BEAUMONT, Texas – The Husky volleyball squad hit the road again today for the first of two road games this weekend to take on the Lamar Cardinals in McDonald Gym in Beaumont, Texas. 
 

The Huskies got off to a slow start in the first set, dropping an early 6-2 lead over the Cardinals and falling to a score of 25-21 due to a 12-6 scoring run by Lamar. In the second set, Lamar kept the momentum, taking an early 12-5 lead until the Huskies rallied back to take a late 18-16 lead, and getting back on track to end the set with a win and a score of 25-22. To retaliate, Lamar started the third set fast and strong, scoring four straight points, which led to a 15-7 lead halfway through the set. Before the Huskies could rally back, Lamar scored its last points to win the set 25-17. In an already tight matchup, HCU found itself down 17-11 in the fourth set before mustering a comeback and going on a 14-5 scoring run to win the fourth set 25-22, forcing a fifth set in the match. Both teams went back and forth through most of the fifth set, until Lamar went on a five-point scoring run to take a 14-8 lead, and scoring the last point to close out the set 15-11 and ending the match 3-2. 
 

In a hard-fought match tonight, the Huskies were led offensively by Joya Euhus, who gathered 23 kills, 55 attacks, and 15 digs in the match today. On the defensive end, Bianca Byerly led the team with 20 digs, while also adding 7 assists today. 

Later this weekend, HCU will travel to Nacogdoches to take on a tough SFA squad on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 12 pm in an ESPN+ streamed match.