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UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS ATHLETICS
Volleyball falls in Two Games on Thursday Night
Posted: Oct 08, 2015

Volleyball falls in Two Games on Thursday Night

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Game Leaders
University of Texas-Dallas
K: Kristyn Schott - 13
B: 2 Players (#14, #16) - 3
D: Fayna Zeng - 18
SA: Holyn Handley - 2
University of Dallas
K: Jaime Birzer - 9
B: N/A
D: Diana Hassink - 19
SA: Jessie Koster - 1
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Game Leaders
University of Texas-Tyler
K: Brieanne Brown - 15
B: 6 Players (#4, #6, #14, #20, #22, #24) - 1
D: Shabronda Prox - 26
SA: Rebecca Floyd - 2
University of Dallas
K: Mairin Guilfoyle - 12
B: Jaime Birzer - 2
D: Jessie Koster - 22
SA: Mairin Guilfoyle - 3
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IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas (9-11) fell in two matches on Thursday night at the Maher Center. Dallas battled University of Texas at Tyler to a 3-1 setback, before being blanked 3-0 by No. 22 University of Texas at Dallas.

The Lady Crusaders played Texas-Tyler to four sets: (25-18, 18-25, 25-16, 25-21) in the first match of the dual tilt. The first two sets saw the same score reflected, as UD countered in the second set to even things 1-all.

In the third set, a 3-0 run by the Navy and White lifted them to an early 7-4 advantage, but the Patriots would rattle off four points in a row on two occasions - part of an 8-1 span that forced a home timeout.

Dallas would score out of the break and clawed back to a 14-13 deficit, before UTT swung the momentum for good in a 9-3 scoring stretch to take the set edge by one.

The Patriots opened on a 6-1 run in the fourth frame, and would maintain control throughout the decisive set. UD would come within a two-point deficit on two occasions, but eight of the final 10 points went towards the guests.

In the nightcap, Dallas kept up with the top 25 nationally ranked foe, Texas-Dallas, but would not be able to overcome the early hole in a straight-set sweep (25-19, 25-15, 25-8).

After falling behind 10-2, the Lady Crusaders found the scoring column four-straight possessions on kills – two off the hands of junior Lexi Noriega (Salinas, Calif.). UTD was able to answer with a formidable attack, and extended its edge to as many as 11, before the home squad closed the gap with a 6-2 run to end the opening set.

The following two sets proved to be too much for Dallas, who moved to 1-2 on its six-game home stand. The Comets have won 10-straight games.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE VS. UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS-TYLER (13-7)

  • Junior Mairin Guilfoyle (Roanoke, Va.) posted double figures for the eighth time this campaign in the kill's category with a team-high of 12.  
  • Noriega contributed nine kills while senior duo Jaime Birzer (Ottawa, Kan.) and Cat Dowgwillo (St. Louis, Mo.) added eight apiece.
  • Freshman Kaley Turner (Puyallup, Wash.) had a team-high 16 assists, while her classmate Elizabeth Smith (Broken Arrow, Okla.) added 11.
  • A quartet of Lady Crusaders eclipsed double-digit marks for defensive digs led by junior Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) with 22. Junior Diana Hassink (Tulsa, Okla.) chipped in 17 and Guilfoyle and Turner each picked up 10.
  • Texas-Tyler was led by Breanne Brown with 15 kills and a .467 kill percentage. She paced a trio of Patriots' with double-digit totals in kills. Courtney Criswell handled 14 kills and added 15 digs to her stats, while Rachel Harvey joined the group with 10 kills and tallied 17 digs for the second highest on the team tonight. Rebecca Floyd was credited with 22 of the team's 56 assists.
  • UTT out-dug the Lady Crusaders 86-71 in the match and also held a .199 team kill percentage to a .111-clip.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE VS. UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS-DALLAS (17-2)

  • Birzer made nine kills for a team-high and also displayed a .444 kill percentage through two sets. Noriega and Guilfoyle added six kills each.
  • Hassink led the defensive side with 19 digs, and Koster made 14, as UD was outdone by 10 (63-53) in that category.
  • Smith and Turner nearly split assists each with a 13 and 12, respective, contribution.
  • The Comets gave a .391 kill percentage, highlighted by Kristyn Scott with game-high 13 kills out of 23 attempts. Matching her in attempts for the team-best was Holyn Handley, and she ranked second on the night with nine kills. Michelle Toro tossed in eight kills.
  • Making up a trio of players on the defensive side by amassing double-digit results included: Fayne Zeng with 18, Abbie Barth with 16, and Schott with 10. Kayla Jordan notched 29 of UTD's 46 assists.
  • The Comets also outdid Dallas in blocks with a 12-0 comparison.

UP NEXT

Dallas gets to rest a day before hosting the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) on October 10-11. The Lady Crusaders play Centenary College of Louisiana, Colorado College, and Austin College in the trio of matchups.

 

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