LAWTON, Okla. – No. 19 Tarleton remains undefeated in Lone Star Conference play and ran its win streak up to 12 with a road sweep of Cameron (25-10, 25-16, 25-15) on Friday.
Tarleton (15-2, 7-0) has now swept 10 matches on the season including five straight during its winning streak.
The TexAnns hit .162 as a team but held Cameron (2-15, 0-7) to a -.108 percentage and forced the Aggies into 26 errors.
Amber Strange led the TexAnns with 10 kills while
Adriana Darthuy added six kills and
Lauren Kersey recorded five.
It didn't take Tarleton long to pull away in the opening set of the match as the TexAnns led 9-3 early on with kills from Strange and
Hannah McManus. A 4-0 run that started with a kill by
Tatyana Tuialii-Umi gave the TexAnns a 10-point lead at 19-9. Moments later, the TexAnns used a 6-0 stretch featuring a Darthuy ace, and blocks from Kersey and McManus to end the set and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Tarleton grabbed a 15-7 lead right out of the gate in the second set and didn't let up. A 7-1 run helped propel the TexAnn lead to 17-8 and the lead never fell below seven the rest of the set as they quickly went up 2-0 in the match.
Cameron played Tarleton tight early in the third set, as the TexAnns held a slim 14-10 lead midway through the set. The TexAnn defense took over the rest of the way as three straight blocks from
Elizabeth Muliaga, McManus and Kersey engineered a 10-1 run for a commanding 24-11 lead. Muliaga delivered the finishing touch to the match with a kill to complete the sweep.
Three TexAnns recorded double-digit digs in the defensive-led match, led by
Adrianna Knutson with 14, followed by
Michaela Rodriguez and Darthuy with 11 each. McManus had a match-leading seven blocks while Kersey added four blocks.
Kayla Brannon led both teams with 15 assists and
Blanca Izquierdo was right behind with 14 of her own.
Tarleton will look to keep its streak alive as they travel to Midwestern State on Saturday, Sept. 29 for a 2 p.m. match.