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Kevin Buehler|Odessa American Texas-Permian Basin middle hitter Jamie Rodell, rear, goes on the attack past Eastern New Mexico middle blocker Megan Longoria (10) Tuesday evening, Sept. 15, 2009, during Set 3 of their NCAA Division II volleyball match at the Falcon Dome in Odessa, Texas. The Zias defeated the Lady Falcons 3-0.
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College volleyball: UTPB extends ACU to four sets before losing
October 28, 2009 12:06 PM
The UTPB volleyball team dropped its final nonconference match of the season 25-10, 21-25, 25-13, 25-18 to Abilene Christian at Moody Coliseum on Tuesday in Abilene.
Old problems flared up for the Lady Falcons (13-18), who could only manage a .057 hitting percentage despite 10 kills from senior opposite Molly Atnip, who only committed two hitting errors and added 1.5 blocks.
Three players posted negative hitting percentages for UTPB, a team looking to take back third place in the Heartland Conference with a pair of matches against Dallas Baptist at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday in the Falcon Dome.
Abilene Christian (23-5) rolled behind 14 kills from Jennie Hutt and the 11-kill, 4.5-block performance of Shawna Hines.
