The Sul Ross State volleyball team hosted Oklahoma Christian on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Pete P. Gallego Center. (Photo by Alexandra Nava-Elizondo)
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Sul Ross St. SRSU 2-11,2-5 Lone Star
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Winner Angelo St. ASU 17-2,7-1 Lone Star
Sul Ross St. SRSU
2-11,2-5 Lone Star
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Angelo St. ASU
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Set Scores
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Sul Ross St. SRSU 9 20 14 (0)
Angelo St. ASU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

VOLLEYBALL: Lobos fall to No. 14 Angelo State

SAN ANGELO, Texas — The Sul Ross State volleyball team met Angelo State for the first time since 1985.

Despite having a competitive second set with the nation's 14th-best program in Division II, the Lobos suffered a sweep Friday night at Junell Center – Stephens Arena.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

Angelo State began the first set on a 7-0 run.

The Lobos ended the run with a pair of kills from Cassandra Espinoza before Angelo State used a 5-0 run to lead 12-2.

Angelo State later went on a 7-0 run to lead by 15.

Sul Ross State trailed 10-5 early in the second set before going on a 4-0 run to trail by one point. Espinoza had two kills while Anna Kasper tallied one during the run.

Going on a 5-0 run, Angelo State pulled ahead to a six-point lead.

The Lobos cut the deficit to two points with a 4-0 run that included kills from Angelli Sanchez, Miranda Acosta and Natalie Hernandez.

The momentum then went back to Angelo State as it went on another 5-0 run.

Using a late 4-0 run, Sul Ross State trailed by four points as Edie Coleman got the run going with a kill.

Angelo State started the final set scoring five unanswered points until the Lobos ended the run with a three uanswered points that had two kills by Coleman and Sanchez.

Putting together a 4-0 run, Angelo State went up by eight as it was simply too much for the Lobos to handle.

>> RECORDS: Angelo State (17-2, 7-1); Sul Ross State (2-11, 2-5)

>> GAME NOTES:
  • Hernandez led the way with eight kills while she had seven digs.
  • Sanchez added with seven kills while Espinoza finished with six.
  • Eliana Mata tallied 13 assists and eight digs.
  • Acosta finished with 19 digs and four assists.
  • Tatyana Colon had 11 digs.
>> UP NEXT: The Lobos travel to Lubbock Christian for a 2 p.m. CST match on Saturday, Oct. 19
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