By Wes Bloomquist  ||  wes.bloomquist@angelo.edu

ODESSA – Cerbi Ritchey, Daeleigh Castile and Abbie Lynn each put away 12 kills and Alexa Johnson had 48 assists to help lead the Angelo State volleyball team to a 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 25-16) non-conference win over Texas-Permian Basin on Tuesday at the Falcon Dome.

The Belles (8-1, 3-0 LSC) extended their winning streak to seven matches with a .307 hitting percentage and eight service aces against their Heartland Conference opponent. ASU also limited its errors to 17 in the four-set match and held UTPB (3-4) to a .270 hitting percentage. The Belles return to conference play at 1 p.m. on Saturday with a match against Texas A&M-Kingsville at the Junell Center.  

"All road wins are good wins," ASU head coach Chuck Waddington said. "We responded pretty well after losing the second set and played a lot cleaner."

Lynn, who was named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career earlier on Tuesday, came out strong with seven kills in the first set on nine attacks. Lynn hit .333 against the Falcons and also provided a block from the right-side hitter position. Shelby Wilt led the Belles with 15 digs to take her career total to 2,237 and Johnson added six digs to go along with her 48 assists.

Ritchey's 12 kills were a season-high and Mallory Blauser and Zoey Hanrahan each added six kills. Hanrahan and Castile both had two blocks, while Kelly Hasbrouck, Haley Bianco and Katie MacLeay each added eight digs for the Belles who are now 4-0 on the road this season.  

Angelo State bounced back from dropping the second set of the match by limiting UTPB to a .094 attacking percentage in the third set where Castile led the way with four kills and Hanrahan had three. ASU was sure to put the match away with a season-high .545 attacking percentage in the fourth set with Castile finishing the final race to 25 with five kills on six attack and Blauser producing four kills.

Ryley Carman led the UTPB attack with 19 kills and a .474 hitting percentage, while Taylor Harmon contributed 17 digs in the Falcon effort. UTPB had a 6-4 block advantage in the match Rachel Dixon producing a match-high five blocks.

ASU has taken three straight wins over UTPB in the all-time series which has now been cut to a 6-4 advantage for the Falcons. The series will be renewed again this season when UTPB travels to San Angelo to play the Belles on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at the Junell Center.