Box Score DENTON – The No. 18 Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team took the first set before falling in four sets at Texas Woman's University on Tuesday night.
 
Set scores were 25-19, 19-25, 24-26, and 13-25.
 
Both teams are now 2-3 entering Wednesday's rematch in Kitty Magee Arena on the TWU campus.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions hit .154 in the match with 47 kills, while TWU hit .224 with 49 kills.
- Sydney Andersen (Placentia, Calif.) and Maiya Dickie (Huntsville) led the Lions with nine kills apiece.
- Celeste Vela (Guadalajara, Mexico) passed out 27 assists.
- Riley Davidson (Commerce) had 26 digs and Lyric Hebert (Arvada, Colo.) had 10 digs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions took a lead in the first set thanks to an 8-3 run including a combo block from Maddy Rashford (Placentia, Calif.) and Destiny Greenwood (Fairfield, Calif.). The Lions closed the set with four straight kills including a pair by Vela to close out the set. The Lions hit .306 in set with 13 kills.
 
In the second set, the Lions took a 6-4 lead and then extended it to a 16-12 lead. TWU bounced back and closed the set on a 13-3 rally to tie the match at a set apiece. TWU hit .314 in the set and the Lions hit .171 with 12 kills and six errors.
 
The third set was tightly fought, after TWU took an early 13-9 lead. The Lions battled back with an 8-3 run to take an 18-17 lead with three kills from Andersen. Another Andersen kill fought off set point, but the Pioneers took two straight points to take a 2-1 lead. A&M-Commerce hit .163 in the set with 14 kills and six errors.
 
The Pioneers were able to put their foot on the pedal in the third set. From a 6-4 TWU lead, the Pioneers scored 10 of the next 11 points for a 16-5 lead. The Lions were able to cut that lead down to nine points, but the hosts were able to close out the match.