SILVER CITY, N.M.– The No. 21 Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team defeated Western New Mexico 3-1 on the road on Saturday. The set scores were 25-15, 14-25, 25-23 and 25-14.
 
The win brings the Lions to 14-4 on the season and 6-2 in the Lone Star Conference. It is the seventh win in a row for the Lions and their sixth consecutive conference win. The Mustangs fall to 7-10 on the year and 3-5 in conference play.
 
The Lions return home on Friday to host West Texas A&M. The match will be played at 6 p.m. at the Field House.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Celeste Vela (Guadalajara, Mexico) tallied her fourth triple-double of the season. The freshman had 12 kills, 18 assists and 14 digs.
- Jaryn Wacker (Austin - Vista Ridge) led the team with 14 kills, hitting .394.
- Shelley Chapron (Houston - St. Pius X) and Jaslyn Wacker (Austin - Vista Ridge) each had six blocks in the match to go along with eight kills apiece.
-  Rylie Fuentes (Robinson) led the team with 22 assists. Savannah Rutledge (The Woodlands - College Park) had a team-high 17 digs.
- The Lions hit .207 in the match and their defense held WNMU to an average of .100.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions scored the first three points of the first set and quickly jumped out to a 10-4 lead. After the Mustangs cut the Lion lead to four points, the Lions again went on the offensive. They scored five of the next six to push their lead to eight. WNMU attempted to come back but the A&M-Commerce shut the door, scoring six of the final seven points of the set to win 25-15. Vela had five kills in the first set.
 
The Lions got off to a good start in the second set, scoring four of the first five points. While trailing 8-5, the Mustangs then rallied, scoring nine of the next 11 points. The Mustangs scored the final five points of the set to win 25-14.
 
The Lions again started strong in the third set, jumping out to a 7-3 lead. The Lions built their lead to as many as six before the Mustangs rallied at the end of the set to take a 23-22 lead. The Lions buckled down in the end, scoring the last three points of the set to win 25-23. Jaryn Wacker had five kills in the set while Vela and Jaslyn Wacker each had four. Rutledge had eight digs in the set.
 
The Lions quickly put the fourth set out of reach. They started the set on an 11-2 run. Jaryn Wacker had four early kills while Chapron added three more. Wacker hit .750 in the set. The Lions built their lead to as many as 13 in the set and won 25-14.