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PIONEERS
OPEN UP CONFERENCE WITH WIN OVER TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE
COMMERCE,
TX—Texas Woman’s
University (3-15, 1-0 LSC) dropped the first game of
their match against Texas A&M-Commerce (11-9,
0-1 LSC), but that was the only daylight that the Lady
Lions saw as the Pioneers walked away with a decisive 3-1
(26-30, 30-25, 30-27, 30-13) victory. With the win, TWU
snaps a 10-match losing streak to TAMU-C, dating back to
November 8, 1997. Marci Brinkman (Carrollton, TX/Newman
Smith H.S.) put in an all-around effort for the
Pioneers, finishing with 12 kills, three service aces,
five digs and five block assists.
"I told the team before the match that we were starting a new season because
this was our first match in conference. The team came out fired up and played
great throughout the entire match. They never got down after dropping the first
game and it showed on the court," head coach Shelly Barberee said. "Our
defense won the match for us tonight because they were digging and blocking the
ball well. The team communicated on the court and mentally, they stayed in the
match. This was a good win for this program."
TAMU-C
came out firing in game one, hitting .154 with 16 kills and
only eight errors. TWU struggled with 14 kills and 14 hitting
errors, but kept the
game close, losing 26-30. The Pioneers hit a little better in the second
game, finishing with 13 kills and nine errors on 43 attacks for an attack
percentage of .093. The Lady Lions did not execute as well as in game one
and TWU knotted the match up at 1-1 with a 30-25 win. TWU got stronger
as the match went on, recording a .189 hitting percentage with 17 kills
while limiting the TAMU-C to just a .145 attack percentage with some great
blocking. The Pioneers won game three 30-27, then rolled to a 30-13 win
in game four, taking the match 3-1. TWU hit .394 in the final frame with
16 kills and only three errors on 33 attacks.
The
Pioneers finished the match with 60 kills and 33 errors
on 184 swings while also recording nine service aces, 89
digs and 18 block assists. The Lady
Lions had three players in double figures in kills with Amy Wallace and
LaTasha Jacobs leading the way with a match-high 17 kills. TWU had three
other players finish in double-digits in kills with Courtney
Lewis (San Antonio, TX/Panola College) recording 11, Jenny
Madrid (Panama City, Panama/Hill College) chipping in 13
and Heather Smith (Chino Hills, CA/Ayala HS) leading
the team with 16. Carley Messmer (Garland, TX/UT-San Antonio) led
the team with 43 assists to go along with her 12 digs while Rochelle
Schneider (Adkins, TX/Hill College) recorded a team-high 19
digs.
Up
next, the Pioneers travel to Durant, Oklahoma to face Southeastern
Oklahoma State in their second straight Lone Star Conference
North Division match.
The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4. TWU defeated
the Lady Savages during the Jo Kuhn Labor Day Classic, 3-1, on Aug. 30.
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