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Cameron
3
Winner Cameron CU 16-7, 7-7 LSC
1
A&M-Commerce TAMUC 15-12, 7-8 LSC
Winner
Cameron CU
16-7, 7-7 LSC
3
Final
1
A&M-Commerce TAMUC
15-12, 7-8 LSC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cameron CU 24 25 26 25 (3)
A&M-Commerce TAMUC 26 19 24 22 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Keonte Herrera, Sports Information Assistant

The Lions lose in a battle against the Cameron Aggies 1-3 (26-24, 19-25, 24-26, 22-25)

A&M-Commerce falls short in a hard fought match against the Cameron Aggies. 

TEAM LEADERS
A&M-Commerce
Kills: Summer Alford, 15
Blocks: Jaslyn Wacker, 7
Assists: Courtney Tate, 49
Aces: Lacie Jessup, 4
Digs: Ashley Mireles, 27

Cameron
Kills: Three players tied with 13 kills each
Blocks: Kayla Allen, 5
Assists: Madison Holle, 36
Aces: Cristina Viera, 3
Digs: Cristina Viera, 34

Turning Point
In the third set with the Lions up 24-23, the Aggies dug in to get consecutive kills to snatch the lead and win the third set to go up 2-1 in the match. Although it was a hard fought set in the fourth, the Aggies carried that same momentum into the fourth set and won the match 3-1. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
The Lions had a fast start to the match and had a lead of 17-10, their largest of the set. The Aggies regrouped and came back with a five-point run of their own to tighten up the first set 17-15. After trading off points late in the set, the Aggies led 24-23. That was when Summer Alford took matters into her own hands with two consecutive massive strikes that helped lift to the Lions as Jaslyn Wacker finished off the set with a kill down the middle. Lions won by two points, 26-24.
Set 2
Despite seven attacking errors in the second set, the Aggies overcame their mistakes to take the set 25-19. Jaslyn Wacker led the Lions with three kills and one block.
Set 3
Lions came out of the locker room jumping on the Aggies with a 5-0 start in the third set. Cameron however fought back to tie the set at six. This battled continued until a kill from Bina Njikam looked to put the Lions in good position with a 24-23 lead. Unfortunately, kills from Jenna Gillean and Jordan Williams gave Cameron a one-point advantage. Following the kills, the Lions committed an attack error to end the set 26-24.
Set 4
The Lions found themselves in a dogfight in the fourth set that had 11 ties and six lead changes. Alas, the Aggies won the set 25-22 after being led by Paige Dixon who had four kills in the fourth set. For the Lions, Summer Alford finished with five kills in this set to bring her total to match high 15 kills on 37 swings with a hitting percentage of .351. Neka Nelson and Jaslyn Wacker were also key players in this set each finding the floor three times. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Jaslyn Wacker tallies up her single-match career high in kills as a Lion with 13 kills.
Lacie Jessup had a single-match high of four aces.
The Aggies outhit the Lions .233-.188.
A&M-Commerce are now 12-12 all-time at home against Cameron.
  
GAME INFORMATION
Sets: A&M-Commerce 1, Cameron 3
Records: A&M-Commerce (15-12, 7-8 LSC), Cameron (16-7, 7-7 LSC)
Series: A&M-Commerce are 24-26 against Cameron
Location: The Field House Commerce, Texas
Time of Game: 7 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
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