PORTALES, N.M. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team jumped out to an early lead but ultimately fell to Eastern New Mexico 3-1 in Lone Star Conference action at Greyhound Arena on Friday night.
 
Set scores were 25-12, 18-25, 20-25, 27-29. The Lions see a five-match winning streak snapped, falling to 10-7 overall and 4-3 in the LSC. A&M-Commerce travels to Western New Mexico for a 7 p.m. MDT in Silver City, N.M., on Saturday.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions started off on fire, hitting .455 with no errors in the opening set before cooling off. A&M-Commerce ended the match with a hitting percentage of .095.
- Taryn Driver led the Lions with seven kills.
- Gabriela Rosa passed out 13 assists, while Rylie Fuentes had 11 assists.
- Ashley Mireles had 14 digs to lead the Lions. Sydney Reyes had five blocks.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
ENMU scored the first three points of the match and led 5-1, but the Lions responded with a fury. After trailing 8-4, A&M-Commerce scored 11 of the next 12 points to swing the lead to 15-9 in the Lions' favor with two kills by Layne Little in the run. A&M-Commerce cruised to the set win with 10 kills and no errors on 22 swings in the set.
 
The Lions started the second set with continued momentum, thanks to a pair of blocks and a kill by Reyes. A&M-Commerce was up 7-3 before the Greyhounds scored four straight to tie the set. The hosts then went on a 10-3 run punctuated by an ace to make it 17-10. The Lions were able to close the gap to four points but could not make up the deficit. A&M-Commerce hit .043 in the set
 
Errors plagued A&M-Commerce as the third set progressed. The set was tied at 16-all before ENMU scored nine of the final 13 points. Four of those points were on A&M-Commerce errors, as the Lions hit minus-.030 in the set.
 
The fourth set featured 13 ties and six lead changes, as neither team led by more than three points at any point in the frame. From a 23-all tie, the Lions fought off match point twice and had a chance at set point before a service error sparked the Greyhounds' final run, as the host scored the final three points to win the match.