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Volleyball gets past Schreiner; Come up short in rally to Texas Lutheran
Posted: Sep 26, 2015

Volleyball gets past Schreiner; Come up short in rally to Texas Lutheran

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Game Leaders
University of Dallas
K: 2 Players (#10, #12) - 10
B: 2 Players (#7, #13) - 1
D: Jessie Koster - 34
SA: Mairin Guilfoyle - 2
Texas Lutheran University
K: Kristin Fording - 19
B: Carlie Childres - 6
D: Megan Dugie - 32
SA: Kristin Fording - 3
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Game Leaders
University of Dallas
K: 2 Players (#10, #12) - 15
B: 2 Players (#10, #13) - 3
D: Jessie Koster - 32
SA: 2 Players (#5, #7) - 2
Schreiner University
K: Delanie Cauthen - 13
B: 2 Players (#5, #22) - 4
D: Nichole West - 21
SA: Ashley Myers - 1
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (7-8, 2-3 SCAC) would split two games on Saturday in the SCAC Cross-Divisional hosted by Trinity University. Dallas opened the day with a 3-1 win over Schreiner University, before getting topped 3-2 in the nightcap versus Texas Lutheran University. Today's victory marked the first time this season UD won without a straight-sweep.

In the first match, Dallas was able to defeat the Mountaineers with set results: 25-17, 21-25, 25-15, and 25-21. The first frame had the Lady Crusaders pull away with an 11-3 spurt to build its largest lead of the time 18-10. The greatest advantage that set was 10 (23-13).

The next set, Schreiner countered an early 8-2 deficit to pull within two, but never claimed its first lead since the first three points, when the team went up 21-20. That was in the midst of a 6-0 run, and would even the game 1-all.

UD shifted the momentum back in the largest margin difference on the scoreboard in the third set. Trailing 5-2, the Lady Crusaders nipped the difference with five-straight points and never relinquished the advantage. Five of the final six points went in the Navy and White's favor that set.

A fourth set would determine who prevailed in the first game of the conference weekend, with Dallas able to finish its second league win of the fall. After playing to its sixth deadlock of the round at 17-17, the Lady Crusaders rattled off five of the next six points and went on an 8-4 stretch.

In the later match to Texas Lutheran, the Lady Crusaders would battle from an 0-2 hole in the set finishes to force a match-deciding fifth. The final set tallies were: 17-25, 9-25, 25-22, 25-18, and 11-15.

The third frame was the first time UD caught much distance from the Black and Gold, building its largest edge of the day to 16-8. TLU rallied with five points in a row to close the gap, but could not overcome the team on the visitor's side of this neutral site match. After 19-all result, Dallas turned the tide with two-straight points and earned the first set point of the night.

A fourth set resulted in the Lady Crusaders finishing the equalizer in solid fashion after utilizing an 11-2 span to erase the early three-point deficit. However, a comeback would fall short for Dallas, as the Bulldogs roared away with five of the final six points in the fifth set. This was on the heels of a 6-2 run by the Lady Crusaders to knot things 10-10. It was also the first time this year, UD played to a fifth set.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE VS. SCHREINER (2-13, 0-5 SCAC)
  • For the second time this season, Dallas had a trio of players boast double figures in kills. Among the unit were seniors Jaime Birzer (Ottawa, Kan.) and Cat Dowgwillo (St. Louis, Mo.), and junior Mairin Guilfoyle (Roanoke, Va.). Birzer and Guilfoyle matched game-highs with 15 apiece and Dowgwillo contributed 11.
  • Guilfoyle's mark was a season-best for the middle-blocker, while Birzer was one kill short of her personal best this year and added her team-leading sixth double-digit performance.
  • Dowgwillo hit her season-high in kills against a league opponent, and was first time to crack double figures in that category since SCAC action.
  • Freshman Elizabeth Smith (Broken Arrow, Okla.) tied her career-high 41 assists.
  • Defensively, junior Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) matched a season-high 31 digs and was one of three players in double-digits for that category. Teammate Lexi Noriega (Salinas, Calif.) posted her second highest of the season with 19, and sophomore Diana Hassink (Tulsa, Okla.) added 14.
  • Schreiner had three players in double-digits in kills led by Delanie Cauthen with 13. Lauren McQueen and Alyssa Chapman contributed 11 and 10, respectively. The team had 10 block assists with McQueen involved in four for the Maroon and White. Four players tallied at least double-digits in digs with Nichole West leading with 21.
  • UD led 92-88 in digs and had 53 kills compared to 39 by the Mountaineers.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE VS. TEXAS LUTEHRAN (10-1, 4-1 SCAC)

  • Birzer and Guilfoyle would tie team-highs with 10 kills apiece in the match. Birzer now has double-digit totals in kills in three of the previous four matches.  
  • Smith paced UD with 30 assists. She's dished out at least 30 assists in five matches this fall.
  • Koster would claim a season-high 34 digs to anchor the Lady Crusaders on defense. Hassink collected 21 digs, her second highest on the year, and Noriega added 12 of the team's 92.
  • Texas Lutheran slightly outdid the Navy and White in digs with 95.
  • Kristin Fording boasted a game-high 19 kills for the Bulldogs, and Brette Threadgill also broke double-digits with 13. Megan Dugie led TLU in digs with 32 and Kelcie Ingram gave 29 assists.
  • Four players had at least three block assists, and combined for 16 of the squad's 18 stops in the match. Leading the quartet was Carlie Childres with five, while Anna Keeling and  Fording each posted four. Mackenzie Zamarrippa rounded out the group with three.

UP NEXT

Dallas will finish up the SCAC Cross-Divisional on Sunday at 2 p.m. versus No. 18 Southwestern University. The Lady Crusaders wrap up the weekend against host school Trinity arounds 4 p.m.