SILVER CITY, NM --Demi Stauffenberg and Riley Rabedeaux both notched double-doubles, but Midwestern State fell to the Western New Mexico Mustangs 3-2 (22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 20-25, 12-15) Thursday at Drag's Court.
The loss dropped Midwestern State's record to 7-9 overall and 1-4 in LSC action.
The Mustangs were led by double-doubles from Rabedeaux, who had 10 kills and 13 digs, and Stauffenberg, who had 17 kills and 12 digs. Isabella Dickens added 15 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Amy Dewalt chipped in with 24 digs to go with two blocks from Stauffenberg.
Game Notes
» Demi Stauffenberg and Riley Rabedeaux each registered double-doubles in the loss.
» Midwestern State had three players in double figures in kills.
» Midwestern State had three players in double figures in digs.
» Isabella Dickens was efficient in attacking situations in the match, accumulating 15 kills while hitting .500.
» Mia Nicklas had a team-high three aces in the loss.
» Midwestern State never trailed on the way to winning the second set 25-20.
» Demi Stauffenberg had a match-high 17 kills for Midwestern State.
» Midwestern State got a team-high 24 digs from Amy Dewalt.
» Midwestern State attackers were helped by a team-high 31 assists from Alayna Guerrero.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Mustangs fell behind early, dropping the first set 25-22. Western New Mexico grabbed the advantage for good at 12-11 in a set that was knotted up two times before the Mustangs took control.
SET 2 | Midwestern State responded to pick up a 25-20 victory in set two, evening the match at one set apiece. The Mustangs led from the opening point on in the set to earn the victory. Midwestern State opened up as much as a seven point lead at 20-13 before closing out the set.
SET 3 | Midwestern State grabbed a 2-1 match lead after defeating the Mustangs in set three. The Mustangs the set set three 25-21. Midwestern State took the lead for good at 20-19 in a set that had just one lead change before the Mustangs took over in the second half of the stanza.
SET 4 | Midwestern State couldn't keep the win streak alive, as the Mustangs forced a fifth set with a 25-20 fourth-set win. The Mustangs trailed by as many as six points as Western New Mexico grabbed the advantage for good at 13-12 and Midwestern State was never able to recover in a set that was tied up five times before the Mustangs took over the lead.
SET 5 | Midwestern State took a lead of two sets to one before losing the final two sets, including a 15-12 loss in the fifth set. The Mustangs had a lead early in the set at 9-9 before Western New Mexico took over.
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