EDINBURG, Texas — The Wildcats closed out the regular season on Saturday facing UTRGV on the road. The Vaqueros got out to an early lead in set one and while the Wildcats made a late push in the set, they fell 17-25. The second set featured long runs by both teams with the Wildcats jumping out to an 11-6 lead before UTRGV responded with a run of their own to go up 15-13. It was back and forth the rest of the set with the Vaqueros coming away with win to take the 2-0 lead. UTRGV took that momentum into set three and got the sweep over the Wildcats.
Scoring Summary
Set 1: 17-25
Set 2: 24-26
Set 3: 17-25
News and Notes
- Lindsey Toney led the Wildcats with 13 kills and added two service aces and two block assists.
- Braden Bossier led the team in hitting percentage, hitting .300 in the match.
- Three different Wildcats had at least five digs on the day with Madison Lawler leading the way with 11.
- The Wildcats had the advantage in service aces (4-2) and blocks (8-6).
- Brea Box led the team with four blocks.
Up Next
The Wildcats have clinched the eight-seed in the WAC tournament and are awaiting the completion of other games around the league to find out who they will play next week in Las Cruces.
