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Durango, CO — After a tough day two of the Skyhawks Tournament saw the Mustangs drop both their matches, one last match and a familiar face awaited them on day three. Texas A&M - International looked to break their losing streak to the Mustangs and did just that in a three-set sweep Saturday afternoon. 

Western New Mexico 0 - Texas A&M - international 3 (16-25. 22-25. 23-25) 

Top Performers: 

Delaney Seitz (Hillsboro, OR/Century High School) - 5 kills | .333 hitting percentage

Deyzha Samuelu (Garden Grove, CA/Edison High School) - 6 kills | 2 solo blocks

Gabi Lau (Kailua, HI/University Laboratory School) - 15 digs

How It Happened: 

• TAMIU took an 8-2 lead off Mustangs errors early in the match, and didn't let up taking the opening set 25-16. 
• The Mustangs kept it close, but had to play catch up late. Back-to-back WNMU errors gave the Dustdevils set two. 
• In a must win third set, the Mustangs came out firing taking a 15-8 lead. 
• A trio of kills by TAMIU tied it at 22.
• A service error put the ball back on the WNMU side, but TAMIU would close it out 25-23 to complete the comeback and take the match in a sweep.

Quick Hits: 

• WNMU falls to 2-6 on the season 
• TAMIU improves to 2-5 on the season. 
• Saturday's win for the Dustdevils marks their first win over the Mustangs in the overall series.

Up Next: The Mustangs return to Silver City next Friday to start their conference schedule. UT - Permian Basin will enter Drag's Court Sept. 20, with first serve set for 4:30 p.m.