This past weekend the Prairie View A&M University Lady Panthers volleyball team (11-14) stepped out of conference play to face the Texas-Pan American Lady Broncs (6-13) and the Texas Christian Lady Horned Frogs (13-9). On Friday, Oct. 21, PVAMU opened against Texas-Pan American, losing their first two matches, 30-17 and 30-20 respectively. The Lady Panthers recorded only one total block, while UTPA accumulated six. UTPA also recorded 39 digs, six more than Prairie View. In the third and deciding game, PVAMU fell 30-15 despite tying UTPA’s dig total with 10. The loss put a halt to Prairie View’s seven-match winning streak.
The Lady Panthers squared off with TCU on Saturday, Oct 22. Statistically, the Lady Panthers made tremendous strides against the Lady Horned Frogs. Junior Brandie Johnson recorded 13 digs, while sophomores Shannon Harrison and Meghan Orebo recorded 11 each.
PVAMU recorded 50 digs in the three games, eight more than TCU. However, that wasn’t enough to reverse their fate, as they suffered three defeats losing 30-22, 30-26, and 30-14.
“We will make adjustments to fix the problems we are having offensively and defensively,” said Lady Panther head coach Alicia Pete. “It will start in our practices. Our blocking was low versus UTPA and TCU. We have to improve our blocking if we want to be successful.”
Prairie View will return to the court on Friday, Oct. 28 in a make-up contest against Southern University. The game will be played at 5 p.m. in the New Gymnasium.