A&M-Commerce (2-6) won the first two games of the match, hitting at a .275 clip. Senior Colleen Favaro had eight of her team-high 18 kills in the first two games.

The Lions and Cardinals were tied 11-different times in game three until a UIW kill and a pair of A&M-Commerce hitting errors led them to the victory. In game four, UIW out hit the Lions, .184 to .176. Cardinals' junior Kim Kvapil had seven of her match-high 27 kills in the win.

In the decisive fifth game, UIW continued to go to Kvapil, who had seven more kills for the victory; meanwhile, Favaro had four kills for the Lions. A&M-Commerce committed two hitting errors, but it was not enough as the Cardinals' committed just one.

For A&M-Commerce, Favaro had her second-straight double-double with a team-high 18 kills and 11 digs; plus, senior Jana Starkweather had her third double-double performance of the season with 10 kills and 11 digs in the defeat.

Incarnate Word had six players with double figures in kills, including a match-high 27 from Kvapil. Plus, setter Sarah Nordman had a triple-double with 64 assists, 12 digs and 10 kills.

The Lions return to the court for a pair of matches on Saturday on the final day of the ACU Volleyball Classic. Action for A&M-Commerce begins with a 3 pm match against Texas-Permian Basin and ending with a 7 pm match against Fort Hays State.