GAME #1 BOX SCORE

Warrensburg, MO --- The Urban Knights took the floor this morning to face a tough Eckerd College team. Unfortunately they dropped the match in three sets, (17-25, 18-25, 18-25). Dan Yang paced the Knights, who drop to 2-5, with 12 kills.

The start of day two of the Peggy Martin Classic did not go as well as they hoped. ART U opened the match on a service error to put them behind early, and never really found their groove for the remainder of the match. Despite hitting a .407 as a team in the first, the Tritons were able to open up a six point lead over the Knights early in set one, 6-12, en route to the 17-25 win.

The Urban Knights had no answer for the attacking power of Eckerd College as they dropped the second and third set by the same margin, 18-25. In a set that saw eight ties and three lead changes, ART U connected for just seven kills in the second set while the Tritons more than doubled that number with 17 kills. Eckerd College carried that momentum to the final set, jumping out to a 10-3 lead that the Urban Knights could not overcome.

Olivia Fraser had 16 kills on 22 attacks to lead the Tritons. Lindsey Biggs was right behind her with 12 kills and two aces.

Melissa Cheng had a match high 27 assists and five digs. Angela Heath had another impressive match connecting for seven kills, while Caitlin Boring contributed five kills on 10 attempts.


GAME #2 BOX SCORE

The Urban Knights picked up a much needed win this afternoon against the Tigers of East Central University. The win puts the Knights at 1-3 on the weekend and 3-5 overall going into conference play. ART U kept the Tigers under 20 points in all three sets defeating East Central 25-19, 25-19, 25-13.

The Urban Knights were able to weather a slow start in their final match of the Peggy Martin Classic. The Tigers jumped out to an early 0-3 lead,  but Dan Yang and Camille Board delivered back-to-back kills to tie and put the Urban Knights up on the Tigers 4-3. ART U then went on a 12-6 run to put them up 16-9. The Urban Knights took set one on a kill by Angela Heath, 25-19.

ART U had strong performances from several players today with Dan Yang  leading the pack. The senior had an impressive match hitting .393 percent and finishing with 14 kills and 14 digs. Angela Heath also had a great game posting 9 kills on 18 attempts. Melissa Cheng put together another match high night, dishing out 31 assists. Caitlin Boring and Jill Singletary each contributed six kills a piece with Singletary having another error-less night and adding five block assists.

Two ART U athletes earned All-Tournament honors, Dan Yang and Jill Singletary were two of the 12 to make the list. Yang averaged 4.17 kills per set, and finished with the second highest number of kills. Singletary lead the tournament in blocks per set, finishing with .91, the sophomore recorded nine block assists and one block solo over the weekend

"We traveled into foreign territory this weekend, battled with nationally ranked teams and are going home with a win. Overall, I am very proud of the way we played," said Associate Head Coach Ali Magner. "Playing in such tough tournaments these past two weeks has definitely prepared us for conference," Magner added.

The Urban Knights play their home opener against Notre Dame de Namur on Sept 17th at Kezar Pavilion. Opening serve is set for 7:00PM.