COMMERCE– The No. 22 Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team lost 3-1 to No. 15 Tarleton State on Friday night. The set scores were 19-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-27.
 
The loss brings the Lions to 17-5 on the season and 9-3 in the Lone Star Conference. The TexAnns improve to 19-2 and 11-0 in conference play. The loss broke a 20-game home winning streak for A&M-Commerce.
 
The Lions return to action on Saturday with a match against Angelo State. The match will be played at 1 p.m. at the Field House.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions had 40 attack errors in the match, hitting a season-low .084. Tarleton had 20 blocks in the match.
- The Lion defense held the TexAnns to a .132 hitting clip.
- Jaryn Wacker (Austin - Vista Ridge) led the Lions with 19 kills, hitting .277 in the match. Shelley Chapron (Houston - St. Pius X) added 11 kills.
- Celeste Vela (Guadalajara, Mexico) led the team with 22 assists while Rylie Fuentes (Robinson) had 18.
- Savannah Rutledge (The Woodlands - College Park) led the defense with 19 digs. Daniela Santos (Caracas, Venezuela) added 13.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions scored the first three points of the match before TSU scored eight of the next 10 to take a lead. The Lions tied the match at nine before the TexAnns scored nine points in a row to build a 18-9 lead. The Lions battled back, scoring seven of the next nine but could not get closer than three, losing the set 25-19. Wacker had seven kills in the set
 
It was a back and forth start to begin the second set. The teams were tied at seven early. The TexAnns then went on a run, building their lead to seven points. The Lions battled back late again, cutting the TSU lead to three points. However, that was as close as they would get and again fell 25-19.
 
The Lions got off to a 4-1 lead in the third set, including an ace and a kill from Vela. The TexAnns battled back to take four points in a row to take a 9-8 lead. The Lions responded with a 3-0 run to regain the lead. The lead swapped hands again before the Lions tied the match at 19. A&M-Commerce would proceed to score five points in a row and took the third set 25-21. Chapron and Wacker both had five kills in the set as the Lions hit .438 as a team in the frame.

After trailing 2-1 to start, the Lions rattled off six points in a row early in the fourth set, including three kills from Wacker. The Lions then had a 5-1 run to take a 16-8 lead. The TexAnns then responded, taking nine points in a row to take a 17-16 lead. TSU built its lead to 21-18 before the Lions battle back to tie the match at 22. The lead changed hands three times late as the set went into extra points. However, TSU scored the final three points to win the set 27-25, sealing the match.