PREVIEW: Volleyball - Texas Lutheran & No. 3 Southwestern (10/21) | No. 5 Trinity & Schreiner (10/22)
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FIRST SERVE
The University of Dallas volleyball team wraps up the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) regular season with a cross-over tournament hosted at Centenary College on October 21st and 22nd. There are two matches a day that features: Texas Lutheran University (12:30 p.m.), No. 3 Southwestern University (5 p.m.), No. 5 Trinity University (2 p.m.), and Schreiner University (4 p.m.)
The Crusaders (8-16, 1-9 SCAC) defeated Dallas Christian College this past Tuesday in four sets, as senior Mary Scholz (Fallon, Nev.) and Diana Hassink (Tulsa, Okla.) got to celebrate "Senior Night."
UD NOTABLES
- Scholz has surpassed double-digits in kills the last three matches. This includes a personal-best 22 against Dallas Christian.
- Scholz leads the team with 217 kills and is tied first in the SCAC with 3.29 per set.
- Hassink continues to hold her top spot in the conference for digs-per-set (5.27). Her most recent digs performance on Tuesday lifted the libero to a career-high on the season with 443. That bests her previous total by two in 2015.
- Samantha Garza (Richmond, Texas) is another Crusader in triple-digits for kills with 104. Her nine in the last contest were her second-most of the freshman's season.
- Theresa Schramm (Plymouth, Wis.) leads the middle block and has collected 45 successful stops.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- Senior Night Photo Album on University of Dallas Athletics Flickr
- Highlights from Senior Night Win
BY THE NUMBERS
- Dallas went 1-3 against these teams in the first SCAC Cross-Divisional in Seguin, Texas. That lone win was over Schreiner.
OPPONENT NOTABLES
(Texas Lutheran)
- The Bulldogs are 13-11 overall and 5-5 in the conference.
- They have dropped the last two matches including a 3-0 final this past Tuesday at NCAA Division II St. Mary's University.
- Makenzie Griffin is tied with Scholz for a conference-most 3.29 kills-per-set.
- Griffin headlines a trio of players with at least 200 kills. Behind her 280 are Hannah Mikelonis (252) and Bryten Mitchan (224).
- Nu'u, Kionasina has compiled a team-high 424 assists. Kelly Jurden follows with 236 contributions.
- TLU has totaled 159 blocks with Cailey Young (66) leading the way.
(Southwestern)
- The Pirates improved to third in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Poll.
- SU (22-3, 8-2 SCAC) has won six straight, which includes a sweep last weekend in conference play. Highlighting that stretch was a 3-2 victory on also nationally ranked Trinity University that included the final two sets going extra points.
- Southwestern is led offensively by Kate Mitchell on the season with 274 kills. She won conference offensive player of the week.
- Megan Grimes and Brandi Campos lead the conference in their respective categories with assists-per-set (9.93) and digs (454).
(Trinity)
-The fifth-ranked Tigers 20-5 on the year and 8-2 in the conference. They flipped in the AVCA rankings with Southwestern from last week. Despite the heartbreaker to Southwestern, TU still won two-of-three last weekend.
- Kirby Smith is the top hitter on the squad with 272 kills. Avery Tuggle has chipped in 196, and Madeline McKay has added 169.
- Katrina Lieberman (503) and Amelia Roden (417) have combined for 920 of the team's 1,077 assists.
- Sarah Mullens has collected 438 digs and averaged a 4.81-clip.
- Rebecca Hayes and Maggi Linker are tied for the team-lead in blocks with 53.
(Schreiner)
- The Mountaineers are 0-18 and 0-9 in the league.
- Hannah Hartman leads the offense with 88 kills. Amanda Combs is right behind with 86.
- Alexis Coronado has been credited with 243 assists.
- Two players have surpassed triple figures in digs. Amanda Gomez leads the way with 172 and Mallory Dunn has picked up 109.
UP NEXT
Dallas concludes the regular season with two non-conference matches in California. Oct. 27th will be at Mills College (6 p.m.) and the 28th will be at University of California-Santa Cruz (4 p.m.). Start times are Pacific.