- Box Score

STEPHENVILLE – The Tarleton women's volleyball team defeated the Zias of Eastern New Mexico Thursday evening in Wisdom Gym South, three games to one.

The TexAnns dropped the first set to ENMU 25-17 after getting off to a slow start offensively, while the Zias hit a .353 percentage in game one.

Tarleton rebounded in the second set with a narrow 25-23 victory.  That gave the TexAnns confidence entering the third set, where they took a 2-1 lead with a 25-19 score.

The fourth set was a struggle for Tarleton as ENMU jumped out to a 14-9 advantage.  The TexAnns stormed back though and won 25-22 after five straight points.

Tarleton improves their record to 5-5 on the year and 1-1 in Lone Star Conference play.  The Zias on the other hand fall to 2-8 and 1-3 in the LSC.

The TexAnns were led offensively by Flynn Harrell, who had 13 kills, while Katie Covell added 12 kills and Nikki McNorton added 11 kills.  Jessie Hartman was the main distributor with 32 assists, but Danielle Barker was effective as well with 13 assists and nine digs. 

Emily Klein had a team-high 15 digs, with Hartman adding 13 more.  McNorton once again led the TexAnns with seven blocks (six solo, 1 assisted).

As a team, Tarleton hit a .097 percentage while ENMU hit a .108 mark.

The TexAnns return to action Saturday when they host No. 13 West Texas A&M, who is currently on an 88-game LSC winning streak.

For more information regarding the 2011 Tarleton volleyball season, check back at TarletonSports.com.