While the Hogs took control in the second and third frames, a late surge by the Boston College Eagles forced a fifth set on Tuesday and Arkansas ultimately fell 3-2 (23-25, 25-15, 25-23, 15-25, 12-15).

Outside hitters Lolo Lambert and Parker Duncan led the offensive effort for the Hogs with 19 kills and 12 digs apiece, the former being a career high for both. Sophomore setter Kiki Remensperger paced Arkansas with 45 assists and 11 digs, her third double-double of the season.

In her second outing as Arkansas’ primary libero, redshirt junior Kylie Weeks chipped in a team-high 18 digs, her new personal best. The Hogs tallied 12 team blocks on the night defensively, with five from both Duncan and fellow freshman Journey Peppers.

Set 1

Arkansas slipped to a 3-1 deficit early in the opening set, but the Hogs didn’t need much time to adjust and quickly took a 6-5 lead off a kill from Romani Thurman. BC was never far behind, but Arkansas limited its opportunities and held on to a 15-12 advantage at the media break. The Razorbacks grew their lead to 18-13 shortly after, which prompted an Eagles timeout. From there, Boston College dug deep and went on a 7-2 run to tie it at 20-all. They traded blows from there, but three straight points from the Eagles down the stretch secured the 25-23 set victory for BC.

Set 2

The Hogs quickly shook off the first set and a three-point run that kicked off with a kill from Duncan put them up 9-6. The Eagles couldn’t manage more than one point at a time and Arkansas kept its foot on the gas. A five-point streak with two kills from Thurman and one from Lambert pushed the Razorback advantage to 18-10, and Boston College called for time. It didn’t make much difference and Arkansas kept on going, coming within two of the set victory at 23-12. The Eagles made a bit of a push from there, but one more Hog block made it 25-15 for Arkansas, knotting the match at 1-1.

Set 3

The early part of set three was tight again, but a 5-1 spurt by the Razorbacks helped shift the momentum their way and made the score 12-8. Any chance the Eagles had to catch up didn’t last long until two Arkansas errors and a BC kill made it 17-16 in favor of the visitors quickly. The Eagles kept punching, but the Hogs found a way to answer every time, maintaining a 23-21 lead and forcing Boston College to a huddle. The Razorbacks staved off the Eagles just long enough and a kill from Lambert shut the door on set three for Arkansas 25-23.

Set 4

The Hogs used a big 5-1 run early on, capped off by a huge solo block from Remensperger, and went up 7-3. Boston College quickly responded though and tied it at 8-8. From there, the Eagles scored six of the next eight points and switched the lead to their favor at 14-10. Arkansas had no real response as Boston College rattled off a 9-1 run, making it 24-13. The Razorbacks managed to add two more after that, but Boston College finished it out 25-15 to force a deciding fifth set.

Set 5

The Eagles jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead, but Arkansas chased closely and came within one off a kill from Lambert at 6-5. Boston College kept on going though and had an 8-5 advantage as the teams switched sides. Three straight Arkansas points, including a solo block from Duncan, cut the deficit to one, but the Eagles didn’t let the lead get away. Following a timeout, Arkansas made it 13-12, which had BC huddle. After that though, the Hogs ran out of time as the Eagles finished it 15-12 for the 3-2 match victory.

Up Next

Arkansas heads to the Centennial State for the Buffs Invitational Sept. 12-14 for matches against host Colorado, Denver and Toledo. Friday’s match against the Buffaloes is set for 7 p.m., Saturday’s against Denver is at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s finale with Toledo is at noon. All matches will be streamed on ESPN+.

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