its first lead since 5-4 at 23-22 on an attack error by UWA and two more errors on the Tigers gave VSU the set.
• The Tigers scored 10 of the first 12 points of the third set and cruised to a 25-6 win as VSU hit -.143 with just two kills.
• UWA won the fourth set 25-17.

 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• VSU hit .083 for the match with 25 kills in 120 swings, while UWA hit .287 with 62 kills in 143 swings.
• Widera paced the Blazers with six kills and hit a team-best .353 with one solo block and one block assist.
• Junior Dariah Powell had 16 digs and sophomore Tammy Reyes-Perez added 15 assists.
• UWA had four players with double-digit kills and three with double-doubles for the match.Madison Cooler had 15 kills and Kassie Till recorded 52 assists.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Blazers conclude the regular season Saturday at Mississippi College and the seedings for the upcoming GSC Championship will be announced following the conclusion of the regular season.
• Check back with vstateblazers.com for complete tournament information as who the Blazers' opponent will be to open the tournament next week in Pensacola, Fla.