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FORT WORTH, TX: The Texas Wesleyan University volleyball team (6-6) took a 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-19) loss to Lewis and Clark State College (5-8), before Our Lady of the Lake (3-3) squeaked by the Lady Rams 3-2 (25-12, 14-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-8) in the night cap of the seventh annual Wesleyan-Hughes Classic on Saturday.
 
The Lady Rams took a very hard fought three set loss to the Lady Warrior in the first game in day two of the Wesleyan-Hughes Classic. Lewis and Clark State only trailed in the opening rally in the first set, but the game was tightly contested throughout. The Warriors got an 8-3 lead early before the Lady Rams battled back within one on a Courtney Shirey kill to make it 14-13. Lewis and Clark pulled away again to make it a five point game at 21-16 before the Lady Rams made it 24-22 on a Meghan Finley kill. The Lady Warriors thwarted the comeback to get the final point for a 25-22 win.
 
The score was tied in the 10 times in the second set as the two teams vied for the important second set win. The Lady Rams held a small lead a few times, but only on Lady Warrior errors. Alex Hendee tied the game at 17-17 with a smash that caught the Warriors off guard. Shirey tied the game again on a kill to make it 19-19. Katherine Rosenbusch and the Lady Rams made one last stand as she threw down two kills to tie the game at 22-22 and 23-23 before the Lady Warriors took set two 25-23
 
The Lady Warriors did just enough to keep the Lady Rams out of reach in the third set. The Lady Rams forced some errors, but not enough to get back in the game, taking the 25-19 third set win to take the match.
 
Hendee led all players with 11 kills. Lauren Hamaker notched 30 assists. Rosenbusch collected nine kills with a solo block and three block assists.
 
In the match against Our Lady of the Lake the two rivals didn't disappoint as the two teams battled relentlessly the entire five set match. Our Lady of the Lake took the first set 25-22 letting the Rams play catch up. Despite a Lady Ram effort that included multiple rallies, the last being a 6-1 run spurred by a Rosenbusch kill that brought Wesleyan within one point at 22-21, the Saints were able to hold off the Lady Rams long enough.
 
In the second set the Rams played solid jumping out to an 18-10 capped by a Finley throw down. The Saints were only able to score four more points from there as four consecutive Saint errors gave the Rams the easy second set win, 25-14.
 
The third set was a back and forth battle early, but the Lady Rams found some breathing room on a 7-2 run capped by a Starnisha Bodie kill for a five point, 16-11 lead. Our Lady of the Lake found a spark and charged back to tie the game at 18-18 after two service aces from Sydney Herrera, and out dueled Wesleyan from there to take the 25-21 win.
 
The Lady Rams started the fourth set determined on a 3-0 run with a kill from Hendee, an ace by Stephanie Dominguez, and block from Bodie and Finley. The Saints battled back though and the Lady Rams made it hard on themselves with four straight errors, leading to a 6-0 run for Our Lady of the Lake and 19-13 lead. The Lady Rams were not going to give away the game, exploding on a 12-3 run to take the set 25-22.
 
Texas Wesleyan could not catch a break in the fifth set as their attacks just barely missed lines, and the Saints took advantage getting out to a 10-2 lead. The Rams fought back, but the deficit was too great, dropping the match 3-2 with a 15-8 fifth set that favored the Saints.
 
Rosenbusch led all players with 14 kills, she also had four blocks assists. Shirey had 11 kills. Hendee made nine kills and 10 digs for the Lady Rams. Dominguez notched 32 assists in the match. Lauren Hutchinson tallied 20 digs, while Hamaker put up 10 digs, and Mary Trejo had 11 digs.
 
The Lady Rams will travel to Stephenville, TX to face Tarleton State University on Monday, September 10 starting at 7:00 pm.