WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State has a three-match winning streak after defeating Eastern New Mexico 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-21). Isabella Dickens finished with 12 kills and hit .579 with 19 swings at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Tuesday night.
Jaiden Wright finished the match hitting .545 on 11 attacks, and the Mustangs hit .310 as a team in the victory.
Midwestern State improved its overall record to 14-9 and its record in the Lone Star Conference to 9-3. The Stangs won five of six matches on its homestand and improved its record under the dome to 7-3 with more than 600 fans in attendance for the "Blackout Match."
The crowd was energized early on as Midwestern State went 11-for-11 on side-out points and hit .458 in the first set. Midwestern State established a 4-0 lead at the start of the match, and extended its lead to 10-2 on back-to-back kills from Nyle Mathis, who finished the night with 11 kills. The Mustangs coasted to a 25-10 win in the opening set.
After failing to win back-to-back points in the first set, Eastern New Mexico took the first two points of the second set, but MSU won six of the next eight points to take a 6-4 lead after Dickens delivered one of the Mustangs' seven aces in the match. Wright had two kills in a run that allowed MSU to take a 12-7 lead, and the Greyhounds were never closer than four points. A Dickens' kill gave the Mustangs a 20-10 lead, and they would go on to win the set by 10 with a .231 hitting percentage in the frame.
Eastern New Mexico (7-15, 3-8) established a 9-4 advantage in the third set, but a Dickens kill started a six-point run. With Aaliyah Toppin serving, MSU took a 15-13 lead. Toppin finished the night with a team-leading three aces for the Mustangs, and Giselle Cazares had two aces in the victory. Macy Scheer, who had 35 of 38 assists for the Stangs, aced the Greyhounds as Midwestern State won 7-of-9 points to take a 22-16 lead. Dickens won the final two Mustang points with kills as MSU completed the sweep with a 25-21 win.
Wright was in on two of the six blocks for the Mustangs. Jenna Redding had a match-high 12 digs, and Savannah Cummings finished with 10 digs for Midwestern State.
The Mustangs hit the road for their next four matches, starting Friday night at Dallas Baptist. First serve at Burg Center is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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