FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Wesleyan University (16-11, 13-6 SAC) defeated Langston University (3-18, 2-17 SAC) 3-0 on Friday at Sid Richardson Center. Texas Wesleyan hit .306 with 38 kills while holding Langston to 18 kills and a -.013 hitting percentage.
Texas Wesleyan took the first set 25-19, answering Langston's late push by scoring the final four points after the visitors moved within 21-19. Earlier, the Rams opened with kills from
Loes Peijnenburg,
Migdaly Bernal and
Haley Fojtik to build a 7-2 lead before Langston worked back to ties at 10-10, 11-11, 12-12 and 13-13. After a Langston service error put Texas Wesleyan ahead 14-13,
Kayla Myers served through four straight points, with
Chase Silva and Fojtik adding kills around blocks involving Fojtik,
Migdaly Bernal and
Madison Grekstas for an 18-13 edge. Langston closed the gap again late, but
Vanya Palmeros, Peijnenburg and Palmeros again delivered kills in the final stretch, with
Lillian Breaux assisting the last two points to finish the set.
In the second set, Texas Wesleyan won seven of the final eight rallies after leading 18-10, closing a 25-11 set win on
Jordan Daniell's kill from Myers. Earlier, the Rams answered Langston's opening point with a kill from
Loes Peijnenburg, then built separation behind a
Jordan Daniell service ace and three
Loes Peijnenburg aces that helped push the lead to 7-2. Myers added a service ace during another scoring stretch that moved Texas Wesleyan ahead 11-3, and
Madison Grekstas,
Migdaly Bernal and Peijnenburg continued to supply kills as the margin stayed comfortable through the middle of the set. After Langston got to 20-11, Texas Wesleyan finished the set with four straight service points from Bernal's turn, including a Myers kill, a Fojtik-
Lillian Breaux block and the final Daniell swing.
A 9-0 run helped Texas Wesleyan take control of the third set, turning a 7-4 lead into a 16-4 advantage. Earlier,
Loes Peijnenburg helped the Rams answer Langston's opening point with a kill and later served back-to-back aces as Texas Wesleyan moved in front 5-2.
Migdaly Bernal handled the serve during the decisive stretch, recording three aces while
Madison Grekstas added a kill from Myers and Langston committed several attack errors. Texas Wesleyan continued to side out consistently after the run, getting late kills from Daniell, Peijnenburg,
Neeley Rutledge,
Migdaly Bernal and Grekstas. Grekstas finished the set with a kill from Myers, giving Texas Wesleyan a 25-9 set win.
Loes Peijnenburg recorded nine kills while hitting .615 and added five service aces.
Madison Grekstas finished with nine kills on a .350 hitting percentage and two block assists.
Migdaly Bernal tallied seven kills, three service aces and eight digs.
Lillian Breaux posted a team-high 16 assists and added one block assist.
The Rams stay home tomorrow as they play their final regular season home match with Central Christian College (Kan.) on Saturday, October 31 at 12pm.
