MARSHALL, Texas - In the midst of a seven-match winning streak, the East Texas Baptist University volleyball team will be hosting two of the American Southwest Conference's elite programs this week. ETBU will have their second go at LeTourneau University on Tuesday night while they will also take on the University of Texas Dallas on Saturday.
Below is the information about the matches.
▶️G15 #ETBU🐯🆚 LeTourneau 🐝
🗓️ Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 |🕰️6:00 PM
🏟 Ornelas Gymnasium
🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 37-9
* Last ETBU Win: Sep. 10, 2019 (3-1)
* Last LETU Win: Sep. 14, 2021 (3-2)
▶️G16 #ETBU🐯🆚 Texas Dallas ☄️
🗓️ Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021 |🕰️2:00 PM
🏟 Ornelas Gymnasium
🔢All-Time Series: UTD 30-14
* Last ETBU Win: Sep. 12, 2017 (3-2)
* Last UTD Win: Mar. 23, 2021 (3-1)
ETBU
* 9-5 overall after two 3-0 sweeps to St. Thomas (TX) and Centenary College.
* Against UST,
Avery Reid came two digs shy of a double-double.
Maddison Harris (15) and
Kaylee Morton (10) combined for 25 assists.
* Against CC, Reid recorded a double-double of 11 kills and 10 digs.
Kayla Rainey was two kills shy of a double-double along with 13 digs.
* 6-2 in the American Southwest Conference.
* Winners of seven straight matches.
* Lost in five sets to LETU on Sep. 14th. Three of the five sets were extended.
* Reid (18 kills, 12 digs) and Rainey (12 kills, 18 digs) each had double-doubles.
Lillie Hill set a new career high with 36 digs.
Jenna Helms posted 27 assists while Morton had 19 assists.
* Lost last six straight meetings to LETU.
* Lost last nine straight meetings to UTD.
* 0-4 in last season to UTD. Only took one set.
* Last defeated the Comets in 2017.
* Lost to UTD in four sets back in March. Rainey posted a double-double of 14 kills and 12 digs while Hill had a team-high 15 digs.
* Lead the ASC in blocks per set (1.98)
* Reid is sixth in the ASC in kills (136)
* Morton is sixth in service aces (0.50 per set)
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Bailey O'Bannon still leads the ASC in blocks (50)
* Hill is third in the ASC in blocks per set (5.02)
LETU
* 10-5 overall and 5-3 in the ASC after a 3-1 win over Hardin-Simmons University.
* Hannah Payan led LETU with 18 kills while Reina Lawson tallied 27 assists.
* Won six of their last seven matches.
* Went 4-0 last week.
* Against ETBU on Sept. 14, Kiana Crow posted 19 kills to lead all players. Samantha Winkel had 27 assists while Courtney Edge posted 29 digs.
* In the top three in blocks (2nd; 1.89) and digs (3rd; 17.53) per set
* Crow leads LETU with 127 kills
* Winkel has a team-high 225 assists
* Edge is fourth in the ASC in digs per set (4.96)
UTD
* 8-8 overall and 6-3 in the ASC after a sweep of McMurry University.
* Catherine Croft led with 14 kills and four service aces. Sydney Fitt posted 19 assists. Rachel Baxter (12), Abby Jones (11), and Madison Ball (10) combined for 33 digs. Allison Owen and Gabbi Sommerfield posted four blocks each.
* 4-0 against ETBU during the Spring of 2021. Dropped just one set to the Tigers.
* Lead the ASC in kills (12.96 per set)
* Rachel Baxter is first in the ASC in digs per set (5.21)
* Mikayla Cho is third in the ASC in assists (5.37 per set)
