PREVIEW: Volleyball at Austin College Invitational (9/8 - 9/9)
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THE LEAD
The University of Dallas volleyball team plays its second tournament of the season and will have four more matches against just as many different opponents as it takes part in the Austin College Invitational on September 8th-9th. The quartet of foes that UD is set to play all are part of the American Southwest Conference (ASC). This includes a rematch against a team that defeated the Crusaders last weekend in four sets, LeTourneau University.
Dallas is 1-3 in the young season and will start the tournament at 2 p.m. against McMurry University. Immediately following, the Crusaders take on Sul Ross State University. The next morning at 9 a.m., Dallas faces LeTourneau and then wraps up the weekend with Concordia University approximately at 3 p.m.
Complete Schedule of Austin College Invitational
UD NOTABLES
- Mary Scholz (Fallon, Nev.) recorded double-doubles in every match last weekend and leads the team in kills with 58 total. Merit Paramo (Wasilla, Alaska) has contributed 33 kills and eight blocks.
- Theresa Schramm (Plymouth, Wis.) has a team-high 13 blocks overall. This includes a season-high six in her first collegiate match versus LaGrange College.
- Diana Hassink (Tulsa, Okla.) anchors the defense with 105 digs and is averaging 6.18 per set.
- Stephanie Janysek (Sinton, Texas) has etched 108 assists for a team-high.
- The Crusaders strongest set has been the first one, having outscored the opposition 102-78 and gone 4-0 overall.
- The most recent victory for the team over Agnes Scott marked the 370th in program history.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Dallas holds a 6-21 record against McMurry overall. The teams played twice last season with the Warhawks earning both wins. In the matchup in Sherman, Texas, the sets went to five. Scholz and Hassink each had 14 kills and Elizabeth Smith (Broken Arrow, Okla.) collected 38 assists.
- The Crusaders are 14-15 in the all-time series versus Sul Ross State. UD did pick up a pair of wins last year in two different tournaments hosted by Austin College. Each was a straight set sweep. The Crusaders combined for 23 service aces and Scholz had 20 kills between the pair of games.
- Dallas already faced the YellowJackets this season and moved to 22-10 in the overall series. UD fell in three sets in a row after claiming a 12-point win in the opening frame. Scholz and Sarah Hughes (Fair Oaks, Calif.) both had 11 kills, and Hassink made 31 digs.
- The Crusaders finish the weekend with Concordia, who they are 3-10 against. These programs will meet exactly a year later on the date in the same building. The Tornados won 3-0.
OPPONENT NOTABLES
(McMurry Univeristy)
- The Warhawks went 4-0 in their opening season tournament also hosted by Austin College.
- They defeated Centenary College (3-0), Austin College (3-2), Lawrence University (3-2), and Paul Quinn College (3-0).
- The team is outdoing the opposition 219-149 in kills and hitting a .257 attack percentage.
- Six players have amassed double-digits in kills with the lowest being two players tied with 26 apiece. Jasmine Jones and Jordyn Burnell are tied at the top of the list with 38. Justice McGowan is right behind with 37 contributed.
- Assists are nearly identical with Emarie James (84) having two more than Lauryn Davis.
- McMurry was selected third in the ASC West Division Preseason Poll. Odalis Rodriguez and McGowan were on the 2017 ASC preseason "watch list."
(Sul Ross State University)
- The Lobos enter with a 1-3 record and were also at the Austin College Classic last weekend.
- They take on Pacific University at 12 p.m. to open the Invitational as the first match of the big weekend schedule.
- SRSU recorded 114 kills as a team in four matches.
- Alie Muldrow led the team with 21 kills, while Autumn Kilpatrick (17), Isabella Ruiz (16), and Breeann Sturges (15) round out the next spots.
- Mirella Thomas posted 43 assists for a team-high.
(LeTourneau University)
- The YellowJackets are 2-2 on the season. They played in the same tournament as Dallas last weekend in the Millsaps Invitational.
- After dropping a 3-1 match to Dillard University, LETU responded with a 3-1 win over Dallas and swept LaGrange. It fell in four sets to host Millsaps College.
- LeTourneau plays Occidental College and Concordia University on Friday, and then will open day two with the Crusaders early in the day before concluding with Austin College.
- The team has a slight edge in successful attacks 175-172.
- A trio of players are above 30 kills with Hailey Matthews pacing the group with 39. Savanna Stutts (35) and Lauren Egby-McNeal (33) are the others part of the unit.
- Korissa White has given 91 assists.
- LeTourneau was selected fifth in the ASC East Preseason Poll and Stutts was on the players to watch list.
(Concordia University)
- The Tornados are 1-2 on the year. They played in the Concordia Invitational held in Mequon, Wisconsin.
- Concordia will play Austin College and LeTourneau on Friday, and then play Pacific University and UD on Saturday.
- The Tornados got tabbed fourth in the ASC West Preseason Poll. Carly Custer and Marissa Stinson were placed on the players to watch list.
- Thus far the team has mounted 114 kills and is averaging 10.4 a set.
- Custer is headlining the offense with 33 kills and is averaging 3.00 per frame.
- Lianne Vandyke has a team-high 73 assists. Brooke Camet and Stinson are the top two in blocks with eight and seven, respectively.
- A sextet of players have compiled 22 digs or more to help the team boast 176. That is one more than Concordia's opponents as a whole. Custer leads the squad with 30.
UP NEXT
Dallas is home for the first time this season on Sept. 15th-16th when they host the UD Tournament. Complete Schedule of the teams and Information. The SCAC 8-in-8 will be present at the first match of the slate when the Crusaders play Brooklyn College at 6 p.m.