ROME, GA -- Texas Lutheran Volleyball dropped a tough four-set match to No. 21 Berry, the Mount Berry Tournament host, 18-25, 25-22, 15-25, 15-25, Friday night at Berry's Cage Center in Rome, Georgia.

Maselina Tuufuli (Saint Hedwig/Steele) and Andie Lozano-Lomeli (Brownsville/Pace) led Texas Lutheran with nine kills a piece, while Ryann Ely (Montgomery/Concordia Lutheran) and Briana Salvatierra-Moore (San Antonio/Antonian College Prep) both finished with eight kills. Salvatierra-Moore also added a team-high three blocks.

Addison Gallegos (Pleasanton/Jourdanton) had a career-high 23 assists and six digs while Naomi Gamboa (San Antonio/Warren) narrowly missed a double-double with 13 assists and nine digs. Richelle Guerra (Brownsville/Rivera) led the team with 21 digs while Valeria Juarez (Weslaco/Weslaco East) added a career-high 14 digs. Ely matched her career-high with 15 digs of her own.

Berry used multiple 3-0 and 4-0 runs to pull away for a 25-18 win in the opening set on their home floor.

Four kills from Ryann Ely and three blocks from Briana Salvatierra-Moore spearheaded a response from the Bulldogs as they took the second set 25-22.

Berry would respond by cruising for the remainder of the match winning the next two sets by the score of 25-15.

Texas Lutheran will turn its attention to LaGrange as they conclude the Mount Berry Classic on Saturday, September 13 at 12 PM CT. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.

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