TMU Women's Volleyball sweeps Occidental in home opener

TMU Women's Volleyball came out swinging on Friday night against Occidental College, sweeping the Tigers 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-19) in the Mustangs' home opener.
 
"What an amazing first home game," Master's Head Coach Annett Davis said. "The girls came out with their game faces and were determined to win."
 
Occidental scored the first point of the match, but Master's responded with nine-straight points, punctuated by a Ruby Duncan and Emily Clark block. The Mustangs extended their lead to as many as 13 after back-to-back service aces from Duncan before ultimately winning the set by nine.
 
TMU ran out of the starting gates quickly in the second set as well, commanding a 10-2 advantage after consecutive kills from Emilye Grace Williams. Another pair of kills by Williams extended the Mustangs' advantage to 15-4.
 
The Tigers fought back with seven-straight points to get to within four and then later three, only for Master's to close out the set by five and put Occidental on the brink.
 
The third set was the most competitive of all, with the visitors leading by as many as four points. The set was tied at 19-19 when TMU scored the final six points of the match to clinch the victory.
 
"Overall I am very pleased with our play," Davis said. "We met most of the goals that we set out to accomplish that match."
 
Leading the Mustang attack was Williams with 11 kills.
 
"Emilye Grace Williams offensively had one of her strongest showings of the season," Davis said. "In order for us to win more often we need her senior leadership."
 
Duncan contributed three service aces and three blocks, while Faith Tarver had seven kills and 13 digs. Setter Natalie Collins dished out 24 assists overall.
 
Master's returns to The MacArthur Center within 24 hours when the Mustangs are set to take on Marymount California University. First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m.
 
Watch the match live at GoMustangs.com/watch or follow along with the live stats at: https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/wvball/2021-22/boxscores/20210904_lfjq.xml.