Faulkner falls in four to UTS

PULASKI, Tenn. – Faulkner (6-8, 1-1 SSAC) fought back hard but narrowly fell in the fourth set in a 3-1 decision (25-13, 25-18, 22-25, 26-24) to UT Southern (5-9, 1-0 SSAC) at the Curry Athletic Complex on Friday night. The Firehawks dominated the stat sheet, nearly doubling Faulkner’s 38 kills with 63 and the visitors’ 29 assists with 56 while also outhitting the Lady Eagles .261 to .104. UTS ran away with the first set with 19 kills to Faulkner’s seven and hitting .500 on 32 swings to the latter’s .100. The second set was only marginally better for Faulkner,…