Lady Jackets sweep Saturday slate

BROWNWOOD, Texas — Howard Payne University won both of its matches Saturday September 19, at Brownwood Coliseum, defeating the University of the Ozarks (AR) 3-2 before sweeping Austin 3-0 to improve to 6-1 on the season. The Yellow Jackets controlled the opening two sets with scores of 25-14, 25-16 before Ozarks responded by taking the third and fourth sets. Howard Payne then closed the match with a 15-8 victory in the decisive fifth set. Howard Payne finished the match with 67 kills and a .287 hitting percentage. Emilee Casey led the Yellow Jackets with 12 kills, while Sam Torres added…