HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton volleyball team fell in four sets on Saturday afternoon to visiting Gardner-Webb 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 25-13.

After losing the opening set 25-21, Hampton rallied to take the second after opening down 7-2.  The Lady Pirates tied it at 10 on a kill by Sasha Saric and at 11 on one by Gabby Calloway.  They took their first lead at 13-12 on another kill by Saric and it grew to 17-14 after a pair of kills by Alyah Barkley.

As the lead went from three, to one, to three again, kills by Barkley and Isis Black gave Hampton the second set at 25-21.

In the third set, Hampton held a 17-14 lead after a service ace by Ana Baruh Krstic before the guests scored six of the next seven points to lead 20-18 and eventually winning 25-21.

Calloway had 12 kills and 11 digs to lead Hampton, while Black added 10 kills and Saric with nine.  Jessica Pugh chipped in 10 digs, while Lena Reed-Petracek had 33 assists.

Hampton will be home again next weekend hosting Radford at 6 pm on November 8.

For more information on Hampton University volleyball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5906 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.