SAN ANGELO, TX — Western New Mexico (13-10, 7-5 Lone Star) lost to Angelo St. (21-1, 11-0 Lone Star) 3-0 on Tuesday. Western New Mexico finished with 22 kills and a .078 hitting percentage, while Angelo St. had 45 kills and hit .333.
Angelo St. also held advantages in service aces, digs and total blocks, while Western New Mexico committed three service errors compared with eight for Angelo St.
Western New Mexico opened the first set with a 5-1 lead, getting an early kill from
Jayden Hughes (High Rolls, NM/Cloudcroft High School) and a block from
Daphne Posthumus (Lelystad, Netherlands/CCNV Harderwijk (Netherlands)) and Isabella Brewer during the start. Angelo St. answered later, and after Western New Mexico moved back ahead 14-13, the home team scored the next four points to take control. Western New Mexico got kills from Brewer,
Savanna Haefs (Phoenix, AZ/Desert Vista High School) and Ava Frezza down the stretch, but Angelo St. finished the set 25-21.
Western New Mexico opened the second set with four straight points on
Hannah Haggard's (Tucson, AZ/Tanque Verde High School) serve, including her ace, kills from Posthumus and Frezza, and a Posthumus block that made it 4-0. Angelo St. answered to tie it at 4-4, and after Western New Mexico stayed within 15-12, Angelo St. scored seven straight points to push the score to 22-12. Western New Mexico added late points on an Angelo St. error and a
Jade Rampton (Nelson, New Zealand/Shanghai American School) kill from
Kiara McDuffie (Aubrey, TX/Braswell High School), but dropped the set 25-15.
Western New Mexico was hurt by a 10-point Angelo St. run in the third set, which moved the score from 5-11 to 5-21. Western New Mexico answered with three straight points, capped by Hailey Meeks' kill from
Mikelle McAfee (Casa Grande, AZ/Casa Grande Union High School.), but Angelo St. scored the final four points. The set finished 25-8 in favor of Angelo St.
Posthumus led Western New Mexico with seven kills, 11 points and four total blocks while adding a service ace. Brewer added six kills, five digs and a block assist. Haggard recorded a team-high nine assists with five digs and one ace. McAfee finished with a team-best nine digs and added five assists.
Western New Mexico is 13-10 overall and 7-5 in Lone Star play.
Up next, the Western New Mexico volleyball team hosts UT Dallas on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. at Drag's Court in Silver City, New Mexico.
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Western New Mexico University is a member of the NCAA Division II, and the Lone Star Conference (LSC). For additional information regarding Mustang Athletics, visit www.wnmumustangs.com; visit wnmu.edu for more information about Western New Mexico University. Follow the Mustangs on social media: @WNMUathletics (X, TikTok & Instagram).
