THE RUNDOWN
ODESSA, Texas – Sophomore outside hitter Erin Richburg notched 10 kills to pace a balanced Midwestern State attack and lead the Mustangs to their first Lone Star Conference win of the season in a 3-0 sweep of UT Permian Basin Saturday afternoon at the Falcon Dome.
 
In the opening set, Addison Semer and Addy Cook each contributed three kills to help Midwestern State (6-4, 1-1 LSC) build a 10-4 advantage. A 7-1 run by UT Permian Basin (4-6, 1-1 LSC) forced an MSU timeout after the Falcons came within a point. The Mustangs once again built a sizeable lead, moving in front 22-16 following a Cook kill before UTPB answered with a quick 5-0 spurt to pull within one following an ace. However, three-straight errors by the Falcons and a Meghan Bettis kill sealed a 25-22 first set victory for MSU.

The Mustangs hit a match-best .393 in the second frame en route to claiming a 25-15 win with Richburg's five kills leading the squad. MSU began to pull away midway through the set, ending the game on an 11-4 run.

Midwestern hit over .300 again in the third set with a .312 percentage as Richburg and Semer each put down four kills to lead the Mustangs to a 25-22 victory. The set remained tight a majority of the way before the Mustangs were able to create some distance after three-straight kills from Raven Presley, Richburg and Bettis to build a 19-15 advantage. The Falcons were only able to pull within two the rest of the frame with Semer putting down a kill and tallying a block on set point to finish off the sweep.

NOTES
- Midwestern State totaled four players with at least seven kills in the match with Erin Richburg (10), Addison Semer (9), Meghan Bettis (7) and Rockelle Gholson (7) pacing the Mustangs offense
- Kristan Aduddell dished out 35 assists to lead the Mustangs
- Gholson recorded a season-best 17 digs while Aerielle Edwards added 13 
- Gholson also posted a team-high .545 hitting percentage with just one error on 11 swings
- Semer led MSU with five blocks including two solo stuffs

UP NEXT
After three-straight weeks on the road, Midwestern State makes it 2017 home debut inside D.L. Ligon Coliseum with a 5:30 p.m. matchup Friday against Western New Mexico.