LAWTON – The Cameron volleyball team concluded their six match home stand with a 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 14-25, 27-25) victory over East Central on Tuesday evening.
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The Aggies took sets one and two, but the Tigers prevented the sweep with a third set win before the match was clinched by CU in extra points to bring the Black and Gold to 5-10 overall and ECU to a 4-14 record.
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Brittany Lawson and
Brook Conley both highlighted the Aggies with a double-double. Lawson led the Aggies in kills by pounding a career high 16 kills paired with 12 digs. Meanwhile, Conley achieved her ninth double-double of the season recording 41 assists and 17 digs.
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Other top Aggie performers included
Ashleigh McFatridge with 11 kills,
Brandy Carr with five blocks and
Brittnee Altic with 19 digs.
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ECU was led by Alex Campbell who knocked down 14 kills, and Madeline Mayer had four blocks.
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The opening set saw three lead changes as the Aggies took back the charge on two Tiger errors and a Lawson kill for the 20-18 advantage. From there CU went on a 5-2 run to win the first set 25-20.
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In set two, the match tied three times early before CU chained six points together, four of which came from kills by Lawson, to grab a 10-4 lead. The Aggies reached set point at 24-15 where the Tigers held them for three points until
Ania Keene put down the set winning kill, 25-18.
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CU led 9-8 early in the third set, but six straight errors saw ECU take a 14-9 lead, which they would maintain from there to prevent the sweep with a 25-14 win.
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Set four looked in favor of the Tigers as they led 21-15 late in the match, but the Aggies powered back on a 9-2 run for a 24-23 advantage. ECU prevented Cameron from breaking set point for two turns before McFatridge knocked down a kill, and a Tiger attack error ended the match, 27-25 in favor of CU.
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The Aggies will be on the road for their next four matches starting this weekend where they take on nationally ranked opponents Tarleton State and Angelo State.
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