LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding University volleyball team lost to Franklin College in four sets, 3-1, Wednesday night at DSG.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Franklin def. Spalding 3-1 (25-14, 25-14, 22-25, 25-12)
LOCATION: Derek Smith Gymnasium (DSG), Louisville, Ky.
RECORDS: Spalding 0-6, Franklin 2-4

THE STARTERS
SPALDING: 6 – Jessica Diehl, 7 – Erin Downs, 16 – Ashley Chase, 18 – Cayla Hoehler, 30 – Kaitlin Hall, 33 – Victoria Heitzman
FRANKLIN: 5 – Mackenzie Wieneke, 6 – Ashley Bazier, 8 – Theresa Brown, 11 – Lauren Harmon, 12 – Brooke Harvey, 14 – Darian Parke, 19 – Kourtney Settle

KEY STATS
- The Golden Eagle attack struggled hitting to a season low .086 kill percentage.
- Spalding also struggled with the serve committing 11 service errors, marking the four consecutive match with double-digit service errors.
- Diehl and Downs led the SU attack finishing with eight and seven kills respectively.

UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles kick off conference Saturday at Principia in Elsah, Ill. SU will face the host Panthers at 11:00 a.m. EST, followed by a matchup with Blackburn at 2:00 p.m. EST.