COMMERCE– The No. 22 Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team swept Angelo State on Saturday afternoon. The set scores were 25-22, 25-22 and 25-18.
 
The win brings the Lions to 18-5 on the season and 10-3 in the Lone Star Conference. ASU falls to 17-6 and 10-3 in conference play.
 
The Lions return to the court on Tuesday with a road match against Texas Woman's. The match will be played at 6 p.m. at the Kitty Magee Arena in Denton.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions hit .279 in the match and held ASU to a .154 attack percentage. The Lions had 11 blocks in the match.
- It is the eighth sweep for the Lions this season. It is the first time A&M-Commerce had swept ASU since 2006.
- The Lions now have double-digit conference wins, the third season in a row they have reached 10 or more wins in LSC play.
- Shelley Chapron (Houston – St. Pius X) led the Lions with 10 kills, hitting .714 in the match.
- Celeste Vela (Guadalajara, Mexico) and Jaslyn Wacker (Austin – Vista Ridge) both had six kills. Jaryn Wacker (Austin – Vista Ridge), Bina Njikam (Keller) and Madison Luther (Sealy) had five kills apiece.
- Vela led the team with 16 assists while Rylie Fuentes (Robinson) had 15.
- Savannah Rutledge (The Woodlands – College Park) led the team with 14 digs. Vela added 10 and Riley Davidson (Commerce) had six.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
ASU scored the first three points of the match before the Lions responded with a 3-0 run of their own, with two blocks from Jaslyn Wacker. The teams were tied at seven before the Rambelles scored five points in a row. The Lions responded with a 4-0 run, with back-to-back kills from Jaslyn Wacker. After ASU scored four in a row again, the Lions took six of the next seven points to take the lead. The Rambelles took a 21-19 lead before the Lions closed out the set, scoring six of the final seven points to win the set 25-22.
 
ASU got out to a 4-2 lead in the second set before the Lions battled back to tie the set at five. The teams traded 3-0 runs before trading points back and forth again. The set was tied at 13 midway through the set. The set was tied at 21 before the Lions closed out the set on a 4-0 run to take the second set 25-22. Chapron had five kills in the set
 
The Lions scored four of the first five points of the third set. The Lions led by as many as five early and ASU did not climb back in. The Lions won the final two points to win the set 25-18 and sweep the match. The Lions hit .323 in the final set.