Senior Terra Ousley (pictured) and sophomore Rachel Robertson each had nine kills for Texas A&M University-Commerce in a 25-23, 25-18, 25-20 loss to Texas Woman's on Tuesday evening at the A&M-Commerce Field House.

Texas Woman's (4-9, 2-3 LSC) used a balanced attack, including Laura McClung, who had a match-high 11 kills and Sydney Veitenheimer and Kaytlin Harrison each had 14 assists in the win. After recording six kills in the opening set victory, the Pioneers had just two errors each in the next two sets. 

A&M-Commerce (4-9, 0-5 LSC) senior Naomi Mays had four service aces and eight kills in the loss for the Lions.

In the opening set, following a 16-16 tie, McClung had a kill and two service aces sparked a four-point lead. However, the Lions came back to tie the set at 22 before the Pioneers scored three of the next four points for the 25-22 set victory.

During the second set, McClung and Amanda Hall each had five kills for the Pioneers, who hit .400 to build a two-set advantage.

Another strong offensive output in the third set by the Pioneers clinched the match. TWU led following a 1-1 tie to the end of the set. McClung and LyGene' Traylor each had four kills and libero Kendra Coulson had nine of her match-high 20 digs. The Pioneers' frontline also had four blocks. Ousley had four kills on nine attempts for the Lions.

Next, A&M-Commerce will travel this weekend with matches at Incarnate Word on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. against Texas A&M-International.