ODESSA– The Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team won its seventh match in a row with a sweep over UT Permian Basin on Saturday. The streak is the longest winning streak for the Lions since 2009 and the longest under head coach Craig Case. The set scores were 25-20, 29-27 and 25-14.
 
The win brings the Lions to 13-7 and 8-2 in the Lone Star Conference. It is the Lions' sixth consecutive conference win and fifth consecutive road win. The Falcons fall to 4-16 and 1-10 in conference action.
 
The Lions return home for a midweek match against Midwestern State on Tuesday. The match will begin at 6 p.m. at the Field House and will be a part of Youth Sports Day.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Shelley Chapron led the Lions with eight kills, hitting .636. She also had five blocks.
- Jaslyn Wacker and Jaryn Wacker each had seven kills in the match. Jaslyn had four blocks while Jaryn had three.
- Layne Little had six kills, two aces and seven digs. Sydney Reyes and Mariyah Oliver had three kills apiece.
- Chasiddy Hill and Neka Nelson both had a kill. Hill also had two aces.
- Savannah Rutledge led the team with 16 digs and had four assists and an ace.
- Gabriela Rosa led the team with 16 assists and added seven digs. Rylie Fuentes had 10 assists and Lacie Jessup added seven digs.
- The Lions have won seven matches in a row, their longest streak since 2009. The Lions won 14 games in a row during that season under Mark Pryor, the program record.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons jumped out to an early lead in the first set, winning four of the first five points. Trailing 7-4, A&M-Commerce then went on a run, scoring seven points in a row to take the lead. Chapron had three consecutive kills as part of the rally. The Lions led by as many as six in the set. The Falcons fought back to cut the Lion lead to three points, but A&M-Commerce held on to win the first set 25-20.
 
The Lions took three of the first four points of the second set before UTPB answered back with a rally, scoring six of the next seven points to take a three-point lead of their own. Jaslyn Wacker had consecutive kills as the Lions rallied to score six of seven points to take a 12-10 lead midway through the second set.
 
The Lions continued their rally, scoring five more points in a row, including consecutive aces from Hill to lead 17-11. The momentum was halted as UTPB then rallied to tie the set at 18-all, prompting a Lion timeout. The team regrouped to take three points in a row before UTPB answered back to again tie the set at 22. It was part of a four-point rally to have the Lions face set point, 24-22.
 
The Lions battled to force extra points, with kills from Jaslyn Wacker and Little, forcing extra points. A&M-Commerce faced set-point five times, fighting each one off to continue the set. When faced with set point at 27-26, the Lions finished the set with three points in a row. Chapron and Jaryn Wacker had kills and Rutledge added an ace to give A&M-Commerce the 29-27 win in the second set.
 
The Lions came out of intermission and started the third set with a fury. They scored eight of the first nine points. UTPB then scored four of the next five points. Jaryn Wacker had three early kills for the Lions as UTPB attack errors contributed to the Lions holding a 13-5 lead midway through the set. The Lions took their lead to as many as 13 points late in the set and won 25-14, sweeping the match.