SAN ANGELO – Emily Booth had seven blocks and the No. 11 Angelo State volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-16) non-conference win over McMurry on Thursday at the Junell Center in the first meeting since 1980 between the two schools.

The Belles (10-2) wrapped up their non-conference schedule with the win and finish with a 7-2 mark outside of the Lone Star Conference. ASU finished with eight blocks in the match with Booth assisting on six and having one solo block. ASU limited the War Hawks (6-3) to a .017 hitting percentage and forced them to hit into 25 errors in the three set match.

“I thought we did a great job of defending and held them to a low hitting percentage to keep them from scoring,” said ASU head coach Chuck Waddington, who earned his 99^th win as the Belles' head coach in the victory. “We took advantage of our offensive opportunities which were created by our defensive play."

Shelbi Goode led the Belles with 11 kills and added eight digs in two sets played, while Booth tacked on eight kills to her block effort. Alex Woolsey paced the Belles with 34 assists and 15 digs, while Katie MacLeay had 11 digs and Shelby Wilt eight. ASU hit .286 as a team and extended is winning streak to five matches and it has won 15 straight sets.

“We played a really clean game,” said ASU junior Leah McWilliams, who finished with three kills and two digs. “We are playing at a really high level and didn't make many errors tonight.”

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The Belles (3-0 LSC) return to conference action at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Abilene Christian (4-6, 1-1 LSC). The Wildcats will host Tarleton State on Friday before welcoming ASU to town for the last time as LSC opponents.

“Abilene Christian is always a tough match for us,” Waddington said. “They will be ready to play against us and will compete for every point. We need to be ready and take care of business.”
 

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Chuck Waddington on approaching win 100 in his career:
“We've had a lot of great players here that have played for me and they really worked hard. I really owe the credit to them. I don't pass or serve any balls. It's pretty cool and you want to succeed but all I really care about is winning on Saturday. Getting that next win is always our goal.”