FORT WORTH, TX: The Texas Wesleyan University volleyball team (18-2, 5-2 SAC) notched a hard fought, 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 15-6) win against Mid-America Christian University (6-8, 2-6 SAC) at the Sid Richardson Center on Tuesday
 
The scrappy Evangels came out swinging, grabbing a 7-3 lead to start the match. The Lady Rams responded with a 6-1 rally capped by a pair of Kiersten Mebane kills to take a 9-8 lead. Wesleyan could not find a rhythm as the unconventional attack of the Evangels kept things off-balance. MACU took a 20-16 lead and the two teams went back and forth from there. The Rams and Mebane cut the lead to a two-point, 20-18 before a 5-2 Mid-America run gave the Evangels a 25-20 win.
 
The second set was tied at 7-7 before the Texas Wesleyan found some breathing room at 13-9 due in part by a Brianna Jaramillo smash. Another Mebane kill gave the Lady Rams an 18-13 advantage. The Evangels made an 8-3 run to tie the set at 21 apiece. Shelby Stinnett went back-to-back with a pair of kills on the way to a 25-22 win.
 
The Evangels jumped out to a 4-0 lead to start the third, keeping a slight lead on the Rams. TXWES fought back to tie at 10-10, but another MACU run punched the lead back out to 17-12.  Carli Owens threw down a kill to chop the lead down to 21-18, but the Evangels recovered to take the game 25-20.
 
The Lady Rams took control to start the fourth set with a 5-1 start highlighted by an Alanna Hayhurst booming kill. Jaramillo and the Lady Rams extended the lead to 12-4, prompting a MACU timeout. Texas Wesleyan held on to the momentum and kept a small edge to secure a 25-18 win, forcing a fifth set.
 
The Evangels seemed to be running out of steam as the depth of the Lady Rams helped them to a 7-2 lead highlighted by another Hayhurst gym-rattling kill. A Brittni Mohle kill late, setting up a 15-6 win.
 
"I think this win was a pivotal moment for us," commented head coach Kimberly Weaver after the comeback win. "We were able to overcome a slow start and finished extremely strong. Much of our momentum was initiated by Morgan Reese and Chalon Anderson. They both made outstanding defensive plays at very key moments. Morgan ran a very good offense tonight. Brittni Mohle also had a huge match, and the spark we got from Alanna Hayhurst was much needed."
 
Stinnett led the Lady Rams with 14 kills and 21 digs in the win. Sasha Robinson put up 26 assists and 26 digs. Mohle tacked on 14 kills, hitting .400 in an extremely efficient night. Morgan Reese kept the offence organized and made some incredible plays on defense. She earned a double-double with 25 assists and 18 digs. Chalon Anderson tacked on 24 digs for Texas Wesleyan.
 
The Lady Rams will take on Oklahoma City University on the road in a conference match set for Saturday, October 1 starting at 1:00 pm.