Photo by Remington Jackson The Annual Blue and Gold Party exploded with color as students threw powder at each other. See page 3 for more homecoming photos
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Volume 83, Issue 7
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Ram football tore up the field on Oct. 14. See more on page 6
Rams destroy OPSU in last three quarters Homecoming victory pulls men to 3-3 overall Mary Brown Staff Writer The Rams out gained the Oklahoma Panhandle State University Aggies with a possessive win 31-9 Oct. 8 in the homecoming game at LeGrand Stadium at First Community Credit Union Field. Neither team scored in the first quarter but ASU scored a touchdown less than two minutes into the second quarter. Freshman quarterback Carson Cook threw the pass to freshman defensive end Lawson Ayo for a 23-yard touchdown.
Ayo made his first career touchdown and had seven receptions for 60 yards. “On both sides of the ball they were hurting us on a couple of plays,” Head Coach Will Wagner said. “Defensive Coordinator Coach Jeff Girsch and Assistant Coach Gary Salgado really did a lot with our guys up front.” Sophomore defensive end Markus Jones delivered four sacks on the Aggies with a loss of 27 yards. In addition, Jones had nine tackles for the night. Junior running back Josh Stevens carried the football 15 times for one touchdown and 131yards. “I felt ready for the game,”
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Bright Ihegworo, defensive lineman, rushes to make a tackle on OPSU quarterback.
Student organizations help Mosaic
Greek life and more host coming Committee. “We wanted to participate numerous booths in homecoming and have a philanthropic presence,” Rosanna Aguilera Tau Kappa Epsilon member Staff Writer Brady Fisher said. The student organizations Student organizations each created their own game helped a local organization to play with the people of that helps people with intelMosaic. lectual disabilities by donat“We really like to show up ing their time and presence at to events like this, get all our philanthropy event Oct. 6. guys involved and show evThe Mosaic Redwine Child eryone how we are the type Care Center stopped by the of guys that love interacting ASU pavilion for fun and with everyone else,” Kappa games hosted by the Home-
Sigma member Marcus Rodriguez said. Member of Sigma Kappa, Rachael Lindberg, said philanthropic events are very important to sororities. She added that the Sigma Kappa organization is interested in such gatherings. “Every chance we get, we sign up for them,” Lindberg said. The booths that groups set up had noncomplex games such as a beanbag toss, gi-
Modern Shakespeare hits stage Actors to play multiple characters Rosanna Aguilera Staff Writer The Arts at ASU will modernize Shakespeare’s famous Julius Caesar play with 10 actors playing the role of 46 characters Oct. 14-16 and Oct. 2122 at the ASU Auditorium. In addition, there will be 17 people on the running crew
and about 40 students in the technical theatre class helping with the production that is co-directed by associate professor Erin Ashworth-King and Assistant Director of University Theatre Mike Burnett. “We spent a lot of time and effort in the last few weeks trying to differentiate different characters, different voices and hopefully the audience will appreciate that and just appre-
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Junior Kristen Clady tries her luck at Pi Kappa Alpha’s booth.
Actors in Julius Caesar use iPads and other tablets as props in their modern take on the classic play.
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RamCart enters campus Food options expanded for students in a rush Robyn Simkins Volunteer RamCart is the newest addition to the many dining services available at ASU. It is merely a month old and offers a variety of breakfast options for students on the go. It can be seen around campus each morning at various locations and times. “The RamCart is very convenient and cheap,” freshman Brahden Tibbs said. “It is a good stop to grab something quick to eat on your way to class.” On the weekends, it can also be found at various school sporting events selling cold beverages. “I think the RamCart is a great idea and should definitely be kept around campus,” freshman Alyssa Springer said. “The prices were very reasonable. For example, you can get a banana nut muffin for only 79 cents. The employee working RamCart was very friendly and helped me get what I needed in a timely manner. The only thing that I would change about RamCart is that there
should be more of them.” The RamCart menu currently includes hot breakfast sandwiches, breakfast burritos, coffee, donuts, cereal, bottle beverages and more with various prices as listed on the RamCart flyers posted around campus. It currently does not accept cash, but does accept credit or debit cards. Food can also be purchased via meal plan. Richard Gonzales, who has been the Director of Dining Services for 20 years, said students can find updates about the RamCart around campus, in student email and on Facebook at Chartwells@ASU. Although the RamCart is new, it is here to stay. Students are welcome and encouraged to send in suggestions to any of the outlets listed above.
