Box Score


The University of Texas of the Permian Basin volleyball team wrapped up a 2-0 weekend with its second five-set victory in three days in a 21-25, 25-12, 25-27, 25-16 and 15-10 win over Texas A&M International Saturday afternoon in Laredo, Texas.

With their backs against the wall having dropped a tightly-contested third set to trail 2-1, the Falcons came out ready to play in the fourth. UTPB fought back from trailing 5-2 to lead 7-5 on five straight points that included three service aces from Ariana Gallardo. Behind 12-11 a few points later, the Falcons rattled off eight of nine to lead 19-13, and broken up by a Dustdevils point, UTPB scored three more consecutive points to take a commanding 22-14 lead. Keeley Brogdon closed out the nine-point fourth set win with a pair of kills to head to a decisive fifth set.

UTPB carried the momentum into the fifth, again having to recover from trailing early on, this time 4-2 in the abbreviated set, to come back to take a 6-5 lead. The Falcons then closed out the set on a 9-5 run to claim the five-set win.

Melissa Lusk led the Falcons in kills for the fourth straight match with a match-best 16 kills on the afternoon while hitting .310. Terra Peil added 14 kills with an incredible .538 hitting percentage as the Falcons out-hit the Dustdevils .230 to .138 for the match.

Ariel Fralick totaled 32 assists to lead the Falcons, and Taylor Harmon had 30 digs on the day for UTPB. 

The Falcons are back home this coming week, hosting Oklahoma Panhandle State Thursday night at 7 p.m.