Commerce, Texas

The Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team dropped a 25-30, 30-16, 30-19, 30-20 decision to No. 18 Pittsburg State on Friday afternoon in its first of four matches in the two-day ACU Volleyball Classic.

The Lions (2-5) for the seventh time in eight matches won the opening game, outhitting the Gorillas .071 to .026. In the opening game victory, senior Colleen Favaro had five of her team-high 15 kills and junior Brittany Williams had 10 assists and three service aces to lead the A&M-Commerce attack.

The Gorillas (10-1) came back to win the next three games and were led by Laura Toman, who had a double-double performance with a match-high 16 kills and 11 digs. Pittsburg State also had 11 blocks in the win.

In the loss, A&M-Commerce sophomore Lauren Flynn had a season-high 27 digs and Favaro had her first double-double of the season with 15 kills and 12 digs. Freshmen Terra Ousley and Rachel Lance each had a team-high four block assists in the defeat.