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Chartwells’ new food cart offers breakfast options to students as they make their way to early classes.
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Rosalyn Hollingsworth takes notes during Monday’s SGA meeting.
SGA members gain more freedom New members introduced at meeting Rosanna Aguilera Staff Writer Sophomore Youngsang “Eric” Ji and freshamn Phillip Mayagoitia-Fuller were elected into the Student Government Association in the association’s meeting Oct. 10. New business in the SGA meeting invites extra senates to group and get yearly budgets passed. “I am really excited and at the same time a little but nervous,” Ji said. Ji is a physics major while Mayagoitia-Fuller is an international business and history major. The two said they wish to help out with the students of their majors as well as all the students on campus. “My intention with the group is to get more involvement,”Mayagoitia-Fuller said. “I feel like we don’t have a very loud, outspoken voice for people who are on the lesser-known side of campus.” Mayagoitia-Fulleralso said he is excited to start improv-
PLAY page 1 ate the work that we did,” actor Jacob Scott said. The play is not going to be a typical Shakespeare play as it will have several modern twists. “We are modernizing the production,” Burnett said. “The language is the same, but the design and production concept is modern so they are wearing modern dress.” The cast will wear tuxedos and fancy dresses with polished shoes as opposed to the robes and sandals that they wore in the actual time period of the play. “It’s a nice refreshing thing to do,” actress Sabrina Idom said. “You wouldn’t expect that from Shakespeare.” The directors of the play also want the audience to post and keep up
with the play using social media. “We are encouraging audience members to not turn off their cell phones because we will be tweeting, and there will be live video and stuff going to peoples phones as the play goes on,” Burnett said. The famous scene of the production is the assassination of Julius Caesar in act three, scene one. “It’s what everyone thinks of when they think of Julius Caesar,” Ashworth-King said. “They think the 33 stab wounds that are inflicted by the conspirators, so that has been really fun to direct and to work with.” Burnett is a fight coordinator which helps that particular murder scene.
“He is able to work through it and make sure that no one gets hurt and do it all very safely, but have it look really, really cool,” Ashworth-King said. The cast uses their different skills to help contribute to the play and make it new aged. “These stories have been told for hundreds of years and to try and make it our own to perform it into something that is relevant to this day is exciting,” actor Eli Rodriguez said. The first performance is on Friday Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are free for ASU students, $10 for the general public and $5 for non-ASU students.
ing relations. “My goal mainly is to get students active, get resolutions passed and get the school going on a must faster pace,” Mayagoitia-Fuller said. Vice President Alfredo Felipe said he has known Ji for a while and has been able to see him develop and engage with students while Mayagoitia-Fuller is passionate and excited to see what he brings to the group. “I think they are a great fit,” Felipe said. President of SGA, Peyton Labauve, said he approves of the two new members. “We are certainly happy to have people who are focused on interface, outreach and networking,” Labauve said. Labauve introduced the yearly budget at the meeting and got it approved. Felipe said the money amount was set fairly. “It’s more important for the senate so they have a pool of money, and so they can have programs that they can get through,” Felipe said. Labauve said this year’s budget allows the senators to make their own decisions,
Events Calendar Friday 10/14 Soccer vs Eastern New Mexico University 7 p.m. ASU Soccer Field Volleyball vs Western New Mexico University 7 p.m. Junell Center University Theatre: “Julius Caesar” 8 p.m. ASU Auditorium, Mayer Administration Building Saturday 10/15 Volleyball vs Eastern New Mexico University 2 p.m. Junell Center University Theatre: “Julius Caesar” 8 p.m. Sunday 10/16 Soccer vs West Texas A&M 1 p.m. ASU Soccer Field
Cassius, played by Jacob Scott, and Brutus, played by Michael Oriano, stand over the body of Julius Caesar.
