THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Freshman Taylor Anderson threw a block party in the first home match of her career, tallying four blocks, including three of the solo variety, but Midwestern State failed to secure a win in its conference opener.
 
In a match that featured 18 ties and eight lead changes, a first set comeback by Eastern New Mexico proved to turn the tide in the Greyhounds' sweep, 25-27, 17-25, 21-25.
 
Junior Sarah Eakin had MSU Texas serving for set point in the opening frame behind a big kill at 25-24, but three-straight kills from ENMU's Sarah Tuioti-Mariner, Jasmine Gannon and Lauryn Bresnahan clinched the 1-0 advantage for the Greyhounds.
 
A 16-8 run to start the second along with a 4-0 finish in the third soured the Maroon and Gold's home opener.
 
Junior Erin Richburg led the Mustangs with eight kills and matched a career-high with 16 digs while Anderson added seven kills and three blocks.
 
ENMU's Jasmine Gannon led all players with 15 kills.
 
MATCH NOTES
- The Mustangs dropped their sixth-straight match to fall to 2-7 on the season and 0-1 in Lone Star Conference play
- MSU Texas' five solo blocks were a season-high and eight total blocks were the second-best output of the year
- Freshman Taylor Anderson notched a season-best four blocks and 10.5 points
- Redshirt sophomore Sarah Glawe set a new high for assists in a three set match with 19
- Junior Erin Richburg tied a career-high with 16 digs, matching her previous best output set her freshman year against Southern Nazarene (10/29/16)
 
UP NEXT
MSU Texas is back at it on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. for a Highway 287 Challenge Cup match with West Texas A&M.