THE BASICS:
Score: Lee 3, Valdosta State 0 (23-25, 10-25, 18-25)
Records: Valdosta State 5-9 (1-1 GSC), Lee 4-8 (2-0 GSC)

THE LEAD: Coming off a dominating win in the Gulf South Conference opener on Tuesday, the Valdosta State volleyball team couldn't keep the momentum going in a 3-0 loss at Lee University Friday evening.  VSU sophomore Tammy Reyes-Perez notched her fourth double-double of the season with 18 assists and 11 digs to lead the Blazers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• In a tight first set, with both teams looking for the early advantage, Reyes-Perez had three-straight serves for a 10-9 VSU lead, but back-to-back errors on the Blazers gave the lead back to Lee at 14-12. 
• Junior Kayla Widera came up with a kill, pulling VSU within 15-14, but Lee answered right back.
• Later in the set, senior Chloe' Chubilleau gave VSU the lead at 20-19 and Widera at 22-21, but back-to-back kills from Lee, followed by a timeout by the Blazers at 23-22 in favor of Lee.
• Out of the timeout, VSU tied the set on an error by the Flames, but a VSU error and a kill by Lee ended the set, 25-23.
• In the second set, Lee scored 10 of the first 13 points and led 19-9.  Lee took the second set 25-10 and again scored 10 of the first 13 points in the third set en route to the 25-18 win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• The Blazers really struggled in the final two sets of the match as they hit -.103 for the second set and .059 for the third, while hitting .029 for the match.
• No Blazer had double-digit kills for the match as the team recorded 23 kills on 103 swings.
• Chubilleau had 10 digs and freshman Aurora Nero had 12 digs to lead the team. 
• Lee had a double-double from Silvia Sartori with 14 kills and 12 digs, while MaKayla Beebe had a team-high 15 digs.
• The Flames hit .280 for the match (.406 in the second set) with 45 kills in 118 swings, while recording seven blocks.

 
UP NEXT:

• VSU continues on the road at West Georgia Saturday at 1 p.m.
• The Blazers then will play at Auburn Montgomery and West Florida next week, before returning home to host five-straight matches beginning Sept. 28 with Mississippi College at 5 p.m. at The Complex.