DALLAS (Oct. 3, 2017) - An all-around team effort by Texas Woman's University volleyball secured a 3-0 win (25-18, 25-18, 25-20) over Dallas Baptist inside The Burg Center Tuesday night.
 
Miri Shade and Briley Cole-Lewis each posted a team-high nine kills, while Makayla Mayfield and Courtney Noel tallied eight apiece. Katy Ranes notched her third double-double of the season with a match-high 31 kills and 11 digs. Bailey French and Mayfield paced the defense with a dozen kills each, while Erin Jones tallied 10.
 
Noel registered a kill and DBU recorded an attack error for a 10-5 Pioneer advantage in set one. The Patriots (6-8, 2-2 Heartland) crept back to within 13-12, but a kill by Cole-Lewis and solo block from Noel increased TWU's lead to 17-13. A kill by Haley Collins pushed the score to 22-16, and the senior provided a solo block for the final point of the set.
 
A pair of kills by Cole-Lewis and an ace from French put TWU (6-9, 3-3 LSC) up 6-2 in the second set, but DBU was able to take its first lead of the game at 10-9. The Pioneers scored five straight to go up, 14-10, before the Patriots knotted the set at 17-all. TWU closed with a 7-0 run that included an ace by Mayfield into the center of the defense and a Shade kill through a block.
 
A kill by Mayfield in set three broke open a 6-6 tie, and kills by French and Noel extended the lead to 9-6. Kills by Shade and Briley Cole-Lewis along with an ace by Ranes put the Pioneers up 16-9. The Patriots closed to within 22-19, but the Pioneers held on for the win.
 
Head Coach Jeff Huebner stated, "Our team defense today was really impressive. The players did a really good job of staying in rallies and taking big swings in transition. DBU plays great defense so I was glad we were able to match their intensity. I'm proud of us for managing midgame runs, and we had good leadership tonight."
 
The Pioneers host Western New Mexico Friday at 2:30 p.m. for Faculty and Staff Appreciation.