After taking 3-1 wins over New Hampshire and Stetson on Friday, the Racers played a five-set thriller with the home team before falling 15-12 in the final set on Saturday afternoon.
The final line score showed the teams traded progress in the first four sets with the Racers winning the second and fourth stanzas by scores of 25-17 and 25-19. The Bears won sets one and three by scores of 25-22 and 27-25. The Racers had match point leading 24-23 in the fourth set, but lost four of the next five points, which forced the deciding fifth set.
The Racers hit 24 percent on 69-of-174 for the game, while the Bears were 59-of 162 for 30 percent.
Brooke Watts led the Racers with a game-high 23 kills, as she hit 27 percent on 23-of-59 attacks. Jayla Holcombe added 17 kills on 31 chances for 39 percent. Becca Fernandez had 19 digs and the Racers got 12 from Bailey DeMeir.
The Racers (2-1) travel north next week to compete in the Billiken Invitational in St. Louis, Missouri. MSU faces Pine Bluff Friday at 3 p.m. Saturday's schedule has MSU taking on Arkansas State at 10 a.m. and the host team, Saint Louis at 7 p.m.
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