RUSSELLVILLE — The Bryant Lady Hornets challenged one of the best teams in the state on its home floor Thursday night.
“We ran into a cyclone last night,” said Bryant coach Lawrence Jefferson after the team’s game against the Russellville Lady Cylones. “We played well at times but just could not answer their big hitters.”
The Lady Hornets absorbed a 17-25, 18-25, 13-25 setback.
Bryant was coming off a crucial 7A-Central Conference win at home against Van Buren on Tuesday. Next is a trip to Conway for the annual Lady Wampus Cat Invitational Tournament on Saturday.
On Thursday, the Lady Hornets managed just 16 kills as a team against the towering Russellville front line. Allie Anderson led with eight. Kendall Selig had three and Nikki Clay two. Britney Sahlmann had 12 assists.
At the service line, Bryant had just eight errors. Sahlmann was good on 14 of her 15 serves with three aces. Anderson contributed two aces and Selig one.
Whitney Brown led with 18 digs. Sahlmann had 13 and Clay six.
