The Lions defeat the Mustangs in four sets as they played one of their best matches of the season. 

TEAM LEADERS
A&M-Commerce
Kills: Veronika Baric, 19
Blocks: Jaslyn Wacker, 7
Assists: Courtney Tate, 49
Aces: Four players tied at two aces each
Digs: Courtney Tate, 20

Midwestern State
Kills: Two players tied with 11 kills each
Blocks: Kiley Beaver, 6
Assists: Kendall Chamberlain, 35
Aces: Two players with three aces each
Digs: Madelyn Johnson, 17

Turning Point
After the second set, the Lions came out focus and determined to reestablish their dominance in the match. After two close sets with a two point margin, the Lions began to separate themselves winning the third set 25-18 and the fourth set 25-17.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
The Lions started off strong jumping out to a 10-8 lead. They led most of the match including their largest lead of the match at 20-15 after a kill by Summer Alford that forced a Mustang timeout. Following the timeout, the Mustangs went on a seven-point run to take a 22-20 lead. Veronika Baric stikes back for the Lions with a strike of her own that helps the Lions regain the momentum. With the score tied at 24, Courtney Tate sneaks in her second kill of the set and then joins the block party with Sydney Reyes to win the set 26-24.
Set 2
Already ahead 10-8, the Lions continued the route in the second set scoring six straight points. Jaslyn Wacker was a sniper in this set including planting one in the defenders chest to give the Lions a 16-9 lead. As soon as it looked as though the set was getting out of hand, the Mustangs came back with a vengeance and eventually tied the set at 23. With the set tied again at 24, Meghan Bettis gets a kill to go ahead by one point. An attack error by the Lions gave the set to the Mustangs 26-24 to tie the match 1-1.
Set 3
The Lions took a 9-3 lead to start the third set that eventually got as big as eight with a 14-6 lead. With the Lions leading 22-13, the Mustangs went on a four point run as they looked to crawl back into the set. Fortunately, a service error and ball handling error by the Mustangs broke their momentum as the Lions went on to win the third set 25-18. Veronika Baric led the Lions this set with six kills.
Set 4
The Lions continued their dominance in the fourth set as they took the lead 3-2 and never surrendered it again. Late in the set, Jaslyn Wacker and Summer Alford gave a crushing block to the Mustangs that sucked the air out of them. Taryn Driver and Jaslyn Wacker got two consecutive blocks to make the score 24-17. Finally, an attack error by Meghan Bettis sealed the game for the Lions as they won the set 25-17. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Lions had four aces in the first set alone and finished with 10 total aces—a match high for the Lions this season.
Courtney Tate recorded a career high of 20 digs.
Veronika Baric recorded a double-double with 19 kills and 13 digs and finished with a .319 hitting percentage.
Veronika Baric, Summer Alford, and Taryn Driver were each in double digits in kills.
Courtney Tate, Ashley Mireles, Lacie Jessup, and Veronika Baric all finished in double digits in digs.
Summer Alford had 14 kills, 2 errors, and 34 attempts after the first set and finished with a .244 hitting percentage.

What's Next
The Lions faceoff against the Cameron Aggies Saturday, November 7 at 7 pm. When the two clubs first met this season, The Aggies were without a loss and swept the Lions 0-3 (14-25, 18-25, 20-25).  After the match against the Lions, Cameron went on a six-match skid before bouncing back in a five set thriller against West Texas A&M. The Aggies are now 15-7 and sits at fifth place in the conference. The Lions are 24-25 overall when facing the Aggies head-to-head however, they do hold a12-11 record when playing in The Field House. The Lions are 5-3 in the last eight matches at home against the Aggies.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Sets: A&M-Commerce 3, Midwestern State 1
Records: A&M-Commerce (15-11, 7-7 LSC), Midwestern State (6-22, 0-13 LSC)
Series: A&M-Commerce are 22-15 against Midwestern State
Location: The Field House Commerce, Texas
Time of Game: 6 p.m.