Angelo State 3, Texas A&M-Kingsville 0

KINGSVILLE – Maddie Huth had 14 kills and four blocks to lead the No. 7-ranked Angelo State volleyball team to a Lone Star Conference sweep over Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday at Hampton Inn Court.

The Belles (10-2, 3-0 LSC) had a .337 team hitting percentage and limited the Javelinas (7-8, 1-3 LSC) to a .030 hitting percentage.

"We had a great block going and were digging a lot of balls to frustrate them," said Huth , who also had a .583 hitting percentage on 24 attacks and four kills in the opening set. "We controlled our side and pushed through for the win."

"She was getting in the air and had great timing today," said Waddington of Huth. "She wasn't hesitate at all as an attacker. She made an adjustments and played really well."

Maggi Jo Keffury added 33 assists and seven digs, while Leah McWilliams contributed nine kills and five digs. Zoey Hanrahan led the team with a .833 hitting percentage with five kills on six attack and sophomore Katie MacLeay led ASU with 14 digs.

"I think we served tough and our block remained strong throughout the match," Keffury said. "They did a great job of frustrating them with all the pressure."

The only negative in the match for the Belles came in the first set when the Javelinas jumped out to a 6-2 advantage to start the match. ASU calmed down and went on a rally to retake the set-lead and cruise the rest of the day.

"We were in system for most of the match and did a great job of handling the ball," ASU head coach Chuck Waddington said. "We stayed low error and our middles did a great job in transition. We have been working on our middle transition and we did a nice job of scoring from there today."

Shelby Wilt added 11 digs and an ace, while sophomore Haley Bianco had a season-high three aces and four digs. Cerbi Ritchey added five kills with Kailyn Troxell contributing four kills.

Dedra Brown led Texas A&M-Kingsville with 12 kills, while Sarah Fountain supplied 21 assists and sven digs. The Javelinas committed 21 errors with the Belles having only 11. ASU held the Javelinas to a -0.33 hitting percentage in the third set.

"They have two outsides who are very athletic and we needed to have a good block going," Waddington said. "We made the adjustments after the start of the first set and kept them off balance the rest of the way."
 
The Belles return to action next week with home matches against Eastern New Mexico at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4 and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 against No. 12 West Texas A&M at the Junell Center.