DES MOINES, Iowa (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Freshman Kara Lindstedt (Shoreview, Minn.) totaled 25 kills, including a career-high 19 against Stephen F. Austin, but Green Bay (2-7) was unable to pull out a victory in two matches Friday at the Hampton Inn Bulldog Challenge.

The Phoenix won the first two sets against Stephen F. Austin (4-6) before falling 3-2 (21-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-13). Green Bay then lost to Drake (10-0), the tournament host, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-16).

"We started off the day playing well in the first two sets against Stephen F. Austin, but then started playing not to lose instead of to win," said head coach Debbie Kirch. "We let the tough five-set loss carry over into our Drake match and never got into a rhythm."

Stephen F. Austin 3, Green Bay 2

Green Bay jumped out early against Stephen F. Austin, hitting .273 and .243 respectively in sets one and two to take a 2-0 advantage. The Phoenix then led 23-19 in set three before the Lumberjacks rallied for the 25-23 win. After evening the match with a set four win, SFA took the win in a back-and-forth fifth set.

Lindstedt continued her recent strong play at outside hitter, leading three Green Bay players with double-digit kills with 19. She also shared team-high honors in digs with Carlie Willison (Greenfield, Wis.) with 21 digs. Carmen Leitermann (Schofield, Wis.) had her best game of the season, tallying 13 kills and zero errors on 26 swings for a .500 hitting percentage. Junior Abbey Gitter (Hortonville, Wis.) also notched 13 kills in the contest.

Despite the loss, Green Bay's offense, directed by senior Whitney Schott's (Roscoe, Ill.) season-high 53 assists, was effective. The Phoenix totaled 63 kills and hit .215 as a team.

Drake 3, Green Bay 0

Schott had 21 assists and nine digs against the undefeated Bulldogs, but Green Bay was unable to take a set in the 3-0 loss. Lindstedt and fellow freshman Monica Anderson (Cottage Grove, Wis.) led the Phoenix with six kills apiece. Junior Kelly Mischler (Kaukauna, Wis.) had a season-high five blocks in the contest.

Green Bay will conclude its weekend Saturday with two more matches in the Bulldog Challenge. The Phoenix will play against Idaho State and South Dakota at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. respectively.  

Stephen F. Austin def. Green Bay 21-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-13

Green Bay (2-6) (Kills-aces-blocks)
LINDSTEDT, Kara 19-0-1; GITTER, Abbey 13-0-4; LEITERMANN, Carmen 13-0-3; WILLISON, Carlie 9-0-2; MISCHLER, Kelly 8-0-3; KORALEWSKI, Karli 1-0-0; SCHOTT, Whitney 0-2-0; Totals 63-2-8.5. (Assists) - SCHOTT, Whitney 53. (Dig leaders) - WILLISON, Carlie 21; LINDSTEDT, Kara 21; KORALEWSKI, Karli 9; SCHOTT, Whitney 9; GROTH, Brittany 8

Stephen F. Austin (3-5) (Kills-aces-blocks)

Bottles,Mary Caitlin  17-2-5; Owens, Kelsey 13-0-3; Burns, Sabrina 11-1-3; Miksch, Melissa 10-1-1; Gideon, Allison 9-0-1; Jackson, Leslie 3-0-2; Hahn, Carrie   1-0-0; McDaniel, Lauren 0-1-0; Hanlan, Madison 0-1-0; Totals 64-6-8.0.  (Assists) - Gideon, Allison 34; Kuepker, Laurel 11. (Dig leaders) -   Hanlan, Madison 26; Owens, Kelsey 15; Gideon, Allison 12; Miksch, Melissa 11; Pannone, Monica 8

Drake def. Green Bay 25-22, 25-20, 25-16

Green Bay (2-7) (Kills-aces-blocks)
ANDERSON, Monica 6-0-0; LINDSTEDT, Kara 6-0-2; GITTER, Abbey 5-0-1; LEITERMANN, Carmen 4-0-1; MISCHLER, Kelly 3-0-5; GROTH, Brittany 1-1-0; SCHOTT, Whitney 1-1-0; Totals 26-2-6.0. (Assists) - SCHOTT, Whitney 21. (Dig leaders) - KORALEWSKI, Karli 11; MARUNOWSKI, Sabrina 9; SCHOTT, Whitney 9; LINDSTEDT, Kara 8

Drake (10-0) (Kills-aces-blocks)Bys, Angela 11-4-0; Westrum, Whitney 8-0-2; Heffernen, Emily 8-0-4; Deberg Roth, Alisa 7-0-4; Sims, Mikayla 6-0-0; Reidy, Michelle 6-0-2; Johnson, Caitlin 2-0-0; Wittenburg, Alana 0-1-0; Totals 48-5-9.0. (Assists) - Johnson, Caitlin 26; Clausen, Susan 12. (Dig leaders) - Wittenburg, Alana 19; Price, Erika 10; Johnson, Caitlin 10; Bys, Angela 9

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