E. James Holland Symposium on American Values 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. UC C.J. Davidson Center Tuesday 10/18 Rams Roundtable II 6 p.m. Veteran, Sexual Assault Survivor, Suicide Survivor- male account of sexual assault Room A 135 Concert: The Mesquite Trio 7:30 p.m. Eldon Black Recital Hall, Carr Education-Fine Arts Wednesday 10/19 Free Lunch 11-2 p.m. United Campus Ministries Ramtastic Research Workshop 5-7 p.m. Porter Henderson Library Help with your research project? Thursday 10/20
University Theatre: “Julius Caesar” 2 p.m.
Planetarium Show: “Solar Superstorms” 7 p.m.
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Planetarium Show: “Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West” 8 p.m. Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Building
Advising for Spring of 2017 semester begins. Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo
which hasn’t been done in the past. “We are trying to empower our senators by giving them more flexibility,” Labauve said. Felipe and Labauve said outreach is a main point for SGA. The two want students to add the university on snapchat, AngeloStateU, so that they can be more involved. “We want to increase interface between different departments and organizations so that students are made more aware,” Labauve said. The president and vice president also want students to be more involved with RamTram, the public transportation system for the university. Student discountsflyers will be posted in the RamTram. “We give student discounts, which is an initiative we have,” Felipe said. “Businesses have discounts for students while we promote them.” Students who are interested can text “RAMTRAM” to 84483 to receive alerts starting Oct. 14.
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HOMECOMING: ROSCOE'S TOP 100
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Top to bottom, left to right: Cole Strain and McKenna Peregrino celebrate their win as homecoming king and queen. - Trujillo Ivan Aguilera walks in the homecoming parade with AMAS. The AMAS homecoming theme was Selena Quintanilla.- Trujillo The ladies of Sigma Kappa show off their Beyoncé themed homecoming float. - Trujillo Nick Ellis and the rest of the homecoming committee wrap up the parade. - Trujillo Juniors Andres Dozier, Candace Saldiva and Ruben Aguirre talk after the Blue and Gold Party. -Lopez The band entertains fans during halftime with their rendition of “The Mask of Zorro.” -Trujillo Angelo State students watch the bonfire go up in flames after the pep rally. The pre-homecoming game bonfire is a beloved tradition at ASU. -Trujillo Students cover themselves in blue and gold to show their Ram Pride. -Lopez
10.14.2016 MOSAIC page 1 ant tick-tack-toe, a watermelon toss, basketball shooting and a water balloon fight. “We thought it would be fun, everyone loves water balloons,” member of Block and Bridal Macy Duncan said after running out of balloons. Rogan Hibbitts, member of Kappa Delta Rho, said that the games were relatively easy and helped the participators become active and kept them moving throughout the whole
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event. “It’s simple, easy to do no matter what age group, no matter what physical ability they have,” member of Tau Sigma Tracy Simmons said. Duncan said they simply wanted to help the people of the campus community. “This is really important for everybody,” Duncan said. “It’s a lot of fun to just be involved and help out.” In addition to helping out
with the people from Mosaic, all of the organizations that participated received five points for homecoming. “We care about the community,” Rogan Hibbetts said. “We care about San Angelo. We want to do good by the city that we love and the school that we love, so that the city and the school that we love do right by us.”
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Students and Mosaic residents gather at Tau Sigma’s table.
