ABILENE — ACU returned home for their first WAC action in Teague on Thursday night. The Wildcats battled through five sets with the Vaqueros but were unable to come away with a win, dropping to 0-3 in WAC play. UTRGV got out to the quick start on the night, pulling away for a 25-15 win to open the match. The Wildcats stormed back in set two behind a .278 hitting percentage to even the match at 1-1. ACU took the 2-1 set lead after another solid third set performance but UTRGV gained momentum late in set four to force the decisive fifth set. ACU was up 11-10 in set five, but the Wildcats had three hitting errors in the next four points as the Vaqueros took the 14-11 lead and ultimately won 15-12.
Scoring Summary
Set 1: 15-25
Set 2: 25-22
Set 3: 25-21
Set 4: 20-25
Set 5: 12-15
News and Notes
- Madison Lawler notched a season-high 30 digs to lead four different Wildcats who tallied double-digit digs.
- Madison Rohre notched her third double-double of the season with 51 assists and 11 digs, while Bryley Steinhilber earned her the first double-double of her young career (10 kills, 14 digs).
- Steinhilber's 10 kills were a career-high and the 14 digs matched a career-high.
- Jada Birkel led the Wildcats with 15 digs on the night on a .286 hitting percentage.
- Braden Bossier matched a career-high with eight blocks and added nine kills in the match.
- Emily Van Dyke just missed a double-double with 10 digs and nine kills in just four sets of action.
- The Wildcats smashed their previous season high of nine total blocks in a match with 13.5 blocks.
- Lawler surpassed 200 digs on the season, Rohre hit 50-plus assists for the third time on the year, and Birkel had her fifth double-digit kill effort.
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Up Next
ACU will be back on the court Saturday afternoon when they host Lamar at 1 p.m. in the Teague Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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