MARSHALL, Texas – After opening conference play with a two-game home stand, the East Texas Baptist University volleyball team will hit the road for the next two matches this week. ETBU will start the road trip with a contest against Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, on Monday and conclude with a trip to Louisiana. They will face an American Southwest Conference team in Louisiana College in Pineville, La., on Saturday, Sept. 21. ETBU is currently 7-4 overall and is 1-1 in ASC play.
ETBU vs. Southwestern | Georgetown, Texas | Monday, September 16
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Arena: Robertson Arena
Time: 6:00 PM
All-Time Series: Southwestern leads, 17-2
- Last ETBU Win: Sept. 11, 2015
- Last SW Win: Oct. 5, 2017
ETBU vs. Louisiana College | Pinneville, La. | Saturday, September 21
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Arena: H.O. West Fieldhouse
Time: 2:00 PM
All-Time Series: ETBU leads, 4-0
- Last ETBU Win: Oct. 6, 2018 (3-0)
GAME NOTES
ETBU
- Picked up their first ASC victory on Tuesday, September 10th vs. LETU (25-20, 19-25, 25-19, 25-14) Kennedy Peacock led the team with 13 kills. Savannah Stanley collected 17 digs and six assists
- ETBU averages 11.05 kills per set (475 kills), 9.5 assists (408) and 18.2 digs (785)
- Allie Fennell leads the team in kills this season (2.49/set)
- Cassidy Zellmer paces the offense with 4.21 assists per set (181)
- Julia De Los Santos leads the Tigers with 171 digs (5.2/set)
Southwestern
- The Pirates enter tonight's matchup with a 5-4 overall record
- Defeated Concordia Texas 3-1
- Averaging 10.9 kills per set
- Collected 364 assists (11.03/set) and 532 digs (16.12/set)
- Riley Brantley leads in kills this season (2.45/set)
- Katelyn Whitehead leads the team in assists with 294 (8.9/set)
Louisiana College
- Enters Saturday's match with a 2-5 record
- Picked up a 3-0 sweep against St. Joseph's College
- Fell to Howard Payne in the last match (3-2)
- Aniah Adams recorded 14 kills and 14 digs vs. HPU
- Lexie Sampson posted 21 assists vs. HPU
