Wiley Lady Wildcats Dominate Texas College Steers

TYLER, Texas -- The Wiley College volleyball team kept Texas College winless in Red River Athletic Conference play with a sweep Saturday at Gus F. Taylor Gymnasium.

The win snaps a two-game losing streak. The Lady Wildcats improve to 5-1 on the road with their 23rd consecutive victory over the Lady Steers.

With 44 kills on 90 attempts, Wiley College's attack was far superior to Texas College – which recorded 19 kills in 75 attempts. The Lady Wildcats hit .389 to the Lady Steers' .027. Larissa Francisco (JR/Sao Paulo, Brazil) led all players with 10 kills. With a team-leading 10 digs, she recorded her third double-double. Saadia Sahadeo (SO/Washington D.C.) also had a strong game with nine kills in 13 attempts. She also led the team with a solo block and two block assists. Alexia Souza(JR/Taubate, Sao Paulo, Brazil) assisted on 31 of Wiley College's 44 kills. Alia Scott (FR/Houston, Texas) made her third start at libero –tallying eight digs.

"Larissa and Alia are going to be keys to our team the rest of the season," head coach Mike MacNeill said. "We need to keep them involved and disciplined to continue to be successful."

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The Lady Wildcats (9-2, 3-2 in RRAC) led nearly the entire match – only trailing briefly in the second set. This was the second victory – where Wiley College won all three sets by 10 or more points.

Wiley College will return home for a nonconference match against Texas Wesleyan University at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats are looking for their first win against the Lady Rams since 2012 when they were conference opponents.

"Texas Wesleyan is a quality team," MacNeill said. "I haven't seen much of them this year other than they have played tough schedule under a new coach. They have been successful through much of their year. We have to come out and play Wiley College volleyball and we will compete with anybody."

NOTABLES

• Akyhya Hudson (FR/Atlanta, Georgia) and Denisse Pena (JR/Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua) received their first action of the season
• The Lady Wildcats sweep Texas College for the 22^nd time in program history
• Wiley College improves to 7-4 following a loss under Mike MacNeill
• The Lady Wildcats move to 7-1 in three-set matches
• Wiley College is 2-1 on Saturday
• Alexia Souza moves into fourth on the all-time assist list.

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