WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Texas-Permian Basin used a balanced attack to send Midwestern State to its seventh straight loss 22-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-23 Sunday afternoon at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
 
The Mustangs (4-8) hit the road to face Eastern New Mexico Tuesday night in Portales before returning to the dome Friday night against Cameron.
 
UTPB (5-6) hit .277 as a team led by a pair of 14-kill performances by Morgann Davis and Ryley Carman, while Hannah Rebb and Caitlyn Guajardo pitched in 13 and 12 kills, respectively.
 
MSU overcame a 7-1 deficit at the start of the opening set fueled by sophomore middle blocker Sarah Garfield, how had three kills and three total blocks to lead the comeback effort.
 
The Mustangs answered with an 8-2 run capped by consecutive service aces by Nicole Marzik, then went on 8-1 spree to take a commanding 22-17 lead on Garfield's third kill of the set before holding off the Falcons the rest of the way.
 
Texas-Permian Basin took control of the final three sets by hitting .327 as a team to improve to 5-6 on the season.
 
Redshirt-freshman Angel Summers paced the attack with 12 kills, while Garfield completed a solid all-around performance with 10 kills and four total blocks including three of the solo variety.
 
Junior outside hitter Hunter Porter chipped in nine kills, while senior libero Casey Fletcher paced back row efforts with 17 digs.