No. 14 Lady Saints unable to top the Broncos

ROSWELL, NM - Seward County Community College fell in their first match of the season in straight sets to New Mexico Military Institute. The No. 14 Lady Saints were unable to win a set in their first match as they lost with set scores 25-18, 25-18, and 25-13. 

Seward County trailed to start the match as NMMI led 5-1 in the first set and Coach Geno Frugoli called a timeout after trailing 12-6. The Broncos went on an 8-4 run to jump out to a 20-10 lead but the Lady Saints responded with an 8-3 run of their own to get the match back to a five-point game 23-18. Unfortunately, Seward County did not score in the remainder of the points to lose the first set 25-18.

In the second set, the Lady Saints found themselves once again in a similar position as they trailed 4-1 to the Broncos. After a couple of positive offensive sets and a kill by Skylar Wyllie put Seward County down by one at 9-8. The Broncos responded with a 4-1 run to have a 13-9 advantage and Head coach Geno Frugoli called timeout to get the team back online. With the support of their home crowd, the Broncos continued to thrive and took the second set 25-18.

For the third set Coach Frugoli rotated some new faces into the line-up to see if that would reenergize the Lady Saints. The Broncos continued to start the set with a lead as they took an 11-5 advantage over the Lady Saints. Both teams went point for point with NMMI's lead at 18-11. Seward County got outscored 7-2 in the final points of the match as the Broncos won the third set 25-13 to take the match. 

The Lady Saints will look to bounce back in the final match of the evening as they take on Salt Lake Community College at 6 PM CT in Roswell. For the live stream go to SewardSaints.com.