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BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to the visiting Marshall Thundering Herd tonight in Alumni Arena. Game scores were 27-30, 30-22, 30-24 and 30-22. Marshall entered the match ranked 13th in the Mideast Region in the latest RichKern.com/AVCA Division I Regional Rankings, released on October 11.

The Bulls hit .317 in game one, led by seven kills from sophomore Nikki Morzenti (Safety Harbor, FL/Clearwater), and held on for a 30-27 win to take an early lead in the match. The Thundering Herd, however, rebounded to win three straight games behind the hitting of freshman Kelly-Anne Billingy. Billingy, the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week for the past two weeks and the MAC leader in kills per game, had a match-high 24 kills on 53 attempts to lead the Thundering Herd's charge. Amber Sims (13) and Stephanie Cahill (11) also reached double figures in kills for Marshall, while setter Katie Stein had 51 assists and a team-high 13 digs.

Nikki Morzenti

Morzenti led the Bulls with 19 kills and eight digs, and junior Katie Weekley (Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne) added 11 kills. Sophomore Brandie Clark (Medicine Hat, Alberta/Medicine Hat) finished with a career-high 46 assists, four kills and eight digs, and freshman libero Lizaiha Garcia (Dayton, OH/Beavercreek) had a match-high 23 digs.

The loss, the Bulls' eighth in a row, dropped Buffalo's record to 7-13 overall and 0-7 in the MAC. Marshall improved to 13-6 overall and 4-1 in the MAC.

The Bulls will conclude their current six-match homestand with a 7 pm contest against Central Michigan tomorrow night in Alumni Arena.