LUBBOCK, TX --The Prairie View A&M volleyball team fell to the Portland State Vikings in four sets (23-25, 17-25, 26-24, 21-25) and Texas Tech in 5 sets (25-23, 26-24, 17-25, 20-25, 9-15) on Thursday at United Supermarkets Arena.
The non-conference losses dropped Prairie View A&M to 0-8Â on the season.
GAME 1 - Portland State
The Lady Panthers attack was paced by D'Mya Hill, who finished with 11 kills on the day, and by Iyonna Sherwood, who had 11 while hitting .45. Defensively, had two players reach double figures in digs as Camille Middleton had 14 and Tayler Ruffin had 13. From the front row, Daniella Udegbunam contributed five blocks.
Game Notes
» Carrington Cook had a team-high one ace in the loss.
» D'Mya Hill had a team-high 11 kills for Prairie View A&M.
» Prairie View A&M got a team-high 14 digs from Camille Middleton.
» Prairie View A&M attackers were helped by a team-high 16 assists from Kenedy Massie.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Lady Panthers couldn't hang on in a back-and-forth first set, losing 25-23 in a game that featured four lead changes and was tied 12 times. Neither team led by more than three points in the match.
SET 2 | Prairie View A&M lost set two 25-17, digging a 2-0 hole in the match. The Lady Panthers fell behind on the first point and never clawed back into the lead before dropping the set.
SET 3 | After losing the opening two sets, Prairie View A&M rallied to grab the third set and make it a 2-1 match. The Lady Panthers persevered in a back-and-forth set to win 26-24 in a stanza that featured four lead changes and was tied 11 times. Neither team opened up a lead of more than three points along the way. Prairie View A&M's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking seven Portland State attacks in the stanza and capitalizing on 12 Portland State attacking errors on the way to victory.
SET 4 | Prairie View A&M couldn't build off the set-three victory and lost in the fourth set 25-21 to drop the match. The Lady Panthers trailed by as many as six points as Portland State grabbed the advantage for good at 10-9 and Prairie View A&M was never able to recover in a set that was tied up three times before the Vikings took over the lead.
GAME 2 - Texas Tech
The Lady Panthers were led by a double-double from D'Mya Hill, who registered 16 kills and 10 digs on the day. Valencia Wilder also added 13 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Camille Middleton chipped in for with 21 digs to go with six blocks from Wilder.
Game Notes
» Prairie View A&M had three players in double figures in digs.
» Neenah Burton had a match-high four aces in the loss.
» D'Mya Hill registered a double-double with 16 kills and 10 digs
» D'Mya Hill had a team-high 16 kills for Prairie View A&M.
» Prairie View A&M got a team-high 21 digs from Camille Middleton.
» Prairie View A&M attackers were helped by a team-high 20 assists from Tayler Ruffin.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Lady Panthers survived a back-and-forth first set to win 25-23 in a stanza that featured four lead changes and was tied eight times. Neither team led by more than three points in the match. got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Texas Tech attacks in the stanza.
SET 2 | After their win in the first set, Prairie View A&M put themselves on the cusp of a sweep with a 26-24 victory in set number two. The Lady Panthers survived a back-and-forth set to win in a stanza that featured three lead changes and was tied 12 times. Neither team led by more than four points along the way.
SET 3 | Prairie View A&M couldn't finish off the sweep, dropping set three to make their lead two sets to one in the match. The Lady Panthers lost a tough set 25-17. Prairie View A&M trailed by as many as eight points as Texas Tech grabbed the advantage for good at 7-6 in a set that was tied up four times before the Red Raiders took over the lead.
SET 4 | Prairie View A&M then dropped their second straight set 25-20 to brind the match level at two sets apiece. The Lady Panthers fell behind on the first point and never took the lead before falling in the set.
SET 5 | Prairie View A&M jumped out to a two sets to none lead, but dropped the next three sets on their way to losing the match. The Lady Panthers fell behind by as many as six points before losing the fifth set.
