SEATTLE – The Texans proved their dominance in Seattle beating Seattle U in back-to-back matches and sweeping them in match two (25-19, 25-20, 25-19).
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Match leaders were
Amber Strange with 13 kills and 11 digs followed by
Lauren Kersey with 11 kills and a .478 hitting percentage. Tarleton as a team had a combined 42 kills on the match.
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Match two sets looked a lot like match one with the back and forth between the Texans and Redhawks. Behind 0-2 to start set one, the Texans kept it between one and two points before going on a 7-2 run going up on the Redhawks 12-9. To take the set 25-19 Tarleton ended the set with five straight points with kills by
Lauren Kersey and
Amber Strange and a block by Strange and
Brianna Rhodes.
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Tarleton proved they came to win again this set as they started set two on a 5-2 run jumping out to a 6-4 lead over Seattle U. Dominating in kills this set, Tarleton held the lead or tie this entire set after their original jump the beginning of the set. With a key service ace by
Lorin McNeil, Tarleton was up 12-9. The Redhawks tried to come back and were able to tie it up at 16 but errors by Seattle U held them at bay as Tarleton took set two 25-20.
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For the first time this season, the Texans started set three with an impressive 6-0 lead before the Redhawks called a timeout. With the biggest lead of the night the Texans were up 16-6 trying to put this set in the bag and get the sweep of the Redhawks. Seattle U went on a 7-3 run to try and keep the set alive, but ultimately fell to the Texans 25-18 in set three.
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Leading the offensive charge again for the Texans was
Kayla Brannon and
Melina Maldonado each recording 24 and 12 assists respectively.
Ana Costas compiled 27 digs.
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The Texans are back in action Monday Feb. 15 and Tuesday Feb. 16 against Utah Valley at home in Wisdom Volleyball Gym.
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