BROWNWOOD, Texas – On a three-game win streak sweeping the week in American Southwest Conference play, the East Texas Baptist University volleyball team shut out Howard Payne University, 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-15). ETBU is now 12-9 and 9-6 in the ASC.
 
For the second match in a row, Avery Reid led the offensive attack with 20 kills with a .333 hitting percentage. Annie Harris and Ainsley Reeve both had seven kills. Kaylee Morton finished with 20 assists and Lillie Hill had 22 digs.
 
Jumping out to a 5-1 lead in set one, ETBU didn't look back in the 25-16 win. ETBU's five points came on kills from Reeve, Reid, and Harris. HPU pulled to within two, 7-5, but that is close as they would come in the set. ETBU went on an 8-0 run to make it 15-5. Reeve, Reid, and Alexis Mack all provided kills for ETBU. It was another 10-point lead for ETBU, 24-14, for their largest lead before winning by nine, 25-16.
 
HPU put together their best set of the match as they moved to a 5-0 lead. They extended it to 7-1 before ETBU went on a 5-1 run to pull within two, 8-6. HPU then went up by three, again, 11-8, but ETBU went on an 8-3 run to take the lead, 16-14, as Reid and Harris posted kills. Battling back, HPU answered with a 7-4 run and a 21-19 lead. They then tied the game at 22 but two Yellowjacket errors and a Reeve kill ended the set for an ETBU win, 25-22.
 
The third set started in favor of HPU as they took a 3-0 lead. ETBU fought back with a 8-3 run for the two-point lead, 8-6. Harris had a service ace while Reid posted two kills. HPU tied the set at 10 but the momentum switched to ETBU on a 5-1 run making it 15-11. ETBU then went up 21-12 as Reid finished off the match with a kill, 25-15, for the ETBU win.
 
ETBU will travel to Richardson, Texas, on Tuesday, Oct. 26, to face the University of Texas Dallas at 6:00 p.m