SHREVEPORT, La. â€" The Texas Lutheran volleyball team wrapped up its SCAC weekend with a pair of losses to Colorado College and Dallas. The Bulldogs fell 3-0 to the Tigers and 3-1 to the Crusaders.
 
The two losses dropped TLU's record to 13-6 on the year and 3-4 in conference play.
 
The Bulldogs started their Sunday against No. 10 Colorado College, eventually falling 14-25, 24-26, 15-25. The offense was held in check, with no Bulldogs recording more than nine kills as they hit .087 as a team. Colorado College, on the other hand, hit .248.
 
In the opening set, the Bulldogs got out to a strong start, scoring five of the match's first six points to take a 5-1 lead. They continued to hold a slight 10-9 advantage until the Tigers used an 11-2 run to take control.
 
The second set was back and forth throughout, with the Bulldogs building a lead as large as 15-11 midway through.  The Tigers tallied six straight points to take a 17-15 lead and never trailed again. The Bulldogs showed some fight, battling back from a 24-21 deficit to tie the set.
 
The final set was controlled throughout by Colorado College after scoring the set's first six points. The Bulldogs would close to gap to 15-12, but never closer as the Tigers finished off the sweep.
 
Senior setter Katie Darst racked up 15 assists against the Tigers, while senior Megan Lee led the team with 11 digs.
 
The Bulldogs wrapped up the weekend with a tough 25-19, 23-25, 14-25, 19-25 loss to Dallas.
 
The match started off exactly how the Bulldogs wanted, as they took a nip-tuck opening set on the strength of a 6-2 closing run. That run was keyed by two kills from Kristin Fording and three Dallas attack errors.
 
The match seemed to turn in the second set. It was a back-and-forth affair, with neither team gaining more than a four-point lead in the frame. The Bulldogs led 20-18 and looked to be on the verge of taking a 2-0 lead, but Dallas rattled off five of the next six points to take a 23-21 lead. The Bulldogs battled back with two straight points to tie it at 23-23, but Dallas finished it off with the set's final two points to take it.
 
With the momentum on the Crusaders' side, they would get out to big leads in each of the next two sets to close out the match.
 
The Bulldogs finished with .129 hitting, while Dallas hit .162. Fording (San Antonio, Texas) led the team with 12 kills on .212 hitting. Brette Threadgill (Sinton, Texas) also reached double figures, tallying 11 kills.
 
The Bulldogs will take a quick break from SCAC action next weekend when they travel to Georgetown, Texas to participate in the Southwestern University Invitational. They will take on Elmurst College and Texas-Dallas on Friday, Oct. 3.