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UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS ATHLETICS
Volleyball drops two on First Day of SCAC Cross-Divisional Friday
Posted: Oct 23, 2015

Volleyball drops two on First Day of SCAC Cross-Divisional Friday

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Game Leaders
Schreiner University
K: Delanie Cauthen - 18
B: Darean Bague - 7
D: Nichole West - 40
SA: Nichole West - 2
University of Dallas
K: Diana Hassink - 12
B: Lexi Noriega - 5
D: Jessie Koster - 33
SA: Mairin Guilfoyle - 2
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Game Leaders
University of Dallas
K: Diana Hassink - 8
B: 2 Players (#5, #13) - 1
D: Jessie Koster - 26
SA: Lexi Noriega - 1
Southwestern University
K: 2 Players (#13, #20) - 8
B: Piper Sisemore - 2
D: Andie Alford - 21
SA: Andie Alford - 2
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Dallas volleyball team (10-16, 4-8 SCAC) fell in the first of two matches on Friday in the SCAC Cross-Divisional hosted by Colorado College. Dallas was nipped 3-2 by Schreiner University and unable to halt No. 11 Southwestern University in the latter match.

The Lady Crusaders were topped by Schreiner with set scores: 25-22, 19-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7.

In the opening set, the Mountaineers controlled the tempo throughout, leading by as many as eight (20-12). However, UD closed the frame on a 10-5 run, including three-straight points to bring the gap to 24-22. After Schreiner took a timeout, Caitlin Otten recorded the kill for the set point.

Dallas countered with a solid second set, exchanging points with its opponent until near the end of the round. With the score knotted 19-all, senior Cat Dowgwillo (St. Louis, Mo.) pounded a kill that sparked a span of seven-straight points to propel the Navy and White to a 1-1 match. During the run, Schreiner committed four attack errors, and Dowgwillo added a block right before the set point.

The third set was the closest of the game, with an extra point having to be tallied to decide the victor. The Lady Crusaders held an early advantage 10-6 at one point after a 5-0 run erased an early deficit. However, a 6-1 spurt for the Maroon and White gave them the lead for the first time since leading by two (6-4) prior to the UD streak.

In a set that featured 14 ties, Dowgwillo wacked another one of her 11 kills in the contest to give Dallas a 23-20 edge. Schreiner battled and forced a final tie, before the Lady Crusaders took successful attack results from juniors Lexi Noriega (Salinas, Calif.) and Mairin Guilfoyle (Roanoke, Va.), respectively, to give UD a thrilling 2-1 lead. Guilfoyle did round out the top three players on offense with nine kills.

Schreiner would come out of the gates strong in the final pair of frames, and were able to regain control of the match after consecutive set victories.

Later Dallas would fall to Southwestern in three-straight sets: 13-25, 16-25, 21-25. The top 25 nationally ranked opponent proved to be too much for the Lady Crusaders on the afternoon. In the final set, UD kept up through the first 20 points exchanged, until the Pirates rattled off five in a row to build a 15-9 edge.

The Lady Crusaders answered back with five of the next six points tallied to cut the margin to one (16-15). A few possessions later, UD would bring the deficit to one point for the seventh time, and fourth since the score mentioned previously. 22-21 was as close as the Navy and White got, as SU notched the final three points to seal the sweep.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE VS. SCHREINER (5-21, 2-9 SCAC)

  • Sophomore Diana Hassink (Tulsa, Okla.) recorded a team-high 12 kills and added 10 digs for a double-double in the setback. Hassink has eclipsed double-digit kill figures twice in a row this campaign, and was one shy of a career-high.  
  • Dowgwillo posted the other double figure result for kills (11), and has now accomplished the feat in three of the past five matches. She also added four blocks, which matches a season-high for the third time.
  • The Lady Crusaders tied a team-best 13 blocks on the year, having hit the same feat with the exact number of solo blocks and block assists at Trinity University on September 27.
  • Anchoring the defense was junior Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) with a team-high 33 digs. The conference's leader in digs per set (6.38) entering the day tallied her third most of the season, and has now surpassed at least 30 digs in the last trio of matches.
  • Schreiner was paced by Delanie Cauthen with a game-high 18 kills, while Alyssa Chapman also joined the double-digit category with 13. Nichole West boasted 40 digs on the defensive side, and Ashley Myers dished out 48 assists.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE VS. (#11) SOUTHWESTERN (24-3, 10-2 SCAC)

  • Leading the offense for Dallas was Hassink and Guilfoyle with eight and seven kills, respectively. Freshmen Kaley Turner (Puyallup, Wash.) and Elizabeth Smith (Broken Arrow, Okla.) picked up double-digit numbers in assists with 14 and 13.
  • Koster had another strong game on defense with 26 digs. She is five away from 600 on the campaign and moved to the conference lead after compiling 59 on the day. Her digs per set also remains first in the league at a 6.47-clip.
  • Southwestern finished with a .221 kill percentage compared to .062 by UD. The team's were nearly even in digs with the Pirates leading UD 70-69. 
  • Olivia Drummond and Kate Mitchell led the offense with eight kills apiece, and Haley Moffett made six. Overall the Pirates outdid Dallas 42-29 in kills. Andie Alford collected 21 digs, and Kaitlyn Corbett broke into double figures with 12. Sydney Rochelle set 20 assists.

UP NEXT

Dallas finishes the Cross-Divisional tomorrow with two more matches. Things begin against Texas Lutheran University at 11:30 a.m. (10:30 a.m. MTD), and conclude versus Trinity University at 4 p.m. (3 p.m. MTD).