The UNA athletic teams saw a mixture of results as they competed during the week of Sep. 26 through Oct. 2.

Golf had not finished its tournament by presstime.

Volleyball

The Lions snapped a 6 match losing streak and won their first Gulf South Conference game when they defeated Christian Brothers University 3-1 on Sept. 24.

UNA won the match: 25-17, 24-26, 27-25, 25-21.

The Lions were led by the 20 kills and .421 hitting percentage of Megan Gorey.

The first set was tied at 3-3 before UNA went on to a 7-1 run. The Lions hit .370 as a team in the first set.

UNA fell behind 7-1 in the first set, but were able to take their first lead of the set at 23-22. The Buccaneers won the match 26-24 after going on a four out of five point run.

The third set took extra points, with the Lions winning the set 27-25. Gorey added six kills in the set.

Gorey once again had six kills the final set, as the Lions scored eight straight points to win the set 25-21.

Hope Rayburn had 39 assists in the match, a team high.

Casey Roethler led the Lions with 13 digs.

Cross Country

The UNA cross country teams ran in the 2013 Rhodes Cross Country Invitational in Memphis on Sept. 28.

The women’s team finished 11th in a field of 25 schools that included schools from the NAIA and the three NCAA Divisions.

Savannah Roland finished 14th overall individually with a time of 23:21 and was the best finisher for the UNA women’s team.

The men’s team finished 21st in a field of 27.

Clay Oden was the fastest runner for the Lions, finishing 93rd out of 228 runners with a time of 29:39.

Soccer

The Lions played Union University to a 2-2 draw in Jackson, Tenn on Sep. 25.

Abby Fannin scored first for the Lions in the 3rd minute to put UNA up 1-0.

Union University tied the game up in the 58th minute.

The Lions retook the lead in the 79th minute when Jennifer Osmond got her second assist of the night when Chloe Richards scored.

Union University scored the last goal of the match in the 84th minute.

Neither team was able to score in the two overtimes.

UNA played at home against Christian Brothers University (CBU) on Sept. 28.

CBU won the match 2-1.

The first goal of the match was not scored until the 72nd minute when Richards scored off a free kick.

CBU scored in the 87th minute and then in the first two minutes of overtime to take the 2-1 victory.

Rugby

The UNA club rugby their first game of the season on Sept. 28 against Univeristy of Tennessee-Chattanooga at Veterans Park in Florence.

The Lions won the match 38-0.

Football

The Lions had their bye week and will travel to Athens, Ga. to play Shorter University on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Shorter University plays differently than any other teams the Lions have played this season, Head Coach Bobby Wallace said.

 “Miles and Jacksonville State tried to run the ball a lot and Delta State just basically threw it every down, but all three were operating out of spread passing formations,” Wallace said. 

The Hawks will be using an option style offense — something the Lions have not seen all season, Wallace said.

“Shorter uses a spread option with the quarterback under center and it hits fast. Our coaches have a lot of experience with the option, but it’s hard for the players to simulate the speed in practice. Early in their games, Shorter has gone to a type of hurry-up offense and has had success scoring early, but then as the defense catches up to the speed, they’ve been able to slow them down.”

Wallace is concerned about Shorter’s ability to change the pace because of the big plays the Lions have given up this season, he said.

This story is compiled of briefs provided by UNA Sports Information.