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PIONEERS
END JO KUHN LABOR DAY CLASSIC
WITH TWO LOSSES
DENTON, TX--The
Texas Woman's University volleyball team (0-4) fought hard,
but came up short in their final two
matches of the Jo Kuhn Labor Day Classic. The Pioneers dropped
two four-game decisions to Texas A&M-Kingsville (25-30,
23-30, 30-28, 22-30) and Chadron State College (25-30, 30-22,
12-30, 18-30). Senior Adalene Wright (Garland, TX/South
Garland H.S.) led the team with a total of 19 kills in
the two matches.
The Pioneers
fell behind two games to none in their match against Lone
Star Conference South Division member Texas A&M-Kingsville
before their offense started clicking with 19 kills and a .212
hitting percentage in game three. TAMU-K took game four by
the score of 22-30 and kept the Pioneers at bay with some good
defense. TWU hit at a .110 clip during the match while the
Javelinas turned in a .210 hitting percentage. Keslie O'Leary
of TAMU-K led both teams with a game-high 19 kills followed
by her teammate Trina Ervin with 13. Wright led the Pioneers
with 11 kills while Marci Brinkman (Carrollton, TX/Newman
Smith H.S.) turned in with 13 digs. TAMU-K had 58 kills
and 72 digs compared to the Pioneers 43 kills and 59 digs.
Chadron State took an early lead in the Pioneers final match
of the day with a 25-30 win in game one, but TWU roared back
and won game two by the score of 30-22 with the help of 11
team kills and a hitting percentage of .171. The difference
in the match came during the final two frames as CSC recorded
27 kills on only five errors with an average hitting percentage
of .450. CSC had two players in double-figures in kills with
Shelly Kraus leading the way with 13 kills. Wright and Brinkman
were the leading figures for TWU, both recording eight kills
with Wright adding a game-high 15 digs. Each team turned in
eight team blocks while CSC led the way with 50 kills and 59
digs.
Next
up, the Pioneers host Centenary College on Tuesday, Sept.
3 at 7 p.m. in Kitty Magee Arena. TWU defeated Centenary
by the score of 30-25, 30-17, 30-18 last season.
Jo Kuhn Labor Day Classic -- Saturday's Results
Southern Arkansas defeated Dallas Baptist - 3-0
Texas A&M-Commerce
defeated Fort Lewis College - 3-2
Texas
A&M-Kingsville defeated Texas Woman's - 3-1
Abilene Christian defeated Chadron State - 3-0
Texas A&M-Commerce
defeated Dallas Baptist - 3-1
Texas A&M-Kingsville
defeated Fort Lewis College - 3-1
Chadron State College defeated Texas Woman's - 3-1
Southern Arkansas defeated Abilene Christian - 3-2
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