Box Score A&M-Commerce 3, Cameron 2
The Field House • Commerce, Texas
Records: A&M-Commerce (18-7, 6-6 LSC), Cameron (6-20, 0-14 LSC)
Up Next:  at Texas A&M-International • Thursday Nov. 7• 7:00 p.m.

COMMERCE, Texas – After dropping the first two sets to Cameron the Lions got boots from Li'i Etimani and Delanee Clark to get back in the set match and closed out the comeback in the fifth. The Lions were able to seal the win unlike against Midwestern State when the Lions dropped the fifth set after winning sets three and four.

The Lions defense struggled early, giving the Aggies a chance to get into a rhythm. The Lion offense got it going in third set and was sustained in the final two sets to get the victory.

"They have some tremendous hitters, Kellie Carver is one of the best hitters in the LSC. Their record is not indicative the talent on their team", said Craig Case postgame.

Case continued, "I was pleased with Delanne is, when she came in she played within herself. She played within herself. These are the things I do well and I need to them well. I can not say enought about Li'i. We were a different team when she was out on the court. She did everything tonight besides get blocks." 

A&M-Commerce got a career night from Ciara Holmes with 19 kills and hit .378 to lead the Lions. The 19 kills from Holmes is a new career high for the senior. The Lions had three other players with at least 10 kills. Breanne Snyder had 14, Amy Davault and Kayla Bond had 13 kills. Davault and Snyder each had 18 digs to record double-doubles. With the performance Davault now has 16 double-doubles on the season and Snyder has nine in 2013.

Clark had three blocks and a kill and Etimani had seven digs and a kill. Jordan Neal had 54 assists and nine digs. This marks the tenth time Neal has eclipsed the 50-assist plateau.

The first saw Cameron get an early by scoring the first two points and maintain the lead to force an A&M-Commerce timeout at 15-10. The Aggies scored four of the last five points to win set one, 25-16.

The second set was tightly contested with 13 ties and seven lead changes. The Lions tied the set at 18 and took at 20-18 lead off of an attack error by the Aggies. Cameron then scored six of the last eight points to win set 25-22 and take a two sets to none lead.

Set three saw the two sides split the first 10 points. After the Lions tied the score at 14 they reeled off six of seven points to take a 19-15 lead off an attack error from the Aggies. The Lions won six of the last nine to close the set at 25-18.

In set four the Aggies came out with a 7-2 lead, trying to close out the Lions. The Lions eventually tied the set at 13 off a service ace from Davault. A&M-Commerce then scored another five in row to force a Cameron timeout. The Aggies won the first point of after the timeout then the Lions scored seven of 10 and won set four with a Snyder kill.

After the Lions two straight set wins the crowd at The Field House rallied allowed the Lions gave a home court advantage. The Lions responded with an 8-4 advantage when the teams switched sides. After two timeouts by Cameron the Lions held a 11-6 advantage. An 5-1 run to close out the match with Holmes and Clark registering the final two kills.

The Lions return to the court when they travel to Laredo to face the Dustdevils of Texas A&M-International. This will be the second time that two teams will face each other this season. The prior meeting was at the Heartland/LSC Crossover Tournament in Lubbock with the Lions winning 3-1 on September 13. A&M-Commerce then jumps back into Lone Star Conference play when they travel to Kingsville to gave the Javelinas the following day.