Javelina volleyball was back in action at home this past weekend against the West Texas A&M Lady Buffs and the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds.
The Blue and Gold had tough matchups on Friday and Saturday. Despite several set wins, the Javelinas were unable to pull off a win this weekend. They’ve now lost four straight matches putting them at 6-4 in the Lone Star Conference and 16-11 overall.
On Friday the Javelinas took on the Lady Buffs, who defeated the Javelinas in three sets (26-24, 25-18, 25-18). Several Javelinas put up great numbers for the team, but it wasn’t enough to grab a win.
Junior Meghan Merlino finished the day with 10 kills and nine digs. Seniors Talleyshia Morris and Melanie Casteel smacked down kills of their own with Morris grabbing five and Casteel four. Freshman Jordan Schenkel picked up 12 digs and sophomore Lauren Kadilis had 16 assists.
During the first set, the Javs and Lady Buffs traded the lead several times, but the Lady Buffs stole the first one. The Lady Buffs stayed ahead for most of the second set and only let the Javs take the lead once. The third and final set went in similar fashion, with the Javelinas trying to come from behind. They weren’t able to make up the lead that the Lady Buffs put up and dropped the third set.
The Javs finished up their weekend with a hard fought match against the Greyhounds. The visitors captured the win in five sets (25-23, 25-19, 24-26, 18-25, 15-13).
Morris, Kailey Estrada, Jordan Wonders, and Merlino earned double digits in the kill column.
Junior Roxanne Morris ended the day with 42 assists. Schenkel picked up 27 digs and sophomore Alexa Ruiz had 22 of her own. The first set was a battle, with the teams tying it up several times and the Javelinas taking the lead but they couldn’t hold on to it and the Greyhounds took the first one.
Despite coming close to tying it up or going ahead several times in the second set, the Javelinas couldn’t pull it off and went down 2-0. The third and fourth set went similar to the first with the teams tying it up several times, but the Javelinas were able to pull off the wins to even it up 2-2.
In the final set of the weekend, the Greyhounds jumped ahead early on but the Javelinas fought back. The lead was taken back by the Greyhounds who went on to steal the fifth set.
After several losses, the Javelinas look to pick up a win on the road. They will take on Dallas Baptist University at 6 p.m. on November 8 in Dallas, Texas, and Tarleton State University at 2 p.m. on November 9 in Stephenville.
