The Texas A&M
University-Commerce volleyball team dropped a 25-19, 18-25, 25-19,
25-23 decision to host Central Oklahoma on Thursday night in
Edmond.
A&M-Commerce (8-11, 1-6 LSC)
senior Naomi
Mays had her fourth double double of the season with
10 kills and 13 digs in the loss. Sophomore Rachel
Robertson and senior Terra Ousley
(pictured, photo by Jared Horn) had 12 and 11 kills,
respectively.
Central Oklahoma (16-7, 5-3 LSC)
had four players with double-digit kills including Kristen Wilson,
who had a double double with 15 digs and 13 kills. Alex Richardson
added 13 and Zuela Adom and Taylor Summers each had 10 in the
victory.
Following the third tie in the
opening set, two attack errors by the Lions and a kill each by Adom
and Summers put host UCO ahead by a 12 to 9 margin. They remained
in front for the remainder of the set to take the first set by a
25-19 margin.
A&M-Commerce won the second set
by leading from start to finish. In the set, the Lions had three
service aces and took advantage of eight hitting errors by UCO to
even the match at a set each.
Following the intermission, UCO
bounced back in the third set, hitting at a .355 clip with 13 kills
on just two errors. The score was tied seven ties and the lead
exchanged hands twice but it was the host Bronchos that picked up
the two set to one advantage.
In the fourth set, the contest
remained close with 14 tied scores and four lead changes. Tied for
the 14th time at 22 each, Wilson stepped forward with a
kill and joined in a block with Adom to put UCO in front, 24-22.
The Lions got within one on a Robertson kill, 24-23, but the
Bronchos prevailed for the win with an A&M-Commerce service
error.
Next for the Lions is a trip to
Southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Weatherford,
Oklahoma.
