COMMERCE – The No. 25 Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team rolled to a sweep over visiting Cameron University on Friday night. Set scores were 25-10, 25-21, and 25-14.
With the win, the Lions move to 11-4 overall and 3-2 in the Lone Star Conference, while the Aggies fall to 2-13 overall and 0-5 in the league.
The Lions wrap up a five-match homestand at 2 p.m. Saturday, hosting MSU Texas in an important LSC match.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- With the runaway victory, no Lion had double figure kills, though the hosts hit for a .194 percentage and held Cameron to a minus-.027 percentage.
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Jaryn Wacker (Austin – Vista Ridge) led the Lions with nine kills on a .353 percentage.
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Shelley Chapron (Houston – St. Pius X) had six error-free kills on nine swings for a .667 hitting percentage, while also chipping in on four blocks.
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Celeste Vela (Guadalajara, Mexico) had eight kills, six digs, three blocks, and two service aces for another solid all-around performance.
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Jaslyn Wacker (Austin – Vista Ridge) had seven kills against only one error.
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Savannah Rutledge (The Woodlands – College Park) led the Lions with seven digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Cameron opened the night by scoring the first three points of the match before the Lions responded with a fury. A&M-Commerce scored 15 of the next 17 points to roar out to a 15-5 lead. From there, the Aggies were unable to string together consecutive points, as the Lions took an emphatic one-set lead. The Lions had 13 kills in the set on a .333 hitting percentage, while limiting CU to a minus-.143 clip with only four kills.
The second set was more closely contested, as the margin was only one point when the Lions led 11-10. A&M-Commerce was able to put a strong run together at that point, pushing the gap to 17-11 and forcing an Aggie timeout. Cameron chipped away at the lead, eventually cutting the advantage down to 23-21, but the Lions scored the final two points on a
Jaryn Wacker hammered kill and a Rutledge ace. Cameron had five blocks in the set, but the Lions limited the Aggies to an even .000 hitting rate with four blocks of their own.
A&M-Commerce scored the first four points of the third set before the Aggies tied it back up at 5-all. The Lions managed points on seven of the next eight serves to go up 12-6. While Cameron battled, the guests were unable to get the margin back under six points. From a 20-14 score, the Lions scored the final five points of the match to earn their fourth straight win.
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