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Angelo State 3, Midwestern State 0 Gallery
CANYON – The No. 18 Angelo State Belles advanced to the semifinals of the Lone Star Conference Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 win over Midwestern State on Thursday at the WTAMU Fieldhouse.
The match – which lasted only 55 minutes and was won 25-18, 25-16, 25-14 – was the third time the Belles (29-4) beat the Mustangs this season and sends ASU to the semifinals to play Abilene Christian at 5 p.m. on Friday. ACU advanced with a 3-2 win that eliminated Cameron from the tournament earlier this afternoon.
“I think they know that we are here, and we have a job to do,” said ASU head coach
Chuck Waddington of the Belles' performance against Midwestern State. “We have very specific goals, and we don't want to mess around. We want to play as efficiently as possible. Anything can happen in these one-and-done situations. We came out focused.”
Kaelen Valdez led Angelo State with 13 kills and nine digs, while
Maddie Huth recorded nine kills.
Alex Woolsey orchestrated the Belles' offensive attack with 36 assists and also had nine digs.
Celeste Bonter and
Chelsea Gibson each added six kills each, while
Debbie Ohl and
Shelby Wilt added five digs each. Wilt and Woolsey both had two aces for the Belles.
“Alex distributed the ball very well,” Huth said. “She knew where to put the ball and who was hitting it well. Our passing and setting was really solid.”
Hillary White led Midwestern State with 11 kills, while Kristan Auddell added 18 assists and Kiara Jordan 17 digs. The Mustangs finished the season with a 15-16 record.
The match was the 18th time that the Belles have won in straight sets this season.
Additional Quotes
Head coach Chuck Waddinton
On the Angelo State Belles' 3-0 win over Midwestern State on Thursday:
It was a really good team effort today with everyone doing what they were supposed to do. We served well, we passed well, and didn't make too many errors.
Chelsea Gibson: Junior middle blocker from Spring Branch
On the Angelo State Belles' 3-0 win over Midwestern State on Thursday:
It shows that we are focused and ready for the challenges that are coming our way. We knew that Midwestern was going to come out and try to get at us, but we didn't let that happen. We did a good job of getting off to a good start and played really well the entire match.
On playing Abilene Christian on Friday:
They are a great team, but we just have to play our game and not worry about anything else. We are going to have to minimize our errors and play with the same intensity we did today.
