STEPHENVILLE – Kaelen Valdez had 13 kills and 21 digs to help lead No. 12 Angelo State to a 3-2 (25-22, 20-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-10) Lone Star Conference win over Tarleton State on Tuesday at Wisdom Gym.

The Belles (14-3, 7-1 LSC) earned their first five-set win of the season with the victory and ended a four-match winning streak for the TexAnns (11-5, 6-2 LSC). ASU now has an eight-match winning streak over Tarleton State, including a sweep in the Junell Center on Sept. 18.

“Tarleton was surging and coming off a huge win last weekend (over West Texas A&M),” ASU head coach Chuck Waddington said. “They are a very good team and played great tonight. We are really happy to go on the road and get this win.”

Shelby Wilt established a new career high in the match with 32 digs, while Maddie Huth led Angelo State with 14 kills and four blocks. Chelsea Gibson added nine kills with Shelbi Goode tacking on nine more hours after being named the LSC's Offensive Player of the Week for her performance last week. Wilt's previous high in digs was 30 which she had last Tuesday against Texas A&M-Kingsville and last season against West Texas A&M.

Alex Woolsey recorded 50 assists (the fourth time this season she has surpassed 50) and added 11 digs against the TexAnns. Woolsey now has 4,352 assists in her career and is 434 away from Amber Nelson's career record at ASU.

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Leah McWilliams also had a career night for the Belles, setting career highs with seven kills and 12 digs.

“Leah provided a huge spark for us and played a great match,” Waddington said. “She was getting huge kills and did a great job digging balls for us to turn the momentum. She made a huge difference in the match for us.”

 The Belles, who finished with a .118 hitting percentage, finished with six blocks and withstood 14 Tarleton State blocks. ASU was limited to a .048 hitting percentage in the third set before regaining momentum and posting a .200 percentage in the fourth and pulling away with a .211 percentage in the fifth. Tarleton State was limited to a .045 percentage in the fourth and fifth sets.

Nikki McNorton led TSU with nine blocks and added nine kills, while Stacie Murrah and Meg Umbel each had 11 kills for the TexAnns.

The Belles return to action at 7 p.m. on Friday against Texas Woman's at the Junell Center before also hosting Texas A&M-Commerce at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

“It's a huge weekend for us,” Waddington said. “TWU is very talented and will want to hold on to the top spot."