NEWBERRY, S.C. � Jamie Foster-Mann had four service aces while Cara Coleman had 13 kills but it wasn�t enough to get the Indians going as Newberry fell to Francis Marion, 3-1, in the Indians� home opener Tuesday night. Game scores were 23-30, 17-30, 30-26 and 21-30.

Coleman led Newberry (4-6, 0-1 South Atlantic) in kills while Jessica Lipsi added nine but Kelly Feber (21) and Lezlie Logan (20) of Francis Marion (10-4, 0-0 Peach Belt) each had 20 or more kills and another (Jessica Bartlett, 11) posted double-digit kills on the night in a match which saw FMU outkill Newberry 74-49.

Coleman and Laurie Barman led Newberry with three kills apiece in game one but Feber led the Patriots with an impressive eight kills in the game. Francis Marion hit a powerful .361 while Newberry hit .105. The Indians were outdug, 17-10, but posted four total team blocks to the Patriots� one.

Logan led Francis Marion with five kills in game two while Newberry hit .000 in the game (8 kills, 8 errors, 46 attempts). Foster-Mann, Barman and Coleman each paced Newberry with two kills but Newberry�s blocking game was unproductive as the Indians� were outblocked 3-0.

Newberry turned it around in game three, hitting an impressive .302 to the Patriots� .244 as Coleman and Katie Stone led the way with five kills apiece. Foster-Mann recorded three of her four service aces in the game, all of which were consecutive, giving Newberry the early 8-7 lead. The game was back and forth with six ties and five lead changes but the Indians prevailed, 30-26, to force a fourth game.

Francis Marion came alive in game four, hitting .310 to Newberry�s .139. Lipsi led Newebrry with five kills in the game while FMU�s Logan had six kills and Feber notched five as Francis Marion took the 30-21 game victory which sealed the Patriot win.

Newberry enters back into South Atlantic Conference play this weekend traveling to Jefferson City, Tenn., Friday night to take on Carson-Newman at 7 p.m. The Indians then face Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn., on Saturday at 11 a.m. The match at Carson-Newman will be broadcasted live on internet radio at www.NewberryIndians.com. Francis Marion heads back to Savannah, Ga., to face the University of West Florida on Saturday and the University of Tampa on Sunday.

                            Short Box Score (Match)
                        2005 Newberry Indian Volleyball
          Francis Marion vs Newberry (Sep 13, 2005 at Newberry, S.C.)

  Francis Marion def. Newberry 30-23,30-17,26-30,30-21

  Francis Marion (10-4, 0-0 Peach Belt) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Feber,
  Kelly 21-0-2; Logan, Lezlie 20-0-5; Bartlett, Jessica 11-0-4;
  Lombardi, Jessica 9-0-3; Settergren, Michelle 8-0-1; Phiel, Jackie
  4-0-0; Hennessy, Melissa 1-1-0; Helgeson, Brittany 0-5-1; Strader,
  Jessica 0-1-0; Totals 74-7-9.0. (Assists) - Helgeson, Brittany 49;
  Hennessy, Melissa 16. (Dig leaders) - Strader, Jessica 24; Feber,
  Kelly 17

  Newberry (4-6, 0-1 South Atlantic) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Cara Coleman 13-1-2;
  Jessica Lipsi 9-0-0; Katie Stone 8-0-0; Laurie Barman 6-0-3; Kristin
  Pulone 6-2-2; Jamie Foster-Mann 5-4-3; Alicia Khoury 2-0-0; Totals
  49-7-6.0. (Assists) - Alicia Khoury 43. (Dig leaders) - Kristin Pulone
  14; Christy Stegall 14; Jessica Lipsi 11

  Site: Newberry, S.C. (Eleazer Arena)
  Date: Sep 13, 2005   Attend: 377   Time: 1:54   
  Referees: Bob Waldrop, Jim Gilstrap