Freshman Kayla
Bond and sophomore Rachel
Robertson each had eight kills for the Texas A&M
University-Commerce volleyball team in a 26-24, 25-23, 25-17 loss
to Abilene Christian on Saturday afternoon at the A&M-Commerce
Field House.
The match featured 18 tie scores and six lead changes but it was
the Wildcats, who prevailed with the win.
A&M-Commerce (4-8, 0-4 LSC) was
outhit by a .149 to .135 margin but did outblock the Wildcats, 7-5.
Freshman Jordan
Neal and junior Sarah
Owens each had two blocks.
In the victory, Jordan Schilling of
ACU had a double double with a team-best and match-high 13 digs and
10 kills. With the win, the Wildcats raise their record to 10-2
overall and 4-0 in the Lone Star Conference
In a tightly contested first set
that featured seven tie scores and two lead changes. The Lions
withstood four ACU set points to tie the set at 24. After an ACU
timeout, back-to-back kills by the Wildcats gave the visitors a
one-set advantage.
In the second set, the two teams
were tied 10 more times. A balanced ACU attack with five players
recording multiple kills and three service aces by Madelyn Robinett
put the Wildcats up by two sets.
In the third set, ACU jumped out to
a 3-0 advantage and never trailed for the remainder of the set. In
the decisive set, Shawna Hines and Schilling each had four kills to
pace an ACU attack that outhit the Lions by a .231 to .086. Bond
and Neal, who had four and three kills, respectively, paced the
A&M-Commerce attack.
Up next, A&M-Commerce hosts
Texas Woman's on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the A&M-Commerce Field
House.
