Texas A&M University-Commerce
dropped a 25-13, 25-15, 25-17 decision to Southwest Baptist on the
final day of the TexAnn Invitational on Saturday.
A&M-Commerce (4-4) was held to
a .022 hitting percentage in the loss and freshman Kayla
Bond paced the attack with eight kills.
Southwest Baptist (5-2) played a
strong all-around match, hitting .382, serving up seven service
aces and posting 6.5 blocks en route to the straight-set
win.
The Bearcats started the match with
a .727 hitting percentage in the opening set, connecting on 17
kills and just one error to win the first set by a 25-13 margin.
SBU took a two set lead, winning the second by a 25-15 margin. In
the second set, they got off to a quick start building a 12-3
advantage and never looked back.
In the third and final set, the
Lions would get as close as 19-17, following a Reagan
Hayes kill. However, SBU answered with six-straight
points, including two service aces by Iceley Perry to close out the
match.
A&M-Commerce will return to
action on Thursday, September 16th when they travel to Canyon to
face West Texas A&M at 7 p.m.