Greek Life steps up at competition Kappa Sigma, Kappa Delta Rho, Pi Kappa Alpha win dance off Mary Brown Staff Writer The ASU Homecoming Committee held the prelim round of the school’s annual step competition Oct. 5 in the C. J. Davidson Center where seven student organization step teams preformed and five moved on to the final round Oct. 7. The judges for the prelim round were Dr. Laurence Musgrove, head of the English Department, Crista Rojo, campus tour director, Michelle Boone, director of Title IX compliance, and Del Velasquez, executive director Downtown San Angelo, Inc. The seven student organizations were judged on crowd involvement, appearance, creativity, usage of the home-
coming theme, clarity, execution and showmanship. “I need to practice a lot more before the finals,” freshman Pi Kappa Alpha member Christopher Wilson said. “This has been an eye opening experience. I have stepped a little before, but I’m out of practice.” Each step team included chanting, a song that is worded or has a rhythm, specific to its organization. The crowd helped with the chants when their favorite step teams were on the stage. Some organizations were creative with their clothing, including Rams for Christ who wore sweatshirts for pants and sweatpants for shirts. “We will be adding more to our routine for the finals,” freshman Alpha Phi Omega member Aleah Williams said. “Our step team did a great routine in the prelim.” The popularity of the step show drew a crowd with
standing room only, and many students had to sit on the floor. “We have been dedicating ourselves to this routine and here we are,” freshman Pi Kappa Alpha member Cameron Hardwick said. “We did not show all our moves. Wait until the finals.” The tradition of stepping is rooted within the competitive schoolyard song and dance rituals practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities. Stepping is a complex performance of folk traditions and popular culture that involves synchronized percussive movement, singing, speaking, chanting and drama. The ASU step teams did their best to execute the stepping style. The winners of the finals were Kappa Sigma with first place, Pi Kappa Alpha with second place and Kappa Delta Rho with third place.
Students, faculty and alumni honor departed members of ASU Eirin Albritton Staff Writer
The Office of Communication and Marketing honored 83 Rams who died within the last year during the Ram Remembrance Ceremony at the Alumni Center Oct. 4. “I think the most important thing is that we are remembering people who passed,” Peyton LaBauve, Student Government Association president said. 74 alumni, three faculty and four students, Eriq Chmielewski, sophomore, Matthew Freeman, junior, Adrian M. Fernandez, senior, and Kelsey Webb, senior, were honored during the ceremony. “We have faculty, staff and students come together to give memorial for not only these people, but also for the members of the Angelo State community,” LaBauve said. About 200 family members and students came together. For every name that was called a family member lit a candle and placed it on a pedestal. By the end of the ceremony, there were 83 candles
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on the pedestal representing each Ram soul. “The moments during Ram Remembrance that touched me the most were the moments during which nothing was happening,” LaBauve said. There was a flute player performing for the ceremony before and after the moments of silence English and Modern Languages Department Chair Dr. Laurence E. Musgrove read a poem titled “Fait Lux,” Latin for “Let there be light,” to the audience. “You could hear weeping and people confiding in each other,” LaBuave said. “It was a phenomenal, powerful, touching moment of memory.” About 20 Leaders of ASU’s Student Government Association, Faculty Senate and Staff Senate and Alumni Association board members volunteered as ushers during the ceremony. At the end of the remembrance, ASU Block and Bridle Club rang the Spirit Bell for every person being remembered as everyone walked out of the Alumni Center. The ceremony was planned out and coordinated by Brittney Miller, ASU marketing specialist.
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The Alleyway Living with Alana Edgin Editor- in-Chief Imagine that your roommate comes in and says he/she made an impulse buy. First, you may be nervous. What if they bought a giant snake or something? Well, my roommate had an impulse buy a few weeks ago. While she did not buy a snake (disappointing), she bought these two tiny tetra fish, a blue and a pink one. A few days go by, and the fish are acting weird. After maybe a week, I woke up to see my roommate staring into the fish tank. Her two fish had attempted to pull a Nemo and escape through the filter. They were not successful, and unsuccessful dead fish do not
smell good if you were wondering. My poor roommate was heartbroken. She got her boyfriend to get the dead fish and they went to PetSmart to see about a refund. I was not expecting to come back to the dorm that night to see a huge tank on her desk and five neon fish swimming around. I don’t mind the fish at all. It was just funny because I impulse bought a hermit crab a month ago for a friend. Anyways, now there are five fish and all of them have names. Named fish. I am obviously far too much of a pet person to not call them by their names. The fish are Percy (little blue guy), Honey (little pink demon), Trixie (neon green), Rhett (biggish purple guy) and Alfred Lord Tennyson (biggest yellow fish). After a few days, almost all of the fish are happily chasing each other around the tank, except for Alfred. At this point my roommate and I have bonded with these fish, as much as I hate to admit it. So, Alfred has decided to
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hide in his cave and swim sideways. We are both panicking because we do not want Alfred to die. After careful examination, Emily, my roommate, discovered that Alfred had torn fins. This was likely due to Honey and Trixie snapping at him. I have never rooted for a fish to live so hard. Emily was praying for him and I would occasionally glance at the tank to make sure he was alive. Now, after about a month, Alfred has healed and is chasing the other fish around for revenge. Honestly, neither Emily nor I would blame Alfred for eating Honey and Trixie. In conclusion, I really need to quit looking at the tank. They are fish. They swim around and do fish things. Chanting just keep swimming will have no effect on Alfred’s future health. And I should not care this much about fish. Yet here I am, feeding the creatures when my roommate has to run to class and I’m watching the five of them dart to the surface for stinky food.
