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UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS ATHLETICS
Early start not enough for Volleyball against Austin College
Posted: Oct 11, 2015

Early start not enough for Volleyball against Austin College

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Game Leaders
Austin College
K: Rebekah Bowden - 9
B: Presleigh Watson - 9
D: Rachel Fusselman - 30
SA: Rachel Fusselman - 3
University of Dallas
K: Diana Hassink - 13
B: Cat Dowgwillo - 3
D: Jessie Koster - 30
SA: 2 Players (#7, #13) - 2
Team Stats
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IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (10-13, 4-6 SCAC) fell 3-1 on Sunday afternoon to Austin College (15-10, 6-4 SCAC) at the Maher Center. It was the final match of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Divisional, and Dallas went 1-2 over the three-game span. UD also concluded a season-long, six-match home stint with a 2-4 mark.

The final set count favored the 'Roos: 21-25, 25-22, 25-11, and 25-14. The Lady Crusaders jumped out to a fast start in the opening frame – building a 4-0 run. After the road team got on the board with a pair of points, UD again would push a narrow lead to 7-4.

Austin College tallied four in a row to gain its first lead of the afternoon (8-7). Overall the teams would tie nine times in the set. The final time the scoreboard was knotted was 20-all and two points in a row would swing the momentum for the Navy and White. Senior Cat Dowgwillo (St. Louis, Mo.) struck the kill for the latter point and prompted an AC timeout. From the break, the 'Roos answered one point back before Dallas scored three times to secure the 1-0 advantage.

In the second set, the Lady Crusaders broke out of the beginning serve with three-straight points. Austin College was able to rattle off an 8-0 run and scored nine of the next 10 points. The teams would exchange points as Dallas eventually tied things 14-all, before the 'Roos took the lead for good on a UD error and kill from AC's Reygan Holloman.

Down by three (21-18), the home squad had a trio of kills in a row from sophomore Diana Hassink (Tulsa, Okla.), junior Lexi Noriega (Calinas, Calif.), and Dowgwillo, respectively, to bridge the margin to 22-21. However, the Roo's would even the set count to 1-1.

Dallas would not be able to keep up in the final two sets, dropping the conference match-up.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Hassink pounded a career-high 13 kills and tallied a double-double by adding 24. Her defensive total of digs ties her second highest on the campaign and is one-shy of her season-best.
  • Junior Mairin Guilfoyle (Roanoke, Va.) contributed a double-digit offensive performance with 12 kills. Noriega added seven, as the Lady Crusaders were outdone 46-41 by AC.
  • Both teams would finish even with 86 digs apiece.
  • Junior Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) matched a game-high 30 digs along with the 'Roos libero Rachel Fusselman.
  • Freshmen duo Elizabeth Smith (Broken Arrow, ok.) and Kaley Turner (Puyallup, Wash.) broke double-digits in assists with 23 and 15, respectively.
  • Austin College had 28 combined blocks compared to six by UD. 26 were block assists and Presleigh Watson garnered a team-high of eight. She had nine overall with a single block solo.

UP NEXT

Dallas is off for about a week, and will travel up the highway to Dallas Christian College on October 17. The start time is slated at 1 p.m. The Lady Crusaders opened the season with DCC at home and prevailed 3-0 in that meeting.