GOODWELL, Okla. — Texas Wesleyan (18-11, 15-6 SAC) defeated Oklahoma Panhandle State (8-18, 7-14 SAC) 3-0 on Friday at Anchor D Arena, taking the sets 25-16, 25-18, 25-20. Texas Wesleyan hit .231 and held Oklahoma Panhandle State to .028, finishing with advantages of 36-27 in kills and 50-35 in digs.
Texas Wesleyan took control of the first set by scoring the first 10 points, with
Jordan Daniell serving nine straight points that included three aces, two
Migdaly Bernal kills and a
Loes Peijnenburg kill. Oklahoma Panhandle State worked back to 11-5, but Texas Wesleyan kept separation with sideout kills from
Haley Fojtik and
Madison Grekstas, plus a
Madison Grekstas-
Malaya Young block that made it 14-7. After the margin tightened again,
Faith McClellan, Bernal and Peijnenburg delivered kills during a stretch that pushed Texas Wesleyan from 17-12 to 20-12. Peijnenburg later added a service ace and Bernal recorded a block to bring up set point before Texas Wesleyan finished the set 25-16.
A 15-13 deficit turned into control for Texas Wesleyan in the second set, as the Lady Rams won five of six points to move ahead 18-16 before finishing off a 25-18 set win. Earlier, Texas Wesleyan answered an 11-7 hole with four straight points, including a McClellan kill and a
Madison Grekstas-Young block that tied the set at 11-11. After Oklahoma Panhandle State briefly went back in front, Fojtik,
Migdaly Bernal and Daniell helped Texas Wesleyan move back ahead, with Bernal and
Loes Peijnenburg combining on a block before Daniell's kill made it 18-16. Texas Wesleyan then won seven of the final eight rallies, getting a
Lilia Ottenwalder ace, two
Madison Grekstas kills and two late
Vanya Palmeros kills to close the set at 25-18.
In the third set, Texas Wesleyan answered a 12-12 tie by winning three straight points, with
Loes Peijnenburg putting down a kill from
Kayla Myers before an Oklahoma Panhandle State attack error made it 15-12. Earlier, the Lady Rams moved ahead 5-4 on a
Migdaly Bernal kill from Myers and kept responding through a series of ties, including
Madison Grekstas kills from Ottenwalder at 8-7 and 10-9. Texas Wesleyan created more separation in the middle of the set, using a
Madison Grekstas-Young block to reach 19-15 before
Vanya Palmeros and
Neeley Rutledge pushed the margin to 21-16 with a kill and service ace. After Oklahoma Panhandle State closed within 22-19, Palmeros and Bernal added kills around a timeout, and an Oklahoma Panhandle State service error finished Texas Wesleyan's 25-20 set win.
Migdaly Bernal led Texas Wesleyan with 10 kills and 12.5 points while adding four total blocks. Myers recorded a team-high 17 assists and nine digs. Ottenwalder finished with 14 assists, 10 digs and a service ace.
Madison Grekstas added nine kills on a .412 hitting percentage with three block assists.
The Rams finish the regular season on Saturday, November 7 at Wayland Baptist at 1pm.
