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Volleyball Lady Evangels Fall in Five Sets at Texas Wesleyan

Ft. Worth, Texas -- The Texas Wesleyan University Lady Rams rallied from a 2-1 deficit to upend the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels 3-2 tonight (Sept. 27) in Sooner Athletic Conference action in Ft. Worth, Texas. 

With the fifth set even at 2-2, the Lady Rams seized control with five straight points en route to a 15-6 win to finish off the match. 

The Lady Evangels trailed in the opening set 12-11 when two kills each from Laurel Church and Shannon Niemeier sparked a 5-1 push for a four-point lead and they went on to a 25-20 win. 

The second set was tied at 22, but Shelby Stinnett put in two kills to help the Lady Rams finish the set with the final three points. 

In the third set, the Lady Rams saved two set points but a kill from Mary Burkhead gave MACU the set at 25-20 and a 2-1 lead in the match. 

The Lady Rams then quickly took command of the fourth set by jumping out to a 12-4 lead on the way to a 25-18 win to force the decisive fifth set. 

The match featured a career performance from Camera Broadnax, as Broadnax recorded a career-high 37 digs along with tying her career-best with seven assists.

Emily Lynch led the Lady Evangels (6-8, 0-7 SAC) with 42 assists, one shy of her career mark. Lynch was also second on the team with 20 digs.

Five Lady Evangels reached double-figure digs, including a career-high tying 19 digs from Larissa Runyan.  Niemeier had 13 digs and Skyler Mylonas had 11. 

Niemeier tallied a team-high 16 kills, while Church had 14 kills. Runyan also reached double-figure kills with 11. 

Stinnett and Brittni Mohle each paced the Lady Rams (18-2, 5-2 SAC) with 14 kills. Sasha Robinson led the way with 26 assists, with Morgan Reese right behind with 25 assists. Robinson also led five Lady Rams in double-figure digs with 26. 

The Lady Evangels will next play at USAO on Thursday night (Sept. 29) at 7 p.m. in Chickasha, Okla. 

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