PHOENIX, ARIZONA – The University of the Incarnate Word lost a pair of three set matches on Saturday at the Grand Canyon University Invitational to close out the 2014 season.  They lost to Omaha 25-21, 25-16, 25-20 and to UMass-Lowell 25-20, 25-23, 25-22.

In the first match of the day, the Cardinals (10-24) only had two fewer kills than the Mavs (14-18), but they committed 13 more attack errors.  UIW finished with a .099 attack percentage.  Angelique Vidaurri (San Antonio/Southwest HS) and Bryaunea Hall (Copperas Cove/Copperas Cove HS) each had 10 kills apiece.  Hall led the team with a .421 attack percentage.  Madison Williams (New Braunfels/Canyon HS) while Alexa Lezak (Lake Jackson/Brazoswood HS) had 11 digs.

The Mavs had 39 kills, 35 digs, 13 blocks and a .255 attack percentage.  Michaela Schimmer tallied 11 kills and six blocks while Megan Schmale had nine kills and eight blocks.  Sydney O'Shaughnessy had a strong performance with 32 assists, six kills and six digs.

The Cardinals did not fare much better in the second match of the day against the River Hawks (4-29).  Despite playing each set close, UIW was unable to take any of the sets as there were a total of 14 ties and nine lead changes.

The Cardinals actually had six more kills than UMass-Lowell, but attack errors and service errors tilted the match in favor of the River Hawks.  Vidaurri led the team with 14 kills and moved into 11^th place on the school's career kills list with 900.  Shaina Garza (San Antonio/Warren HS) had eight kills, 10 digs and a .467 attack.  Jordan Reifsteck (Allen/Oswego East HS) led the team with 12 digs while Williams had 15 assists.

Lauren Bennett and Anisa Smith each had at least a .500 attack percentage for the River Hawks.  Smith had 10 kills, seven digs and three blocks.  Kylee Chun handed out 26 assists as the team had a .280 attack percentage.

The Cardinals have now concluded their second season as a member of NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference.
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