San Marcos, CA – Western New Mexico suffered their second sweep in as many days at the hands of the Cougars from Azusa Pacific. The Mustangs fall to 1-2 on the season, and will look to bounce back Saturday in their final match of the weekend and tournament versus Bentley.
Western New Mexico 0 – Azusa Pacific 3 (21-25, 13-25, 19-25)
Top Performers:
Maggie Roe (Boulder City, NV/Boulder City High School) – 9 kills / 3 digs / .409 hitting percentage
Delaney Seitz (Hillsboro, OR/Century High School) – 5 kills / 2 blocks
Sarah Campoli (Weatherford, TX/Azle High School) – 17 assists / 8 digs / 1 ace
Adriana Leon (Lodi, CA/Sahuarita High School) – 13 digs
How it Happened:
- The teams kept it close, before the Mustangs took a two-point advantage at 10-8 on a Cougar attack error.
- APU capitalized on a WNMU service error to go on a five-point scoring run to take a late lead at 19-17.
- APU rallied off four more points to take the first set, 25-21.
- In set two, APU distanced themselves early taking as much as a 10-point lead, before ending the set on a service ace.
- Behind a .378 hitting percentage as a team, the Cougars dominated set three to earn the sweep over WNMU
QUICK HITS:
- Maggie Roe (Boulder City, NV/Boulder City High School) fell just short of matching her career high of 10 kills in the match with 9 against the Cougars
- Leon recorded her second highest match in the digs category with 13. She recorded 16 last season vs. Eastern New Mexico
UP NEXT:
- WNMU will have a single match Saturday morning against Bentley at 9 a.m. to close out the weekend.
- Next weekend the Mustangs travel to Durango, Colorado to participate in the Skyhawks Volleyball Tournament
