FORT WORTH, Texas -- After building momentum and taking a 2-1 lead, the John Brown University volleyball team hit .057 in the final two sets as Texas Wesleyan roared back to take a 3-2 decision (22-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-16, 15-7) on Friday night inside the Sid Richardson Center.
The Rams (9-6, 6-2 Sooner Athletic) maintained its half-game lead over John Brown (5-6, 5-2) in the SAC standings, while recording its fifth-straight win over the Golden Eagles in the all-time series.
Freshman Jenna Lowery dug up a career-high 30 attack attempts, leading all players. Junior Megan Beck recorded a double-double, terminating 10 attacks and dishing out a career-high 15 helpers in the loss. Sophomore Taylor Glover added seven kills and four blocks. Junior Jessica Meyer paced the Golden Eagles with 13 kills on 25 attacks and added a trio of blocks.
Sasha Robinson turned in a career-best 14 kills for Texas Wesleyan as she added nine assists and six scoops in the win. Dana Lohrke and Chastiny Brown each collected 10 terminations while Hannah Altman had an all-around effort of 7 kills, 16 assists and 14 digs to earn the double-double.
JBU was scheduled to play at Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) on Saturday. Results were not available at presstime.
-- From JBU Sports Information
Sports on 09/23/2018