COLUMBIA, Ky. (September 2, 2017) – The Webber International University women's volleyball team fell twice to nationally recognized teams during day two of the Southeastern Challenge at Biggers Sports Center. The Warriors lost to another team receiving votes in the national coaches' poll, Campbellsville University, 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 26-14), and then came up short against the No. 5 team in the country and host of the tournament, Lindsey Wilson College, also by a final score of 3-0 (25-17, 25-6, 25-14).

Michelle Calderon reached double-digit digs yet again in both matches with 14 against Campbellsville and 13 against Lindsey Wilson. Calderon has reached 13 or more digs in each of her past seven matches. She also added four service aces against Campbellsville.

"Today's outcome was not ideal," said Head Coach Lindsey Martin. "Although our performance was not representative of how we are capable of playing as a team, it is important to recognize that both Lindsey Wilson and Campbellsville are high-level, competitive teams. Each team was able to execute their game plans while exposing our weaknesses in a way we were unable to adjust and recover from."

Virginia Sagapolu finished with a combined 18 kills on the day, with 10 coming against Campbellsville. Carlee Baxter dished out 23 assists against Campbellsville.

Next up, the Warriors will play at home for the first time this season as they host Faulkner University and Ave Maria University on back-to-back days, Friday, September 8, and Saturday, September 9, at the Sabbagh Athletic Center. The Warriors have already earned a 3-0 victory over Faulkner earlier this season, and the match against Ave Maria will also count as the Warriors first The Sun Conference match of the season.

"Ultimately, this is the goal of early-season tournaments, to play teams that will challenge us so that we can find a way to improve our mental physical skill sets as we head into conference play next weekend," concluded Martin. "We will learn from this weekend as we prepare for our future competitions."