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SAN ANTONIO ? Outside hitter Kelsey Owens led a balanced Stephen F. Austin offensive attack with 10 kills and the Ladyjacks ended UTSA's winning streak at three matches with a 30-20, 30-19, 30-22 sweep on Thursday night at the Convocation Center.
The Ladyjacks, who saw their 62-match Southland Conference regular season winning streak come to an end last Saturday against Lamar, won for the 16th time in their last 18 matches to improve to 22-7 overall and 12-1 in league play. Meanwhile, the Roadrunners dropped to 12-18 and 4-9 in SLC action. SFA now has won 15 consecutive contests against UTSA dating back to the 2001 campaign.
Stephen F. Austin broke open a close first game with a 10-4 run midway through the stanza and cruised to a 10-point victory. The Ladyjacks used six total blocks and kept the Roadrunners in the red with a -.019 hitting percentage. After SFA jumped out to an 8-1 lead to start the second frame, UTSA hung tough and drew within one at 17-16. However, the Ladyjacks responded by scoring 13 of the final 16 points of the game to take a commanding 2-0 advantage into the locker room. Stephen F. Austin then used a 7-1 run early in game three to take a 10-3 lead and never looked back, as the Roadrunners could get no closer than four the rest of the way.
Junior middle hitter Victoria Prior hit .303 and led UTSA with a match-high 15 winners. Freshman outside hitter Kendra Rowland recorded her fourth consecutive double-double and 15th of the season with 10 kills and 15 digs, while junior libero Audrey Hiser was in double figures for the 18th time in the last 19 matches with a team-best 17 digs..
Outside hitter Lauren Railey had a match-high 21 digs and added eight winners for the Ladyjacks and outside hitter Shelly Swindig racked up nine kills.
The Roadrunners host Sam Houston State (11-15, 5-8 SLC) at 2 p.m. on Saturday in their 2007 regular season home finale.
