FORT WORTH, Texas – The Mid-America Christian volleyball team gave a strong fight against Sooner Athletic Conference powerhouse Texas Wesleyan, even taking its first set against the Lady Rams since 2018, but ultimately fell in a 3-1 decision on Friday night at the Sid Richardson Center.
 
Mid-America Christian at (RV) Texas Wesleyan

• SCORE
  • Texas Wesleyan 3, Mid-America Christian 1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-17)
    • Mid-America Christian (11-5, 3-2 SAC)
    • Texas Wesleyan (7-4, 4-1 SAC)
• TOP PERFORMERS
  • Hanna Foecker – 12 Kills, 10 Digs, 2 Aces
  • Allison Porter – 8 Kills, .333 ATK%, 3 Blocks
  • Lena Stockhammer – 40 Assists, 4 Kills, .375 ATK%, 3 Digs
  • Maegan Plunk – 18 Digs, 2 Aces
• MATCH SUMMARY
  • Set One
    • With the two teams trading the first four rallies, Mid-America Christian was able to capture some early momentum. A Hanna Foecker kill jumpstarted a five-unanswered run by the Evangels to claim a 7-2 lead.
    • After giving up back-to-back points, the Evangels rattled off four of the next five, capping the run on an Allison Porter kill to give MACU its largest lead of the match at 11-5.
    • Texas Wesleyan fought back to bring it to within one on a Sydni Charlton kill to make it 14-13 before the Evangels countered with a string of four straight. Following a Morgan Burns service error, the Evangels got kills from Foecker and Lena Stockhammer to go with a Kaylie Walker service ace, bringing the lead back to five at 18-13.
    • Texas Wesleyan made one more strong run with 4-0 run to cut it back to 18-17, but the Evangels didn't allow the Lady Rams to draw it even. After trading the next four rallies, Mid-America Christian ended the set by scoring five of the final six points, ending it on kills from Cloie Mitchell and Maddie Callicoat to secure the 25-20 opening set victory.
  • Set Two
    • MACU tallied three of the first four points on a pair of kills from Vanessa Moreira and a Foecker kill before Texas Wesleyan countered with four in a row to hold a 5-3 lead.
    • The Evangels fought back to tie it at eight and again at nine, but the Lady Rams surged through the midway point, utilizing a 6-1 run to grab a 15-10 advantage.
    • Following a timeout, Mid-America Christian managed to get a couple of points back, but the Lady Rams retaliated with an 8-1 run, including a string of six unanswered to take their largest lead of the set at 23-13.
    • MACU tried to come back by scoring three of the next four that included a Maegan Plunk service ace and an assisted block from Callicoat and Moreira, but TWU's Veronika Webb put down the kill on the second set point to give the Lady Rams the 25-16 set win.
  • Set Three
    • The third set was close through the first half with neither team gaining more than a two-point cushion until Texas Wesleyan went on 3-1 run at the midway point to 13-10.
    • The Evangels battled back with a pair of kills from Callicoat, but the Lady Rams held off MACU over the next six rallies as MACU could only cut the deficit to one on a Foecker kill to bring it to 16-15.
    • A Webb kill ignited a resurgent Texas Wesleyan team, as the Lady Rams ended the set by scoring nine of the final 11 points to take the set 25-17 and take the lead in the match.
  • Set Four
    • Texas Wesleyan rolled into set four with the momentum, opening with a 7-2 run before Mid-America Christian fought its way back. The Evangels took six of the next eight, three of the points coming off of service aces from Foecker and Maegan Plunk to bring it back to within a one-point game at 9-8.
    • Following a kill and an attack error from Nyia Anderson, the Lady Rams tallied five unanswered to regain control of the set at 15-9.
    • MACU tried to fight back, scoring three of the next four on kills from Foecker and Stockhammer to go with a Kaylie Walker service ace to bring it to 16-12.
    • The Evangels couldn't climb any closer as the Lady Rams gradually pulled away with a 25-17 win.
• MATCH NOTES
  • Mid-America Christian struggled to slow down the Texas Wesleyan attack as the Lady Rams finished with 58 kills on a .313 attack percentage while MACU could only muster a .197 attack percentage on 46 kills.
  • Hanna Foecker turned in a team-high 12 kills while Maddie Callicoat, Vanessa Moreira and Allison Porter each finished with eight.
  • Lena Stockhammer reached the 40-assist mark for the eighth time this season while also tallying four kills on a .375 attack percentage.
  • The Evangels gave Texas Wesleyan its most prominent challenge since the 2018 season, breaking the Lady Rams' streak of 15-straight sets won against MACU with their 25-20 victory in the opening set. The last time the Evangels took a set from the SAC powerhouse was in a 3-1 defeat at the Sid Richardson Center on Nov. 3, 2018.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will wrap up its 10-match road trip with another tough challenge at Southwestern Assemblies of God on Saturday. The Evangels will open serve at 1 p.m. inside the Sheaffer Center.