COMMERCE– The Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team swept Texas Woman's University on Tuesday night. The Lion hitters caught fire early in the match and kept the momentum throughout. The set scores were 25-12, 26-24 and 25-14.
 
The win brings the Lions to 15-9 on the season and 10-4 in the Lone Star Conference. The Pioneers fall to 10-13 and 7-7 in conference play. The teams split their season series, with each home team recording a sweep.
 
The Lions will take the court again on Saturday as they host Texas A&M-Kingsville. The match will start at 2 p.m. at the Field House. Fans are encouraged to wear pink at the "Dig Pink" match for breast cancer awareness.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Mariyah Oliver led the Lions with 13 kills. She had six kills in the second set and hit .565 in the match.
- Jaslyn Wacker had eight kills and had four blocks in the match.
- Shelley Chapron hit .700 with seven kills and six blocks.
- Layne Little had six kills while Preston Lienemann and Neka Nelson had five kills apiece.
- Lienemann led the team with 13 digs. Savannah Rutledge had 11 digs and Lacie Jessup had 10.
- Gabriela Rosa led the team with 23 assists as the team collectively hit .396 in the match. Rylie Fuentes added 13 assists.
- Jessup, Wacker and Fuentes each had an ace.
- The Lions had 10 blocks in the match and held TWU to a .121 hitting percentage.
- A&M-Commerce had a season-low six hitting errors in the match while TWU had 19.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions jumped on TWU early in the first set. After giving up the first point, the Lions scored 12 of the next 14 points. Oliver had four early kills while Wacker added two. The Lions held a 12-3 lead. After the teams traded points, the Lions then went on another run, scoring seven points in a row to take a commanding 22-8 lead in the set. Chapron had two kills and three blocks in the sequence and the Lions won the first set 25-12.
 
The second set was the most competitive of the match. The teams traded the first eight points before the Lions took a two point lead. TWU responded by scoring six points in a row, capitalizing on several Lion hitting errors. The Pioneers took a 10-6 lead. The Lions responded with a four-point run to tie the set at 11 at the halfway point.
 
The teams continued to battle as the set remained close throughout. With the set tied at 16, TWU took two points before A&M-Commerce countered with four points in a row, including a kill and an ace from Wacker to lead 20-18. TWU then had a three-points run to take the lead back. The Lions scored three points in arrow to lead 24-22 before two TWU points sent the set into extra points. The Lions responded and two kills by Oliver gave the Lions a 26-24 set win.
 
The third set was close to start as the Lions had a 9-8 lead. A&M-Commerce then rallied to take control of the set. They scored six of the next seven points, including a kill and a block from Lienemann. The Lions held a 15-9 lead. TWU cut the Lion lead to five points before a late run closed the door on the match. Oliver and Chapron had two kills apiece at the end as A&M-Commerce scored seven of the final eight points to take the set 25-14.