UAFS volleyball team still hot, golf team sees clubs go cold

Editor’s note: Information for this story provided by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Lady Lions volleyball team posted its second-consecutive sweep on Tuesday night (Sept. 1) beating Southwestern Oklahoma State University at the Stubblefield Center.

UAFS (4-1), whose only loss was a 3-2 setback to Drury University, won the match 25-21, 25-17, 25-14.

Sophomore Heidi Luks of Tallinn, Estonia, had 10 kills to lead an otherwise balanced Lady Lions’ hitting attack. Junior Lucia Najselova of Nitra, Slovakia, had a team-high 25 assists and seven digs. Sophomore Kaylen Bolten of Fort Worth, Texas, also had seven digs off the bench.

Sophomore Emily Walter led the Lady Bulldogs (0-5) with 10 kills, while senior Kristen Kaufman had a team-high 19 assists. Senior Jenny Naramore, who played two seasons for UAFS while it was still a junior college program, had five kills, one ace and two block assists.

UAFS will close out its four-game home stint at 2 p.m. on Saturday when it hosts Missouri Southern University at the Stubblefield Center.

GOLF TEAM
After solid first-round performances, the UAFS golf teams appeared well on their way to capturing championships in the Show Me Summer Shootout.

Unfortunately for the Lady Lions and Lions, they couldn’t deliver a repeat performance during Tuesday’s second round at Tanglewood Golf Course in Fulton, Mo.

The Lady Lions shot a 51-over par 339 during the second round and finished second in the two-team field with a two-day score of 68-over par 644. Host William Woods University, which trailed UAFS by 10 strokes after the opening round, won the women’s division.

Junior Lacy Martin of Harrison, Ark., shot an 8-over par 80 and finished the tournament with a 22-over par 166. Juniors Jena Morrow and Johannah Hendrex, both of Fort Gibson, Okla., each shot a 14-over par 86 and finished with a 19-over par 163. First-round leader Sidney Tallon, a sophomore from Muskogee, Okla., shot a 17-over par 89 and finished with a 19-over par 163.

Freshman Jordan Bozeman of Canton, Texas, carded a 15-over par 87 and finished with a 20-over par 164.
The Lions trailed first-round leader William Woods University by only two strokes, but they, too, struggled down the stretch, shooting a 7-over par 295 to finish third behind Williams Woods and McKendree College.

Junior Ethan Adamson of Fort Smith shot an even-par 72 and finished the tournament with a 3-under par 141 to tie for medalist honors. Junior Will Fogleman of Marion, Ark., and sophomore Patrick Wiley of Conway, Ark., each shot a 1-over par 73 and finished with a 4-over par 148.

Sophomore Jacob Embry of Huntsville, Ark., carded a 5-over par 77 and finished with a 9-over par 153, and sophomore Matt McKown of Van Buren, Ark., shot a 6-over par 78 and finished with a 17-over par 161.