TEAM LEADERS
A&M-Commerce
Kills: Baric/Alford, 8
Blocks: Taryn Driver, 4
Assists: Courtney Tate, 24
Aces: Jaslyn Wacker, 1
Digs: Veronika Baric, 8
 
Tarleton State
Kills: Hailey Roberts, 15
Blocks: Meg Umbel, 6
Assists: Chandler Gow, 33
Aces: Hailey Roberts, 9
Digs: Ayssa Garcia, 8
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (Tarleton State, 25-18)
- The Texanns scored the first three points before a Tarleton attacking error got the Lions on the board.
- Tarleton State worked out to an early 10-4 lead.
- A big block from Sydney Reyes and Courtney Tate brought the Lions within two points, forcing a Tarleton timeout.
- Veronika Baric and Summer Alford each had three kills to lead A&M-Commerce, while Tarleton State's Hailey Roberts led all players with four.
- The Lions claimed a .036 hitting percentage against the Texanns' .250 clip.
- Tarleton's biggest lead of the set was six points, while A&M-Commerce never led.
 
Set 2 (Tarleton State, 25-19)
- Summer Alford started the scoring with her fourth kill of the game, but Tarleton managed to score five of the first seven points.
- After trailing by as many as eight, the Lions cut the deficit to one and made it a 15-14 game, but TSU went on to score the next three points.
- Roberts added four more kills to her total to tally eight through the first two sets.
- The Lions spread the ball around better in the second set, as five different players recorded a kill.
- Tarleton scored eight of the last 12 points to win the set.
- Through two sets, the Lions had 18 kills and 14 attacking errors, slightly upping their hitting percentage to .070.
 
Set 3 (Tarleton State, 25-16)
- The Texanns got a pair of early kills from Hailey Roberts to take a 6-3 lead over the Lions.
- The Lions tied the game at 8-8 when Roberts hit a ball too strong, forcing a Tarleton timeout.
- The first A&M-Commerce lead came immediately following the timeout, when Summer Alford's seventh kill of the afternoon gave the Lions a 9-8 lead.
- The two teams then went back and forth alternating points until Tarleton pulled away and took a 17-12 lead.
- The biggest lead of the set favored Tarleton (nine points).
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Hailey Roberts had a huge day for the Texanns, tallying 15 kills and eight service aces.
- The Lions finished the afternoon with a hitting percentage of .035, while TSU claimed a .235 mark.
- 24 attack errors went against the Lions, and the visitors only claimed one service ace.
- The all-time series is now even at 17 wins per side.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Sets: A&M-Commerce 0, Tarleton State 3
Records: A&M-Commerce (11-7, 4-4 LSC), Tarleton State (18-4, 7-1 LSC)
Series: A&M-Commerce is 17-17 against Tarleton State
Location: Wisdom Gym – Stephenville, Texas
Time of Game: 12 p.m.