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Anxiety Caroline Cline Cartoonist Anxiety, a seven letter word that is often taken the wrong way, is seen as a weakness or crutch by those who don’t have nor understand it. It causes a plethora of unfortunate things, such as low self-esteem, fear of social situations, isolation, depression, the feeling you’re doing something wrong all the time, paranoia and other unpleasant feelings. For those under an almost constant state of anxiety, much of their lives remains unfulfilled or regretted. They sit somewhere right now wondering what might have happened if they’d taken that chance, not overworked themselves trying to make it perfect, given someone a chance, or given themselves a chance. If they’d tried to talk more to that cute freshman who’d asked for their help, chosen to dress nice that day without fear of judgment, spoke up when they knew the right answer, stood up when something was going wrong, or asked for help when they couldn’t do it alone, maybe they would feel better. There are those who will not admit to others that they have anxiety, so they hide and bury it down below with the rest of their vulnerabilities. They still show signs of it without even knowing it, like fidgeting when no one is looking, acting agitated or seemingly angry any time something triggers their anxiety. It is not just shown through acting nervous; there are subtle acts of “uncomfortability” that displays someone’s anxiety which are overlooked by those who do not have it. If you look around you, you might catch those who do not hide their
anxiety within themselves, notice how they watch the people around them, the hint of fear in their eyes as they look down to make sure nothing is out of place, then walk on adjusting some part of them that wasn’t even messed up. Maybe they’re wearing headphones, or their head is down, watching their own feet, looking around, or in front of themselves, anywhere but at someone else. For those that hide their anxiety well, eventually the wall must fall, and they are discovered when they have an anxiety attack in public, or around those that didn’t know prior. Their breathing becomes rapid, or doesn’t come at all, eyes are wide with fear. They feel sick and just keep thinking “I can’t breathe! I need to get out of here! It’s too hot, and there’s no air! They might notice, I have to get out of here!” They will leave suddenly, saying some excuse or that they “just need some air.” Once away from prying eyes they hold themselves or indulge a soothing action or tick to calm themselves down. They may sit with their head between their knees and just breathe, or they’ve gone to the bathroom and their relief is found through emptying their stomachs. There are those whose anxiety relief only comes in the time they have alone, space for their walls to crumble and they cry, everything that they’ve bottled up comes back at once, and the tears don’t stop until there are no more to cry. Then they just lay or sit there for the longest time. Finally, once it’s finished they get up, and continue as if nothing is wrong, but their anxiety is already clawing at their insides again.
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Freshman “I feel like it’s a little unnecessary, a little excessive. It’s a great event for people to get together. That’s how we make connections and make friends.”
Freshman “I feel like they should let people hang out there as long as they want. It’s one time every two to three weeks, so it’s not asking much.’’
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Freshman “It will encourage people to go to the game however, they shouldn’t end people trying to show school spirit.’’
