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Jaslyn Wacker spikes against DBU
Evan Luecke
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Winner A&M-Commerce TAMUC 18-10; LSC 13-5
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Eastern N.M. ENMU 12-16; LSC 9-9
Winner
A&M-Commerce TAMUC
18-10; LSC 13-5
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Final
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Eastern N.M. ENMU
12-16; LSC 9-9
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
A&M-Commerce TAMUC 26 25 25 (3)
Eastern N.M. ENMU 24 14 23 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Marcus Jensen

Volleyball defeats Eastern New Mexico in straight sets to split difficult road trip

PORTALES, N.M.– The Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team recorded a sweep of Eastern New Mexico on Saturday night. The set scores were 26-24, 25-14 and 25-23.
 
The win brings the Lions to 18-10 on the season and 13-5 in the Lone Star Conference. This matches their conference win total from last season with two more matches still to play. The Greyhounds fall to 12-16 and 9-9 in conference play. The Lions swept the season series against ENMU.
 
The Lions return home for the final two matches of the regular season. They will host UT Permian Basin on Friday at 7 p.m. for Dollar Night. A&M-Commerce will then host West Texas A&M on Saturday at 2 p.m. for Lion Champions Fund Senior Spike Day. Both matches will be played at the Field House.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Jaslyn Wacker led the Lions with 11 kills and had an incredible .846 hitting percentage. She also had four blocks, three digs and two aces.
- Layne Little had 10 kills. Shelley Chapron had six kills and three blocks. Neka Nelson had six kills, including five kills in the first set.
- Rylie Fuentes led the team with 23 assists and had seven digs and a kill. Gabriela Rosa added 13 assists.
- Savannah Rutledge led the team with 17 digs.
- Preston Lienemann had four kills and Mariyah Oliver had three kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The teams split the first eight points of the first set before ENMU went on a run to take an early 9-6 lead in the set. The Lions answered back with a three-point rally to tie the match. Then, trailing by two, the Lions went on a five-point rally to take a 15-12 lead in the set. Nelson had five kills in the set as the Lions pushed their lead to four before the Greyhounds rallied late. They tied the match at 24-all before A&M-Commerce scored the final two points to win the first set 26-24.
 
The Lions scored six of the first seven points to start the second set. Lienemann had two early kills. Little also had three early kills as the Lions led 11-6 at the midway point of the set. The Greyhounds fought back with four points in a row. The Lions then finished the set in a fury, scoring nine of the final 11 points, including the final five to take the second set 25-14.
 
The third set was a back-and-forth affair as the teams split the first 10 points. The Lions then went on a run, scoring five of the next six points to take an early 10-6 lead. The Greyhounds answered to tie the match at 11. The teams continued to trade rallies. A&M-Commerce brought its lead back up to four points before the Greyhounds tied the match at 23-all late. The Lions kept composure and Little recorded the final two kills of the match as the Lions won the third set 25-23 to complete the sweep.
 
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