Sept. 2, 2011

Final Stats

Texas A&M International University opened the 2011 season by splitting two matches at the Midwestern State Hampton Inn Invitational on Friday afternoon. Fifth ranked Washburn swept TAMIU in the opener (25-13, 25-8, 25-16) before the Dustdevils bounced back quickly with a sweep over former Heartland Conference rival Incarnate Word (25-21, 25-19, 25-17).

Junior Andrea Marshall led the way in the win over Incarnate Word by finishing with 12 kills and 15 digs. Freshman Katrina Zens finished with eight kills on 15 attempts with zero attack errors (.533 pct.) and junior Daria Winckler contributed 28 assists and six digs.

The win over UIW is the first for the Dustdevils in the series against the Cardinals since Oct. 31, 2006, when TAMIU was still a NAIA member of the Red River Athletic Conference. Incarnate Word now leads the all-time series 10-4 against the Dustdevils.

TAMIU will conclude tournament play on Saturday with matches against 20th ranked Truman and Lone Star Conference stalwart Midwestern State.