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Page 6 Continued from RAMS page 1 Stevens said. “I knew I started off a little bit slow. That happens, but once you get that adrenaline rush, the game starts working well.” Cook struggled with holding on to the football in the third quarter and had to make a few adjustments to his plays in the fourth. Cook made two touchdowns, and with 11 carries, he rushed for 47 yards. He completed 16 passes. The Aggies had a problem when they kicked for a field goal and missed. Junior kicker Casey Eyman made a 32-yard field goal two plays later. Eyman has six field goals for the season. “We changed the way we were blocking up front,” Wagner said. “They were putting pressure on our quarterback. The coaches delivered the right changes and the team made it
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work.” ASU defense caused another turnover in the fourth quarter. Sophomore linebacker Justin Jackson retrieved the football from the Aggies’ quarterback and ran 15 yards into the end zone. OPSU had their one and only touchdown in the fourth quarter due to an interception. ASU recovered from the interception and made another touchdown. Stevens ran 51 yards for the touchdown. The Rams are currently 3-3 overall and 2-2 in conference play. They will go on the road to face off against Midwestern State University Oct. 15 in Wichita Falls.
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Top: Markus Jones, sophomore defensive end, moves past an attempted tackle. Jones had nine tackles in Saturday’s game. Bottom: Darius Doakes and Justin Jackson run onto the field to set up for another down.
Belles break even
Soccer takes a win in game two Erika Walker Copy Editor
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Top: Megan Allen, sophomore wing, moves the ball downfield. Allen scored two goals last season for the Belles. Bottom: Callie Smith, junior, defends the ball against TWU. This is Smith’s third season on the team.
The Rambelles fell short to the Texas A&M Commerce Lions, losing 2-1, Oct. 7 at the ASU Soccer Field. “I was really proud of the girls,” Head Soccer Coach Travis McCorkle said. “I thought the first half we played really well, negating all of the things that Commerce usually wants to do. The second half was pretty good too, except for those two plays, but overall I thought we stuck to our game plan.” The scoreboard sat scoreless heading into halftime. However, senior midfielder/ forward Demi Tsambasis finally opened the scoring in the second half after heading in a cross from junior defender/ midfielder Callie Smith, scoring her 10th goal of the season. “I put in a lot of work in
the summer and just having the mentality that this is my last year has really helped me.” Tsambasis said. “I want to go out with a bang and I want success for my team, so I don’t really second guess myself this year.” The Lions tied the game a little over ten minutes later, and then took the lead in the 84th minute of the game. Leading the Belles in shots were junior midfielder Elizabeth Rodriguez with six including two on goal, sophomore midfielder Analise Watson with two shots that were both on goal and sophomore wing Megan Allen with one shot on goal. The Belles later redeemed themselves Oct. 9, beating the Texas Woman’s University Pioneers 2-0 at the ASU Soccer Field. “I was really pleased with the way they performed today,” McCorkle said. “[Texas Woman’s] is obviously a good team. We did a very good job today
minimizing their shots and minimizing their effectiveness. We also created a lot of chances for ourselves.” ASU struck fairly quickly compared to the previous game against TAMCU and scored less than 10 minutes into the match by way of a free kick. Senior midfielder Kathleen Keoughan served the ball into the box and freshman forward/defender Trenadey Scott took it home. The first half ended with the score at 1-0, but the Belles scored for a second time in the 80th minute of the game by senior midfielder Cynthia Andrews. The Belles will play their final two home matches of the season against Eastern New Mexico University Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. before facing West Texas A&M University Oct. 16 at 1 p.m.
On the road updates: Volleyball Belle Volleyball
Belle Volleyball
Set 1: 25-15W Set 2: 25-14W Set 3: 25-15W
Set 1: 25-15W Set 2: 25-19W Set 3: 25-15W
Stat leaders overall for Belle Volleyball:
Stat leaders overall for Belle Volleyball:
Senior outside hitter Mallory Blauser with 13 kills, three aces and two blocks.
Senior outside hitter Mallory Blauser with 16 kills and one block.
Freshman setter Meghan Parker with 29 assists.
Freshman setter Meghan Parker with 42 assists.
Junior outside hitter Brianna Sotello with 12 digs.
Sophomore libero Mallory Davidson with 24 digs.
vs. Midwestern State on Oct. 7
Current record: 7-1 conference, 16-2 overall
vs. Cameron University on Oct. 8
Next game: Oct. 14 against Western New Mexico University at 7 p.m.