Date Posted: 11/30/2007

DAYTON, Ohio - The Lipscomb Lady Bisons are leaving Dayton, Ohio with a rallying cry of they will be back.

Maybe not back to Dayton, but they definitely have plans to return to the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Bisons first NCAA Tournament match ended in three games as they lost 30-17, 30-25 and 30-19 to the host Dayton Flyers Friday night in the first round at the Frericks Center.

"We came with a little bit of jitters in game one, but I was real proud of how we settled down halfway through game one and in games two and three," said Lipscomb coach Brandon Rosenthal. "Five years ago we started this program and here we were competing, especially in game two, with one of the top teams in the country.

Junior outside hitter Sarah Snider finished with 12 kills. Senior libero Ann Mullins made 14 digs.

The Lady Bisons dealt with a large and loud contingent of Dayton students. A sellout crowd of 2,400 was expected, but official attendance was 1,864.

Dayton's Lindsay Fletemier, 6-foot-6, was credited with a match-high 13 kills. Yvonne Marten added 12.

Three Dayton players finished in double figures in digs. Adrienne Green made a match-high 16.Chelsy Christoff added 11. Erin Schroeder finished with 10.

This was the fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament for Dayton, ranked 15th nationally. This marked only the second time they have moved past the first round.

The Lady Bisons finished the season with a 20-12 record overall. Dayton is 33-1.

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