SAN ANGELO – The Angelo State volleyball team, much like they did on day one of the Kathleen Brasfield Invitational, swept their way through the competition to close out the weekend with a pair of 3-0 wins over Huston-Tillotson and UT Permian Basin.
Hannah Kinnison led the Rambelles with 15 kills against HTU, hitting .481 across 27 attempts.
Laney Dale out-assisted the entire Rams squad with 19 assists while
Kayla Baer chipped in 11 assists of her own. The Belles hit .284 against the Rams while holding their opponents to a .012 hitting percentage.
Match two against UTPB saw a tightly-contested 25-23 first set before the Belles claimed sets two and three 25-12 and 25-16, respectively.
The Belles hit .344 for the match, paced by
Hannah Spencer's .833; the freshman converted five of her six attack attempts into kills and is hitting .394 after her debut weekend.
Cate Boldrick hit .714, with five kills on seven attempts, and Kinnison recorded a match-high 13 kills on a .667 percentage.
Dale assisted 27 tomes against the Falcons and
Alli Kirkpatrick added in 13 more.
Libero
Caleigh Enax led all players with 10 digs, and
Marina Sanchez and
Madi Parrish each recorded three blocks; the Belles' defensive effort saw them hold the Falcons to a .121 hitting mark.
The Belles are 4-0 to start the 2023 season and have won their past six matches at the Kathleen Brasfield Invitational; the successful weekend sees head coach
Chuck Waddington improve to 46-5 at the KBI.
The head coaches of the five competing squads this weekend voted on an All-Tournament Team, which is listed below.
The Belles are next in action on Tuesday in Las Vegas, New Mexico to face New Mexico Highlands in an in-region matchup.
Kathleen Brasfield Invitational All-Tournament Team
Hannah Kinnison, Angelo State
Caleigh Enax, Angelo State
Laney Dale, Angelo State
Gabby Gregorski, UT Permian Basin
Gloria Guerin, UT Permian Basin
Violeta Mendoza Quintana, Henderson State
Christiane Uzoh, Henderson State
Elaina Spriggins, Huston-Tillotson
Valeria Trevino, Southwest (NM)
