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.
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 22nd 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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