Box Score
ODESSA, Texas — The stage is set for No. 1 vs. No. 2 Thursday night at Bill Greehey Arena.
That became reality Tuesday as St. Mary's Volleyball knocked off Texas-Permian Basin 3-1 on the road, moving back into the No. 2 slot in Heartland Conference play with a 5-2 record.
Unbeaten in league competition, Arkansas-Fort Smith will be 7-0 when they travel to San Antonio to take on the Rattlers at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Nearing the midway point of their Heartland schedule, the Rattlers (8-8 overall) had another strong hitting performance Tuesday, led by
Kelsey Huber with 13 kills. Middle blocker
Lauren Holman had another strong showing inside, hitting .304 on 23 total attacks days after clipping the .600-percent mark in a loss to Newman.
Three-time Heartland Conference Libero of the Week
Victorria Martinez led the match with 30 digs, while setter Rachael Schicchitano led all players with 21 assists.
St. Mary's hit .224 as a team, logging 51 kills compared to just 18 errors.
Competitive from the start, the Rattlers rallied back after a first-set loss to sweep the next three sets, winning the match 24-26, 25-15, 25-19, 25-20.
Melissa Heft added nine kills for St. Mary's while
Jenna Paul had eight to go along with a .375 hitting percentage.
