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SAN ANGELO – Chelsea Gibson hit .800, setting a new Angelo State all-time hitting percentage, to help lead the Rambelles to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-19) sweep over Southeastern Oklahoma Thursday night in the Junell Center. More than 600 fans turned the Junell Center pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness as the 'Belles auctioned off jerseys, pink game balls, sold T-shirts and collected donations for the cause.
Gibson was on fire as she slammed a match-high 12 kills on 15 attempts without committing an error. The sophomore middle blocker hit a perfect 1.000 in the first set, knocking down four kills on as many attempts. She came back in the second set, and hit .900 hammering out nine kills on ten attempts. Gibson also tallied three total blocks and two digs for Angelo State (12-10, 8-1 LSC).
Setter
Alex Woolsey collected her team-leading seventh double-double of the season with 40 assists and 10 digs. She also contributed a pair of block assists, one kill and a service ace. Libero
Caroline Cleveland led the Rambelles' defense with 12 digs, while sophomore
Alisa Meredith added eight kills, seven digs, two aces and a block assist, and freshman
Kaelen Valdez registered eight kills and nine digs.
The 'Belles led throughout the first set, holding Southeastern Oklahoma (7-13, 3-6 LSC) to a .077 hitting percentage. The set was all ASU as the only tie occurred early in the set when Taylor Clinebell notched her first kill of the match to even the score at two. The Rambelles quickly jumped ahead, taking advantage of a Storm service error followed by back-to-back Southeastern Oklahoma attack errors. ASU forced the Storm into a pair of timeouts during the set, but the Storm was unable to capitalize as 'Belles stayed on top, steadily cruising to a 25-17 victory.
The Storm came out ready to play in the second set and kept the game close. Neither team led by more than four points and the game saw seven ties and four lead changes. Trailing 15-18, the 'Belles called for a timeout to regroup. Gibson notched back-to-back kills to get the Rambelles momentum going and
Shelby Warick tied the score at 18 apiece with a service ace. The Rambelles took the lead on a Storm miscue followed by another Gibson kill to put them up by two (20-18).
Kayla Smith finished off the set with a kill of her own, giving the 'Belles a 25-21 win.
Angelo State was not only determined to extend its winning streak to five, but it was also set on getting the sweep. The 'Belles dominated in the third set, limiting the Storm to just eight kills on 41 attempts and forcing them into seven attack errors. ASU, meanwhile, never trailed after taking a 5-4 lead on a Gibson kill. The 'Belles pounded out 17 kills and forced the Storm to take two timeouts in the third set. With the score 24-19,
Emily Booth put the match in the books with her fourth kill of the night.
Southeastern Oklahoma was led by Brittany McDonald, the conference's leader in hitting percentage. McDonald tallied 10 kills, with two total blocks and hit .318 in the match. Setter Chelsea White collected 23 assists and nine digs, while Lunden Azuara led the defense with 12 digs.
The Rambelles look to extend their winning streak to six Saturday, Oct. 23, when they host East Central at 2 p.m. in the Junell Center for Homecoming. Live stats and live video are available at AngeloSports.com.
