DENTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2016) – Texas Woman's University travels to Texas A&M-Commerce for a Lone Star Conference matchup Tuesday at 6 p.m.
TEXAS WOMAN'S (3-7, 0-2 LSC) at TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE (5-6, 0-2 LSC)
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.
The Field House (Commerce, Texas)
About the Pioneers
TWU opened conference play last weekend against the Lone Star preseason favorites, No. 8 Angelo State and Tarleton State. The Pioneers were defeated in straight sets against the Belles and TexAnns and are now hoping to break a five-game losing streak.
About TAMUC
The Lions also opened league play against ASU and TSU last weekend and had the same outcome as the Pioneers, dropping both matches in three sets. TAMUC began the 2016 season with three wins at TWU's Hilton Garden Classic but did not fare as well the next weekend by going 1-3 at the Tarleton Invitational.
History between Texas Woman's and Texas A&M-Commerce
The series has been close as the Pioneers have edged out the Lions 35-34 dating to 1996. TWU has swept the last five contests over TAMUC including a win in last year's conference tournament.
Last meeting between Pioneers and TexAnns
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Nov. 19, 2015) – The TWU volleyball team advanced to the semifinals at the LSC Championship Tournament with a 25-14, 25-8, and 25-16, win over Texas A&M-Commerce in the quarterfinals.
The Pioneers swept A&M-Commerce for the third time this season including twice in one week. TWU played the regular season finale in Commerce on Friday, Nov. 13.
Senior
Hillary Shaffer led the game with eight kills and a .471 hitting percentage. Senior
Joey Redwine also posted a .312 hitting percentage and finished the game with six kills, 19 assists and six digs. Junior
Mallory Kuechle led the game with 16 digs.
TWU topped in Stephenville
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Sept. 17, 2016) – Texas Woman's University volleyball was unable to chalk up its first Lone Star Conference victory Saturday against Tarleton State as the Pioneers were defeated in three sets inside Wisdom Gym.
TWU (3-7, 0-2 LSC) had trouble offensively in the three-set defeat (14-25, 20-25, 18-25) as the team tallied a season-low 20 kills on the afternoon with
Anna McGee collecting a team-best six kills and three blocks while
Courtney Noel contributed five kills.
The TexAnns (9-1, 2-0 LSC) opened the match with a kill by Lone Star Offensive Player of the Year Hailey Roberts and a pair of service aces, and the Pioneers retaliated the same with a McGee kill and two
Sara Oxford aces. TWU fell behind 10-6 but pulled to within 12-11 on a block by McGee and
Briley Cole. Five straight points by TSU increased the lead to 17-12, and Noel kept the Pioneers to within five at 19-14 on a kill, but the TexAnns then ran off six straight to take the set.
McGee put TWU on the board first in set two with a kill as the Pioneers kept the lead up until 5-4. A four-point swing turned the favor towards the TexAnns, and McGee served up an ace to keep the margin to three points at 13-10. TWU fell behind 17-11 but closed to within 20-17 following a kill by Cole and TSU attack error, but the Pioneers were whistled for a ball handling error and the TexAnns served over an ace to creep ahead 22-18 and were able to close out set two.
The squads were tied at 4-4 in set three before TSU delivered four successive kills.
Mary Kate Hyde sent an ace to the TexAnns for a 10-8 score, but a 6-2 TSU run extended the lead to six. A kill by McGee trimmed the deficit to 19-15, and the Pioneers had a chance trailing 22-18, but a service error and two attack errors ended TWU's bid.
