CANYON, Texas - No. 21 Angelo State fell on the road (25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 17-25) to West Texas A&M on Friday night.

The Belles slid to 15-8 overall and 7-7 in the Lone Star Conference with Friday's loss. Brianna Sotello (14) and Sundara Chinn (13) headed the attack with double-figure kills for the match. Sotello added 13 digs to her numbers for the night to secure her team leading 12^th double-double of the season. Also, marking a double-double on the night was sophomore Meghan Parker, who turned in 33 assists and 14 digs. Micheala Sifuentes rounded out the team leaders contributing 23 digs to the Belles efforts. The Lady Buffs improved 17-10, 9-6 LSC with the victory.

West Texas A&M placed the first point on the board, but was quickly met with a Chinn kill to even the score. A pair of WTAMU errors then extended the score to 3-2 in favor of ASU. With the two teams exchanging points the score was tied at five when Anna Graham fired in her first of a team third eight kills to jump start a 5-1 ASU run. This pushed the Belles back out in front 10-6 and also saw big swings from Sotello and Leiyona Young. WTAMU would try to regain its footing, but with 12-11 on the board ASU embarked on another lengthy 6-1 run headed by a Morgan Seaton kill. ASU would continue to hold off the Lady Buffs and a Young kill would secure the set win.

In the second set, Angelo State once again jumped out to 3-2 lead. The Belles would be unable to hold on as WTAMU rallied with a 7-2 run to take the 9-5 lead. Down 16-11, Bailey Drum slammed down the first kill of a four point run. However, West Texas A&M responded and continued to build upon its lead. Trailing 22-16, Haley Coulter, Sotello and Parker attempted to bring the Belles back on another rally but it would ultimately fall short with the Lady Buffs taking the set.

With the match tied at one set each, Angelo State would come out of the break swinging taking the early lead for the third straight set. Despite the Belles best efforts, WTAMU slowly chipped and brought the set back to an even 13. The Lady Buffs would continue to add to points and would close out the set taking a 2-1 set lead. The two teams would battle in the final set with the scoring changing hands seven times before the Lady Buffs closed out the match with a 10-0 run.

The Belles will continue its road trip with a stop at UT-Permian Basin on Saturday, October 28. First serve for the match is set for 1 p.m. CT. Both teams will be seeking to rebound, as the Falcons fell to Tarleton State in Odessa, Texas.