Nicole SumidaAfter losing to the NAIA’s first- and third-ranked volleyball teams Friday, the sixth-ranked host of the Lee University Showcase thumped No. 5 Embry-Riddle 25-12, 25-19, 25-20 on Saturday.
No. 1 Texas-Brownsville beat No. 3 Columbia (Mo.) 3-0 earlier in the day.
Junior Irene Ojukwu and freshman Nicole Sumida each had 13 kills for Lee (7-5), Ojukwu also with 17 digs, against Embry-Riddle. Marija Zelenovic had 11 kills and 12 digs, Paula Martins contributed 10 kills and three aces, Camil Martinez had 42 assists and nine digs and Libby Peigen made 16 digs for the Lady Flames.
• At Kennesaw, Ga., the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga lost 25-21, 12-25, 25-22, 25-11 to the host team in the Kennesaw State tournament but beat North Carolina Central 25-21, 25-20, 25-19 for the 5-6 Mocs’ first win away from home this season.
Briana Reid and Lauren Gainer had 11 and nine kills and Bridget Camacho had 29 assists against KSU (7-3), while Paula Passmore had 17 digs and two aces. She had 21 digs and four aces against N.C. Central, when Christina Teter made 15 kills, Camacho had 25 assists and Sarah Batterton had two block solos.