DENTON, Texas — Midwestern State (14-11, 9-5) lost to Texas Woman's (8-15, 5-8) 3-1 on Saturday at Kitty Magee Arena, with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 26-28 and 17-25. After the teams split the first two sets, the Mustangs took a lead in the third after trailing by three, but Texas Woman's claimed the set 28-26 before winning the fourth. MSU hit .263 and held advantages in digs, 83-56, and total blocks, 12-6, while Texas Woman's finished with a 61-53 edge in kills.
The Mustangs used extended service stretches to swing the early shape of multiple sets, including a 7-0 run in the first set after falling behind by two. That sequence included six straight service points and helped MSU move in front, with another beat from the same stretch showing it won seven of eight rallies. The Maroon & Gold created a similar push in the third set, turning an early one-point deficit into a lead with another 7-0 run and six consecutive service points. Later in that set, MSU worked back from a five-point deficit to within two, then took a 26-25 lead after trailing 24-21.
For the match, the Mustangs hit .263 with 53 kills, while Texas Woman's finished with 61 kills and a .244 attack percentage. MSU had 83 digs to Texas Woman's 56 and doubled Texas Woman's in total blocks, 12-6, while both teams recorded five service aces.
Isabella Dickens finished with 17.0 points, 10 kills and eight total blocks, and
Nyle Mathis added 15 kills and 16.5 points.
Macy Scheer directed the attack with 40 assists and added 11 digs, while
Giselle Cazares and
Jenna Redding each had 17 digs.
The Mustangs used a seven-point run after falling behind 3-0, with Cazares serving consecutive aces during the stretch. MSU held a 3-0 edge in aces, but Texas Woman's finished with a 14-13 advantage in kills and scored the final three points to take the opening set 25-23.
MSU won the second set 25-16, finishing with 15 kills to Texas Woman's 11. Mathis led the attack with six kills, while Dickens and
Aaliyah Toppin added three apiece, and the Mustangs also recorded three block points in the set.
The Maroon & Gold finished with 14 kills and two aces in the third set, led by four kills from Dickens and three from Toppin, while Texas Woman's countered with 19 kills and three aces. MSU used a 7-0 run to move from a 2-0 deficit to a 7-2 lead and later tied the set at 24-24, but Texas Woman's scored the final two points to take the set 28-26.
Texas Woman's took the fourth set 25-17, finishing with 17 kills to the Mustangs' 11 and adding two service aces. Mathis had three kills for MSU, while Gracie Erichsen and Teagan Hill each recorded four for Texas Woman's.
Up next, MSU visits Angelo State at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at Junell Center/Stephens Arena in San Angelo, Texas.
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