Ft. Worth, Texas -- The Texas Wesleyan University Lady Rams pulled out a tight 3-2 win over the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels tonight (Nov. 5) in Ft. Worth, Texas.  

The Lady Evangels took a 1-0 lead in the match with a 26-24 win in the first set, but the Lady Rams captured the next two frames 25-7 and 25-23 to jump on top. 

After MACU squared the contest with a 25-21 win in the fourth, TWU closed out the win 15-12 in the fifth set. 

The Lady Evangels (15-12, 5-11 SAC) got a team-high 17 kills from Laurel Church and 10 kills from Emily Lynch.  Hannah Luedtke had 38 assists on the night and Camera Broadnax led six Lady Evangels in double-figure digs with 24.  Luedtke had 21 digs and Larissa Runyan recorded 17 digs.  Jenny Pratt, Melissa Hoppal and Lynch each contributed 12 digs. 

Abby Zipoy had a match-high 32 kills to pace the Lady Rams (23-10, 12-4 SAC), while Kristina Gafford had a whopping 61 assists. Shaughnessy Hearn led everyone with 28 digs. 

The Lady Evangels will now await the identity of their opponent in the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament on Saturday (Nov. 7).