COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce Volleyball team moved to an even .500 record in the Lone Star Conference with a convincing 3-0 win over Oklahoma Christian on Saturday at the Field House. The Lions took the three sets by scores of 25-17, 25-16, and 25-8, respectively. The eight points allowed in the third set are the fewest this season.
 
The Lions jumped out to an early 6-2 lead to force an early timeout by the Eagles with Sydney Andersen (Placentia, Calif.) recording four kills during that stretch. She had five kills in the set, Maddy Rashford (Placentia, Calif.) had four kills in the set.
 
A kill by Rashford and two-straight kills by Taryn Cast (Peaster) helped the Lions lead 18-10 and Maiaya Dickie (Huntsville) closed out the first set with a kill, to give A&M-Commerce a 25-17 win in the first set.
 
A&M-Commerce forced an early timeout in the second set as well, leading 10-2 on a kill by Dickie. They cruised to a 25-16 win in the second set, winning the set on a kill by Rashford.
 
The Lions led 8-5 to start the third set, but took command in the set, winning 25-8. They won 14 of the last 15 points in the set and won the match on a kill by Essence Allen (Longview – Tatum).
 
Rashford led the team with 15 kills, Andersen had 10, and Dickie had six. Celeste Vela (Guadalajara, Mexico) recorded 29 assists, 2 aces, 2 assisted blocks, and nine digs. Dickie racked up seven assisted blocks and Andersen had six assisted blocks.
 
Allen had 14 digs, Lyric Hebert (Arvada, Colo.) had 11 and Riley Davidson had nine. Davidson also had two aces.
 
Prior to the match, the Lions honored the 1987 Volleyball team and coach Kathy Goodlett, who will be officially inducted into the Lion Athletics Hall of Fame this spring.
 


UP NEXT
The Lions have three matches in the next seven days all on the road. A&M-Commerce takes on East Central on Tuesday at 6 p.m., Midwestern State on Friday at 6 p.m. and Cameron on Saturday, October 9 at 2 p.m.