Box Score

ALPINE, Texas- McMurry University took four sets to defeat Sul Ross in the Lady Lobos' home opener Friday evening at the Gallego Center.

The loss drops Sully to 2-13 on the season and 1-4 in league competition while the War Hawks improve to 11-5 and 6-2.

The Lady Lobos will face Hardin-Simmons in a 2:00 p.m. ASC match in the second of a two-day home stand.

McMurry salvaged 25-22 and 25-20 victories in the first two sets before Sul Ross posted a 25-23 win in the third game.

Ball control issues plagued the Lady Lobo effort as the War Hawks rallied in the final set for a 25-19 victory.

The opening set saw five ties in the beginning before McMurry posted a 6-0 run to take a 12-6 advantage.

Sul Ross broke into double digits off a block assist by Briana McCutcheon (Killeen/Shoemaker) and Breeann Sturges (Woodlake,CA/Exeter).

Another block assist by Alexis Robinson (Spring Branch/Canyon Lake) and Candice Hugi (Marysville,CA/MHS) pulled the home team to within two before the War Hawks broke away on a kill by Justice McGowan for the 25-22 opening game win.

The Lady Lobos fell behind by five in the second set trailing 7-2 and were never able to overcome a lengthy four-point deficit down the stretch as McMurry grabbed game two, 25-19.

Sul Ross started the third game on a 4-0 run ending on a kill by Brittany Serrano (Marfa/MHS). Another 4-0 drive put Sully up 8-2 off a War Hawk ball handling error.

McMurry pulled to within a point off a Sul Ross attack error and trailed 8-7 before another kill by Serrano, a pair of kills by Autumn Kilpatrick (Sterling City/SCHS) and an ace by Nina Sterling (San Marcos/SMHS) put Sully ahead, 12-8.

The War Hawks climbed to within a point, down 19-18 but the Lady Lobos were able to maintain the favor as McMurry ended the game on an attack error for the 25-23 Sul Ross victory.

Sully recovered from a 4-1 deficit and tied the final set at four off a kill be Serrano. Following a 5-5 knotting the War Hawks took the lead and held the advantage until a series of attack errors by the visitors tied the set at 15. A kill by Sturges and another hitting error by the opposition gave Sully a slim 17-15 lead.

McMurry then broke a 17-17 tie of a Lady Lobo attack error and moved ahead for the 25-19 victory.

Serrano and Sturges led Sul Ross with nine kills apiece while Reeves and Sterling contributed 20 and 11 assists respectively.

Rachel Rivas (El Paso/Canutillo) paced the defense with 25 digs with 16 and 10 scoops added by McKenna Thomas (Odessa/Permian) and Katie Reeves (Odessa/Permian).