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ARKADELPHIA, AR --- The University of Arkansas at Monticello Cotton Blossoms (9-5, 1-1 GSC) dropped a 3-2 decision to the Henderson State University Lady Reddies (12-4, 2-0 GSC) on Thursday night in Arkadelphia. The win was Henderson State’s 11th consecutive and HSU head coach Rhonda Thigpen’s 400th career victory.

   The Blossoms started out with a 30-28 win in the first game, but the Lady Reddies tied the match with a 30-28 victory of their own in the second game. The two teams fought to a 33-31 decision in the third game in favor of Henderson State, but the Blossoms came back strong to tie the match with a 30-18 victory in the fourth game.

   In the fifth game, with HSU holding a 6-5 lead, the Lady Reddies went on a hot streak to close the match, finishing on a 9-1 run to seal the victory.

   Amanda Sayre (Sr., Del City, Okla.) led the Blossoms with 23 kills, while Katherine Taju (Sr., Panama City, Panama) added 20 and Kameshia Melton (Jr., Grapevine, Texas) added 15. Maegan Martin (So., Burnet, Texas) dished out 58 assists, while Amie Kronk (Sr., San Antonio, Texas) led UAM with 23 digs. Taju (19), Martin (17), and Sayre (13) also finished with double-digit digs.

   HSU outhit the Blossoms .220 to .178 for the match.

   The Cotton Blossoms return to action on Tuesday, September 19, as they travel to Searcy to face Harding. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Blossoms Power Past Arkansas Tech

    Taju posted 19 kills and Sayre posted 15 as the Cotton Blossoms posted a 3-1 victory over the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (10-6) on Tuesday night at Steelman Fieldhouse.

   The Blossoms opened the match with a 30-23 victory in the opening game, but the Golden Suns tied the match 1-1 with a 30-28 victory in game two; but the Blossoms pulled away for the win with a 30-24 decision in the third game and a 30-15 victory in the fourth and deciding game.

   Melton and Nicole Ferguson (Fr., Brentwood, Tenn.) both posted double-digit kills, as Melton posted 13 kills and Ferguson added 10. Martin ished out 50 assists, while Sayre led the Blossoms with 19 digs, Taju and Kronk notched 17 digs and Martin added 10.

   Blossoms Post 2-2 Mark at Region Crossover

   PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The Cotton Blossoms volleyball team posted a 2-2 record at the Argonaut Regional Crossover hosted by the University of West Florida.

   The Blossoms opened play Friday, topping Montevallo 3-1 in the opener and then falling 3-2 to No. 10 Central Missouri State, before picking up a 3-1 win over Missouri Western in Saturday’s opener before dropping their finale 3-2 to Southwest Baptist.

   Taju made the All-Tournament team after posting 20 kills against Southwest Baptist, 22 kills against Montevallo, and 23 kills against Missouri Western.

   Blossoms Sweep on Final Day of Tamuk Invitational

   KINGSVILLE, Texas --- The Cotton Blossoms picked up a pair of victories on the final day of the Texas A&M-Kingsville Invitational, topping Trinity 3-2 and then sweeping past tournament host Texas A&M-Kingsville 3-0 in the day’s finale.

   Taju tied the UAM record for kills in a match with 32 in the victory over Trinity. After dropping the opening game 30-21, the Blossoms picked up 30-20 and 30-21 wins in the second and third games, before falling 30-27 in the fourth game. The Blossoms sealed the win with a 15-12 win in the fifth and final game.

   Taju’s 32 kills led all players, while Sayre added 15, Melton added 13, and Sara Kindred (Fr., Frisco, Texas) added 11. Martin dished out 65 assists, tying her own UAM record, while Sayre picked up 30 digs, Taju added 23, Kronk added 22, and both Martin and Kara Simnacher (Fr., Victoria, Texas) picked up 11.

   Martin added eight service aces with no service errors. UAM out-hit Trinity .217 to .181 for the match.

   The Blossoms picked up victories of 30-15, 30-26, and 30-24 over the Javelinas, and were led by Sayre’s 11 kills, while Melton added 11.

   Martin dished out 35 assists, while Sayre picked up 10 digs.

   Blossoms Split on Day One of Tamuk Invitational

   KINGSVILLE, Texas --- The Cotton Blossoms picked up a split on the opening day of the Texas A&M-Kingsville Invitational, topping Texas-Brownsville 3-0 in the opener and then dropping a 3-1 decision to Texas A&M-International in the nightcap.

   The Blossoms swept the opener over UTB 30-27, 30-17, and 30-27 behind a 16-kill performance from Taju. Both Melton and Sayre picked up 13 kills apiece in the win.

   Martin dished out 41 assists, while Sayre had 14 digs, Kronk added 12 and Martin added 10.

   Martin hit .455 for the match, while Melton hit .407 and Sayre hit .385, as UAM outhit the Scorpions .299-.118, including a game-high .531 hitting percentage in game two.

   In the nightcap, the Blossoms opened the contest with a 30-22 victory, but TAMIU tied the match with a 30-23 victory in the second game. The two teams battled to a 32-30 TAMIU victory in the third game, and the Dustdevils won the fourth and decisive game 30-20.

   Taju and Sayre led all players with 18 kills, while Martin dished out 47 assists. Taju posted a match-high 17 digs while Martin (13), Sayre (12) and Kronk (11) all added double-digit digs.

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