ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' Cowgirl volleyball team fought back after dropping the opening set and claimed a 3-1 American Southwest Conference victory over McMurry on Friday night at Kimbrell Arena. The Cowgirls won by scores of 23-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-20.
Hardin-Simmons improved to 14-10 overall and 5-5 in ASC play with the win. The Cowgirls are currently at the No. 3 seed in the conference heading into the final stretch.
The Cowgirls responded well after a closely contested first set, beating the War Hawks in an intense second set before taking control of the match by winning the final two frames. Hardin-Simmons finished with 54 kills, nine service aces and 93 digs in the victory.
Addy Delgado led the offensive attack with 11 kills, while
Avery Tumlinson and
Ellie Carter each added ten kills.
Rachel Nordt chipped in eight kills, and
Paige Stegall hit an efficient .429 with eight kills on 14 attempts.
Allison O'Shaughnessy directed the offense with 27 assists and added 11 digs for a double-double, while
Madeleine Hanson contributed 14 assists.
Defensively,
Brylee Pursley recorded a match-high 25 digs. Carter posted 17 digs for a double-double, and Delgado added ten digs, also with a double-double.
Addy Cunningham supplied eight digs for HSU as well.
At the service line, Hardin-Simmons totaled nine aces, led by two each from Pursley, Carter and Cunningham.
The Cowgirls out-dug McMurry 93-86 and held the War Hawks to a .149 hitting percentage in the match.
Hardin-Simmons will return to action on Nov. 6 when they travel to Trinity University for a 5 p.m. match in San Antonio, Texas.
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