Texas Wesleyan fight back, defeats Dustdevils, 3-1
September 5, 2003

     FORT WORTH, Texas - The Texas Wesleyan volleyball defeated Texas A&M International, 29-31, 30-17, 30-16, 30-17, on the strength of junior Cortney Johansen's 55 assists Friday night, at Sid Richardson Gymnasium.
     After losing the first game, Texas Wesleyan (2-0, 1-0 RRAC) kicked it up a notch and won the final three games of the match convincingly.
     "The girls showed some fight tonight," head coach Rick Johansen said. "They didn't quit after that first game. They sucked it up and came back strong."
     Sophomore Rachel Loftin led the Lady Rams with 21 kills, 17 of them coming in the final three games. Junior Nicky Davis chipped in with 13 kills and junior Tiffany Porterfield led the Lady Rams with eight total blocks.
     Sophomore Allyson Gaudi had a team-high 20 digs.
     TAMIU (0-1, 0-1 RRAC) was led by junior Jessica Vargas who had 13 kills.
     The Lady Rams will back in action Thursday, when they travel to take on Texas A&M-Commerce at 7 p.m.