By DAVID McGUIRT

djm028@latech.edu

 

Tech’s volleyball team extended its losing streak to six games Saturday night when it played host to New Mexico State in a conference match that ended in a four-game loss for the Techsters with scores of 30-21, 26-30, 30-14 and 30-18.

“Our inconsistency showed at key times during the match,” Tech head coach Heather Mazeitis said. “We’re trying to get past that.”

“We’re getting better, and we played really good in spurts. And other times, we didn’t. Overall, I think we’re taking something positive from this, and the girls are looking forward to playing them again.”

The Aggies (19-1, 4-1 WAC) broke the first game open early with a 15-4 run that Tech (5-16, 0-5 WAC) could not recover from as the Aggies held at least a seven point lead the entire game.

The Techsters did manage some points at the end of the game, as they were able to take advantage of a New Mexico State error to go on a six point run, but fell short, as the game ended with the Aggies on top 30-21.

Game two became Tech’s highlight of the night as the team recorded its only win.

Tech struggled to take a solid lead for the first half of the game, but freshman Samantha Crowder recorded a clutch kill to ignite the Techsters for a six points run to claim a 19-13 lead.

Junior Shannon Phillips led the team to the win with five kills, while junior Kristen Fairbanks, who opened the game with a kill, also closed it with one to claim the second game 30-26.

Games three and four were Tech’s downfall on the night, as the team failed to even tie the game with the Aggies in game three and tied just once in game four.

New Mexico State took both games in orderly fashion, with scores of 30-14 and 30-18, respectively.

The Lady Techsters will return to action a week from today when they travel to San Jose, Calif., to take on WAC foe San Jose State at 9 p.m.