The Skyhawk volleyball team’s road woes continued this past weekend as they were swept by Jacksonville State on Friday and came up short in five games against Samford on Saturday.

The team has yet to win a true road match, although they did win on a neutral court against Louisiana-Lafayette and Arkansas-Little Rock earlier in the season.

Against JSU, the Skyhawks were out hit by an astounding tally of .465 to .067. JSU hit over .400 in each of the three games, including .500 in the second game.

UTM was led by freshman outside hitter Randi Wooldridge, who hit .667 with nine kills. The Skyhawks struggled with their service game, committing four service errors.

Defensively, the team was led by junior libero Tammy Konitzer’s seven digs.

The first game went to the Gamecocks by a score of 30-12. The next two weren’t much better for the Skyhawks as they fell 30-16 in game two and 30-14 in game three.

Saturday’s match was much closer as the Skyhawks pushed the Lady Bulldogs of Samford to the limit in a five-game match.

Samford appeared to be in control after winning the first two games, 30-27 and 30-28. However, the Skyhawks found the fire they had lacked against JSU and fought back to tie the match and force a decisive fifth game.

They took game three by a score of 30-26 and game four, 30-20. The Lady Bulldogs outlasted the Skyhawks in the final game, winning 15-10 to take the match, 3-2.

The Skyhawks were out hit in the match, .196 to .194. They were led by sophomore middle Sarah Jett, who hit .400 for the match, and sophomore outside hitter Jamie Hollins, who recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs. Senior outside hitter Rebecca Palmer hit .211 with 14 kills for the Skyhawks, while sophomore middle Kathryn Sprague was dominant at the net, recording five block assists.

The Skyhawks return to Martin for their home finale on Thursday at 7 p.m. against Murray State. The team’s record is now 4-28 overall and 2-12 in the Ohio Valley Conference.