SAN ANGELO – The No. 11 Angelo State volleyball team secured its second straight sweep as it downed West Texas A&M (25-22, 25-13, 25-12) on Saturday afternoon in the Stephens Arena at the Junell Center.

The Belles jumped to 10-4 overall and 2-3 in the Lone Star Conference with Saturday's victory. The ASU offense recorded a phenomenal .396 clip for the match, marking a season best for the Belles. The team's defense once again held stout as it limited the Lady Buffs to a .082 hitting percentage. WTAMU fell to 8-5, 3-2 LSC with the loss.

"I really liked the balance on our side of the net today," said Angelo State Head Coach Chuck Waddington. "Offensively we were terminal from different locations. All six of our attackers did a really nice job and hit for a high percentage. Our setters also did a nice job of distributing the ball and keeping the opposition off balance. We are getting better at taking care of each other and that is something that builds chemistry."  

Brianna Sotello and Haley Coulter lead the potent attack for ASU as both turned in better than .400 clips for the match. Sotello, who turned in a .417 hitting percentage for the day, marked her fifth double-double of the season co-leading the team with 11 kills and a team-second 15 digs. The senior also marked a season high as she dropped in a pair of service aces. Coulter recorded a career high as she also co-led the attack with 11 kills on the day. The sophomore out of Bradenton, Florida also tallied a career best .400 clip against WTAMU. In addition she recorded a block assist to help the ASU defensive efforts.

Abbie Lynn, Tulani Titley and Micheala Sifuentes headed the ASU defense against the Lady Buffs. Lynn and Titley patrolled the net as they led the Belles in the block department with two each. Titley also turned in a team third nine kills to assist the offense, while Lynn added eight of her own from the right side. Lynn also tied a season high with a .500 clip for the match.  Sifuentes remained the squad's dig leader as she inked 21on the day to help stifle the Lady Buffs attack. She added a season high six assists as well.

Both Meghan Parker and Eadara Files set up the Angelo State attack. Parker headed the team with 22 assists and is now only 60 away from moving into ninth all-time in ASU history with 1,829 under her belt. Files, who added 21 assists to her numbers, marked a career high. She also fired in a single service ace and chalked six digs.

Sotello got the Belles started as she put up the first point on the board with a kill to start the match. The Belles followed her lead and quickly jumped out to a 7-3 lead with big swings from Coulter and Morgan Seaton. The Lady Buffs crawled back into the set as it took a 16-13 lead, but Sotello would return with a kill that stopped WTAMU's advance. Tied at 19, Lynn smashed one down to give the Belles the final push it needed to regain the lead. A final kill from Coulter would give the set and the 1-0 lead to ASU.

Despite the Lady Buffs dropping in the first ball, ASU once again came out firing taking the early 3-1 advantage. WTAMU hung around but would be unable to pull closer than a single point of bringing the set back to even.  With Files at the service line the Belles embarked on a massive 11-0 run that put the set out of reach at 23-11. Lynn and Sotello then rocketed in back to back kills to send the Belles into the break with a 2-0 set lead.

Coming out of intermission strong, ASU piled on five straight points to push ahead 5-1. The Belles would not look back as they continued the onslaught, adding another lengthy 10-0 run in the middle of the set to give them the 18-5 lead.  This proved to be too much for the Lady Buffs to handle and with 23-12 on the board; a pair of West Texas A&M errors sealed the deal and sent ASU to the winners circle.

Angelo State hits the road for a single match with Texas A&M – Kingsville on Friday, September 29. First serve for this match is set for 7 p.m.