FROSTBURG, Md. – The Frostburg State Volleyball team fell in their opening game of the season and their home tournament, by a score of 3-0 to Shaw University on Thursday evening.

Frostburg started off strong, taking the first point of the game off a block from freshmen Emma Larkins and Paige Mock. Shaw quickly tied the game and took the lead, before the Bobcats scored four straight points to tie the game at nine apiece. Senior Beverly Braun would be credited with her first kill of the season on an assist from redshirt senior Hayley Delor, bringing the first set to 16-12, in favor of Shaw. Braun sparked the Bobcats to record four more points to bring them within two, but the Bears were able to keep their lead, taking set one with a final score of 25-21.

Set number two started off back and forth before Shaw took an 8-3 lead. A kill from junior AJ Thompson brought the Bobcats within four, before the Golden Bears scored five straight points for a 13-4 lead. Delor dished out another assist for another Thompson kill, to bring the score to 14-6, but Shaw went on another run, jumping out to a 12 point lead. FSU earned points off some Shaw errors, two massive blocks, and kills by senior McKaily Thomson-Moran and Larkins, but dropped the second set 25-14.

FSU found themselves down again early on, with Delor dishing assists out to freshman Maddie Lewis and Thomson for a 4-3 score. Braun smacked a kill before Delor was credited with a kill as well, bringing Frostburg within one. Braun would lead the pack once more for another kill, followed by a Shaw error, to tie the game at nine, before the Bobcats went on to take a 11-10 lead off another block from Lewis and Mock. The Bears quickly worked to score three straight points to jump out to a 15-12 lead. Thompson brought FSU back within two with another kill and a service ace, but Frostburg was unable to make the comeback falling in set three 25-20.

Braun led the Bobcats with eight kills and 10 digs, while Delor dished out 25 assists. On defense, Mock was credited with a game-high six blocks, while junior Fiona Gonzalez-Medina finished with 16 digs.

With the loss, Frostburg moves to 0-1 on the season while Shaw goes to 1-0. FSU is back in action tomorrow in day two of the tournament, as they play East Stroudsburg at 6 PM. For more information and updates, please visit frostburgsports.com.