Carrollton, GA - For the first time in 16 days, the West Georgia Wolves competed on the court at The Coliseum, taking on the West Alabama Tigers in Gulf South Conference action Thursday evening. The two teams split the first two sets, but West Alabama powered past UWG in the final two sets for a 3-1 win.

The first set opened with both teams playing neck-and-neck for the first 22 points of the match, as the Wolves and Tigers were knotted at 11-11. But at that point, the Tigers went on a four-point rally, taking a 15-11 lead. West Georgia went on a quick 3-1 run to pull within two at 16-14, but West Alabama pushed their advantage to as much as seven points twice before the end of the set, winning 25-18. Sophomore Paige Berriochoa paced the Wolves in the opening set by producing five points, including two kills and three service aces.

In the second set, the Wolves forced nine errors with only nine kills from the Tigers, and Berriochoa was again at the forefront, this time with five kills in the set to lead West Georgia to a 25-18 win. UWG jumped out to a 15-9 lead early in the set, then hit .219 through the game to tie the match up a 1-1. Lindsey Thomas was perfect in the set with three kills in three attempts and no errors.

Berriochoa was again the standout for the Wolves in the third set with five more kills, but the Wolves as a team held the lead for just a brief moment early in the set as West Alabama took the frame by a 25-16 score. The Wolves had 14 kills in the fourth set, but with just two errors to West Georgia's 10, the Tigers were able to take the final set of the match by a 25-17 score to win 3-1.

For the match, Berriochoa led all hitters with 16 kills, the most for a UWG player in a Gulf South Conference match this season. The 16 kills against UWA is the fourth-most for any UWG player in a GSC match in the past year, with three of the four numbers coming against the Tigers. She had a double-double as well, collecting a team-high 16 digs as well. Madi Fleming and Kelcie Zimmer combined for 42 of the 45 team assists on the night, led by Fleming with 25 and Zimmer with 17.

The Wolves will play Mississippi College on Friday evening on Senior Night 2016, where the Wolves will honor senior Jaida Allen in her fiinal season on the court at The Coliseum. The Wolves and Choctaws will play at 7:00 p.m.