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News > September 14
PIONEERS DOWN SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA IN THREE GAMES
DENTON, TX--The Texas Woman's University volleyball
team (3-8, 1-1 conf.) showed some grit in their conference
contest against Southeastern Oklahoma State (2-6, 0-2 conf.),
having to come from behind to win games one and three on their
way to a 3-0 (30-25, 30-26, 31-29) shutout. Holly Mobley
(Kingwood, TX/Kingwood H.S.) finished the match with
a game-high 15 kills.
“The team played the entire match with the same intensity
they had against Texas A&M-Commerce on Thursday. The girls
responded well when Marci Brinkman went down with an ankle
injury. Jacque James came in a played well at her position,” head
coach Patty Dowdell said. “In the third game, I was trying
a different offensive formation and it did not work very well.
Thankfully, the girls made a comeback to win the game. We have
a week on non-conference action coming up and hopefully we
can keep the intensity level high and pick up some more wins.”
The Pioneers jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead in game one before
SOSU made a comeback and took a 9-13 advantage. TWU responded
with a 6-2 run to knot the game up at 15-15. Each team exchanged
the lead six more times before the Pioneers took the advantage
and won the game 30-25. They recorded 17 kills on 47 total
attacks for a hitting percentage of .255 in the first frame.
Game two was close in the early going as both teams exchanged
ties five times during the first 14 points. The Pioneers built
a 13-9 advantage and never looked back, winning 30-26 with
the help of 11 kills on 43 attacks. The Lady Savages took an
early 0-4 lead in game three and did not relinquish the lead
until TWU made a 7-2 run to knot the game up at 22-22. Each
team traded the lead back and forth and with the game tied
at 29-29, TWU served up two service aces to ice the game and
the match.
The Pioneers finished the match with an attack percentage
of .168 with 46 kills and 22 errors on 143 total attacks. Mobley
recorded the teams only double-double with 15 kills and 10
digs. Heather Smith (Chino Hills, CA/Ayala H.S.) chipped
in with 13 kills and eight digs while Sheri Hughes (Arlington,
TX/Des Moines C.C.) led the Pioneers with 21 assists.
Becky Wilson was Southeastern's leading attacker, finishing
with 11 kills and 11 digs. TWU turned in 42 assists, 52 digs
and six team blocks.
Next
up, the Pioneers hit the road for three non-conference matches.
They play Dallas Baptist University on Thursday, Sept.
19 at 7 p.m. in Dallas, then travel to Wichita Falls, Texas,
to play in the Midwestern State Tournament. TWU will face Drury
University at 3 p.m. and Wayland Baptist at 5 p.m. on
Saturday, Sept. 21.
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