Match Information
Score: Lubbock Christian 3, Texas A&M International 1 (20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-12)
Records: Lubbock Christian (4-11, 1-3), Texas A&M International (2-15, 0-3)
Location: Kinesiology & Convocation Building, Laredo, Texas
  
Highlights
LCU rebounded from losing the opening set to taking the next three sets for a 3-1 victory at Texas A&M International to garner their first Heartland Conference win of the season (1-3). LCU ended their five-match losing streak with the victory. Emily Hanaway (12 kills) and Camille Porco (10 kills) led LCU in the victory. Porco also had an ace and three blocks.  
 
How It Happened
  
Set One:
The two squads were neck in neck the opening 29 points, as they were tied as late as 10-10 and TAMIU led 15-14 after the 29^th point. TAMIU sealed the set with 6-2 run to end the set for a 25-20 set win. The Dustdevils had 15 kills in the set, with four by Leah McManus. Emily Hanaway led LCU with three kills.     
 
Set Two:
The second set was the most intensive set in the match. There were six lead changes and the score was locked on 10 occassions and as late as 19-19. LCU was able to pull away with five straight serves from Lauren Zoller, supported by a pair of kills from Hanaway, as LCU won the set 25-21 on the 6-2 run. Hanaway completed the set with five kills. After 15 kills in the opening set, TAMIU was held to seven kills (six of the seven were by three each from Shirey Panebi and Megan Unrath).
 
Set Three:
Another evenly played set, the third set was decided late after the score was tied 18-18. A string of five straight points were decided by an attack error or bad set and LCU was leading 21-20. Zoller broke the string with a kill for a 22-20 LCU lead. Hanaway ahd two kills down the stretch and LCU claimed the set 25-22. Hanaway and Avery Moore led LCU with three kills in the set.
 
Set Four:
LCU had their smoothest set in the third set with a .360 attack percentage, three aces and two blocks during the set. LCU led big (9-3) early off the aid of a pair of aces by Kelsie French and a pair of kills by Porco. LCU had a 7-1 run, part of a 13-4 span to end the match, and LCU won the set 25-12. Porco led LCU in the set with four kills off four attack attempts. French had 10 digs to go along with her two aces.  
 
Inside the Numbers:
1-3 – LCU was able to get their first conference win after the program's first ever 0-3 start in conference play. TAMIU dropped to 0-3 in conference and are the only team in the conference without a conference win.
1 – TAMIU had one serving ace in the match. It marks the third time this season LCU has surrendered only one ace.
10 – Camille Porco's 10 kills matched a career high. She had 10 against Newman on Sept. 24, 2016.
12-0 – LCU improved to 12-0 all-time against TAMIU with the win.
13 – The only set LCU lost in the match was the first set. It marks the 13^th time (out of 15 matches) LCU has dropped the opening set.  Two of LCU's four wins have come when dropping the first set (LCU is 2-0 win winning the first set).
 
Up Next:
LCU, 2-5 on their current eight-match road trip, heads to Portales, N.M., Tuesday, where they will face Eastern New Mexico at 7 p.m. (Central).