SAN ANGELO – The ACU Wildcats ran their winning streak to five straight matches Tuesday night as they opened Lone Star Conference play with a victory over Angelo State at the Junell Center.
The Wildcats knocked off their LSC rival in three straight games, 25-17, 25-15 and 25-19, to improve to 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the LSC. The Rambelles, meanwhile, fall to 3-6 and 0-1 on the season. ACU will play its first home match of the season Saturday at 2 p.m. when it continues LSC play against Tarleton State, which is 9-0 after beating Texas College on Tuesday.
The Wildcats were never really threatened in Tuesday's match against the Rambelles. ACU had a .266 hitting percentage, while the Rambelles hit just .026 in the match. ACU didn't hit below .241 in any of the three games, while ASU never hit better than .083, and it mixed in a negative-.028 hitting percentage in the first game.
Jennie Hutt had nine kills to lead the Wildcats offensively, while senior
Jordan Schilling had eight kills (.412 hitting percentage).
Shawna Hines had seven kills and six block assists to lead an ACU defense that out-blocked Angelo State, 10-2.
