(story and photo courtesy Derrick Stuckly, Brownwoodnews.com)  Trailing two sets to none against the No. 13 Stephenville Honeybees – who at one point were ranked as high as No. 2 in the state – the Brownwood Lady Lions pulled off an improbable comeback for a five-set 18-25, 15-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-10 victory Tuesday night at Warren Gym.

In perhaps the Lady Lions volleyball program’s biggest win since reaching the Class 4A state championship game in 2008, Brownwood (10-5, 4-0) now finds itself alone in first place at the halfway point of the District 6-4A campaign.

“The girls were talking yesterday about how they hadn’t taken a set off Stephenville in forever and they wanted to at least do that, and I told them they better win,” said Lady Lions second-year head coach Allison Smith. “We’re more than capable of winning and you have to have that mentality. Stephenville is a fantastic team, a great team, one of the very top teams in the state, so this shows a lot about our team. We’re a very solid team and we just have to believe it and we have to prove it.”

Katelyn Windham ignited the offense with 12 kills followed by eight each from Kylie Morris and Olivia Fowler, seven from Ashlyn Storm, five from Jaylen Savage, and three from Tessa Goodwin.

Goodwin dished out 38 assists while Caitlyn Moody contributed one.

Fowler served four aces trailed by Morris with a pair and Goodwin, Windham and Kassidy Wooten with one apiece.

On the defensive end, Moody registered 35 digs followed by Goodwin and Becca Church with a dozen each, Gracie Boswell with nine, Fowler with eight, Morris and Wooten with seven apiece, Windham with six, Savage with two, and Storm with one.

Savage logged four blocks at the net while Morris, Goodwin, Windham and Storm were credited with one apiece.

The Lady Lions visit Glen Rose, who they rallied to defeat in five sets in the district opener, at 5:30 p.m. Friday.