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PIONEERS
TAKE INCARNATE WORD TO THE LIMIT
LAWTON,
OK—Texas Woman’s
University (1-10) forced Incarnate Word (7-6)
to a fifth game, but fell behind early in the final frame
and lost the match 2-3 (25-30, 30-26, 22-30, 30-22, 9-15)
in the Southwest Region Challenge, hosted by Cameron University.
The Pioneers lost 3-1 to Incarnate Word at the Jo Kuhn
Labor Day Tournament on Aug. 29.
"The team played well together for the first time in a couple of weeks and
almost won the match. I have been stressing to the team all year to communicate
on the court and they did that today," head coach Shelly Barberee said. "The
team played with a lot of heart and gave it all they had this afternoon, they
just came up a little short. Rochelle Schneider did a good job on defense for
us today and Marci Brinkman lifted up her game on the offensive side."
TWU
jumped out to an early 5-1 lead in game one, but UIW fought
back to knot the game up a 7-7. The Crusaders slowly crept
out to a 14-19 lead before
the Pioneers went on a 5-0 run to close the lead to one. UIW took the first
game 25-30 on the strength of 17 kills. In game two, both teams exchanged
the lead four times before TWU took control of the game after Marci
Brinkman (Carrollton, TX/Newman Smith H.S.) connected on back-to-back
kills to give the Pioneers a 16-12 advantage. TWU held onto their four-point
lead and won game two 30-26 thanks to a .289 attack percentage. Game three
was close in the early going as both teams exchanged the lead a match-high
five times before the Crusaders took control midway and rolled to a 22-30
win. TWU controlled game four from start to finish, recording 17 team kills
and causing 11 hitting errors by UIW. The Pioneers sent the match into
a fifth set with a 30-22 win. With the score tied 4-4 in the final frame,
the Crusaders went on a 0-6 run and held on to win the game, 9-15, and
the match.
The
Pioneers finished the match with 65 kills and 36 hitting
errors on 182 swings for an attack percentage of .159. TWU
had three players in double
figures in kills with Brinkman and Jenny Madrid (Panama City, Panama/Hill
College) leading the way with a game-high 18. Heather
Smith (Chino Hills, CA/Ayala H.S.) chipped in with 11 kills
to go with her six digs. Brinkman recorded a double-double when she added
12 digs to her 18 kills. Carley Messmer (Garland, TX/UT-San Antonio) had
a double-double of her own when she turned in a match-high 35 assists with
12 digs. Paz Diaz (Truth or Consequences, NM/N.M. Military Institute) led
the Pioneers with 13 digs.
UIW
had four players record double digits in kills with Amanda
Carrejo leading the way with 17. The Crusaders totaled 73
kills and 36 errors on 198 swings
for an attack percentage of .187.
Up
next, the Pioneers face St. Mary’s at 10
a.m. and Drury at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.
20 in the final day of the Southwest
Region Challenge Volleyball Tournament.
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