Lucija Barac
Zachary Carlton
2
Nicholls State NICH 0-1
3
Winner Samford SAM 1-0
Nicholls State NICH
0-1
2
Final
3
Samford SAM
1-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Nicholls State NICH 17 25 25 21 6 (2)
Samford SAM 25 19 19 25 15 (3)
0
NICH NICH 0-2
3
Winner South Alabama USA 2-0
NICH NICH
0-2
0
Final
3
South Alabama USA
2-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
NICH NICH 19 16 19 (0)
South Alabama USA 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Colonels Come Up Short on Opening Day of Samford Invitational

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Nicholls State University volleyball team lost a hard-fought five-set battle against Samford, before dropping a 3-0 decision to South Alabama on the opening day of the Samford Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.
 
GAME 1 (Samford)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
After losing the opening set, the Colonels (0-2) stormed back to take the next two. The Bulldogs (1-0) responded and forced a fifth set, before earning a 15-6 win to steal the match.
 
GAME 2 (South Alabama)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Nicholls held leads in set one and set three, but the Jaguars (2-0) earned three straight set victories to win the match (25-19, 25-16, 25-19). South Alabama held the Colonels to a .114 hitting percentage in the contest.
 
UP NEXT
 
Nicholls will conclude the weekend with a 1 p.m. matchup against Indiana State on Saturday.
 
STAY TUNED
 
Following this weekend's action, the Colonels will return home to host Southern at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
 
All home volleyball matches are offered absolutely free.
 
For the most up-to-date information on Nicholls volleyball visit geauxcolonels.com. Be sure to follow the team on Twitter @Nicholls_VB.