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COMMERCE, Texas\u00a0\u2013 The ULM volleyball team\u00a0(1-1)\u00a0swept Texas Southern (0-2) 3-0\u00a0(25-14, 25-23, 25-12)\u00a0to\u00a0earn\u00a0its first win of the season\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday afternoon\u00a0(Aug. 29).\u00a0A tight second set and double-digit first and third set wins lifted the Warhawks to victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Second-year Aniya Hall<\/a> led the offense with 11 kills and\u00a0a\u00a0.312\u00a0hitting percentage. She added\u00a0two\u00a0service aces, nine digs, and three total blocks.\u00a0First-year Tatum Clay<\/a> contributed eight kills and a service ace. Fifth-year Briana Raney<\/a> continued to hold down the defensive end, making 14 digs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Warhawks\u00a0grabbed an early 11-5 lead to open the first set, scoring points on four straight serves from Clay, including an ace.\u00a0ULM then went on a\u00a0six-point\u00a0run\u00a0to lead 20-9, thanks to\u00a0kills\u00a0from\u00a0Hall and Clay, as well as a block\u00a0from\u00a0fourth-year\u00a0Kenzie Behl<\/a> and first-year Myla Matavao<\/a>.\u00a0First-year Grace Troxell<\/a> brought the Warhawks to set point with a kill, and ULM secured the\u00a025-14\u00a0set\u00a0win\u00a0on an attack error by the Tigers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Texas Southern closed the gap\u00a0at the beginning of the second set,\u00a0scoring\u00a0four\u00a0straight\u00a0points\u00a0to\u00a0tie\u00a0the score at 12 apiece.\u00a0From there, the two teams traded\u00a0the lead\u00a0back and forth all the way to the set point.\u00a0The Warhawks trailed 22-23\u00a0but\u00a0went on to\u00a0win\u00a0three straight points to win the set on a kill from\u00a0Troxell and\u00a0put ULM one set away from clinching the match.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The third set mirrored the first, with the Warhawks\u00a0jumping out to a 7-2 lead, highlighted by three kills from Clay. ULM continued to build on that lead,\u00a0winning five consecutive points to make the score 15-6 going into the timeout.\u00a0The Warhawks\u00a0continued to\u00a0shut the Tigers down, increasing\u00a0their lead to as\u00a0many as\u00a013\u00a0points, all the way up\u00a0to\u00a0match\u00a0point.\u00a0Back-to-back kills by Behl and Matavao sealed the deal, lifting ULM to a 25-12 set victory, and a 3-0 sweep over Texas Southern.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Warhawks will conclude the Lion Invitational against host East Texas A&M tomorrow, Sunday, Aug. 30. First serve is set for 2 p.m.\u00a0on ESPN+.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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