Sports Volleyball takes 3-0 loss to RRAC No. 1
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The Rambler | www.therambler.org
October 19, 2011
Eliana Mijangos
emmijangos@txwes.edu
The Lady Rams faced off against their rivals University of Texas at Brownsville, No. 1 in the Red River Athletic Conference, on Oct. 14 at the Sid Richardson Student Center for dig pink day. The Lady Rams suffered a 3-0 loss to the Lady Scorpions. The Lady Rams showed their support for breast cancer awareness by holding a silent auction for all jerseys and T-shirts. All the proceeds collected went to the SideOut Foundation’s Dig Pink program. The Lady Scorpions came out strong with defense early to go with a 9-1 run in the first set. Capitalizing on Lady Ram errors, UTB won the set 25-12. Meghan Finley, freshman middle blocker, put the Lady Rams on top in the second
set with a kill before the Lady Rams allowed UTB to take a 4-0 run bringing the score to 9-5, Lady Scorpions up. Lynsay Buell, sophomore middle blocker, brought the deficit closer with a kill that took the Lady Rams down 1310. The Lady Scorpions once again took a run going 5-0 to take the win 25-17 for the second set. We came out in the first two games with our tails tucked between our legs,” Stephanie Dominguez, sophomore setter, said. “Finally, in the third game we came out as the team I know we are. It was not enough to push out the win.” The Lady Rams came out strong in the third set with Dominguez getting an ace to bring the score to 3-0. The Lady Rams refused to settle for a tie at 9-9 and took a 5-0 run to take a 15-9 lead. At 2121, the Lady Rams refused to lay down pushing forward for
the 24-23 lead. UTB pulled out the win with an ace to take a 26-24 win. “I think we came out shaky,” senior defensive specialist Marissa Rangel said, “But in the end we were able to play at the same level as UTB.” This game marked a 40game winning streak for the Lady Scorpions against Wesleyan starting with games Nov. 7, 2008. “We are a young team, but that’s no excuse for losing to UTB,” Dominguez said. Angelica Arroyo, sophomore setter, topped off the loss with 21 assists with Dominguez rolling in 13 digs. Finley led her team with eight kills while Katherine Rosenbusch, sophomore middle blocker, finished with seven kills on 18 swings. The Lady Rams will travel to Georgetown to partake in the Southwestern University tournament starting Oct. 28.
Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Above: Elena Vannaman (3), freshman defensive specialist, goes up for a kill against the University of Texas at Brownsville Oct. 14 at the Sid Richardson Student Center for the Dig Pink game. Left: Katherine Rosenbusch(18), sophomore middle blocker, tries to deflect a kill while Bailey Bunting(14), freshman middle blocker goes for a dig. The Lady Rams took a 3-0 loss.
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