Sept. 10, 2005
Box Score
The University of Texas - Pan American (2-8) volleyball team dropped its final two matches at the UTA Invitational, falling to Wake Forest and UTA, on Saturday (Sept. 10) in Arlington, TX.
"We're at a crossroads right now with our team. We have the opportunity to be a really good team or just an average team. In order for us to get over the hump, we need to stop killing ourselves offensively," said head coach Dave Thorn.
UTPA fell in straight-sets (30-28, 30-23, 30-21) to the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons (3-2) in its first match of the day.
The Lady Broncs' offensive attack was a balanced one with junior Heather Bravo (Las Vegas, NV/Durango H.S.), Senior Stephanie Redd (Seguin, TX/Seguin H.S.), and senior Danielle Holthe (Covina, CA/Bishop Amat Memorial) all notching eight kills for the match.
Junior Karen Lyons (McAllen, TX/McAllen Memorial H.S.) finished with a match-high 32 assists while also recording eight digs.
The Lady Broncs struggled with errors on offense and finished the match with a hitting percentage of just .101 as compared to the Demon Deacons, who hit .216. Wake Forest finished with a 42-20 advantage in kills and a 44-39 advantage in digs.
Junior Chrissie Carrigan (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada/Mount Douglas S.S.) led the defensive effort, recording a match-high 14 digs.
For the Demon Deacons, Michael Faulkner recorded a match-high 11 kills while Erin Borhart finished with a double-double, notching 30 assists and 11 digs.
In their final match of the UTA Invitational, the Lady Broncs dropped heartbreaker to the host squad in five sets (19-30, 30-28, 32-30, 25-30, 15-10) and dropped its record to 2-9 on the season.
The Lady Broncs completely dominated not only the match, but also themselves as they out-killed the Mavericks, 99-63, but also recorded 42 errors while the opposing squad only collected 16 in the match.
The Lady Broncs notched four players in double figures in the kills category, including a pair of 20-plus performers. Redd finished with a match-high and career-high 28 kills and finished with .305 hitting percentage along with six digs. Freshman Deanna Schneyer notched 21 kills, including a .359 hitting percentage, for the Lady Broncs.
Lyons was the leader of the Lady Broncs' offense as she set a program record with 79 assists. She also added her eighth double-double (assists-digs) of the season while collecting 10 digs and notching nine kills.
Kellie Phillips (Chandler, AZ/Corona del Sol H.S.) finished with 17 kills to go along with eight digs and a trio of assists en route to earning UTA Invitational All-Tournament honors.
Bravo collected a double-double (kills-digs) with 11 kills and 14 digs while Chrissie Carrigan notched 21 digs and Chelsea Blakely (Houston, TX/J. Frank Dobie H.S.) added 12 digs.
The Lady Broncs will be back at the UTPA Fieldhouse on Tuesday (Sept. 20) against Texas A&M - International. Match time is set for 11:00 a.m.
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