MARSHALL, Texas – Finishing out the 2021 spring season on the road, the East Texas Baptist University volleyball team was unable to pick up a win against LeTourneau University in two matches on Wednesday. ETBU ends their regular season 8-9 overall and 7-9 in American Southwest Conference East Division play in third place qualifying for the post-season touranment.
Taking the first set in the first match, the Tigers then dropped the next three sets to fall in four (25-12, 24-26, 8-25, 13-25).
Kayla Rainey recorded a team high nine.
Macy Guerrero and
Laney Smith posted 12 assists each while
Lillie Hill (16) and
Hope Shipp (15) combined for 31 digs.
The second match would end with LETU sweeping ETBU in three sets (12-25, 21-25, 24-26). Shipp would pick up seven kills. Guerrero (10) and Smith (16) combined for 26 assists while Hill recorded 23 digs and Rainey added 11.
Game 1: LETU 3, ETBU 1 (25-12, 24-26, 8-25, 13-25).
Keyed by five service aces and help from 10 LETU attack errors, the Tigers took a 4-3 deficit into a 20-7 lead in set one. ETBU would close out the set winning 25-12 and led 9-5 early in the second set. The Yellow Jackets would answer back with seven straight points and would take control leading 19-14. ETBU would answer with a 10-3 run to be at set point at 24-22 only for LETU to score four unanswered for a 26-24 set two victory.
The third set was all LETU as they stormed out to a 9-3 lead and never looked back on their way to a 25-8 win. They kept the momentum going building a 10-2 fourth set lead. Despite an 8-2 run by ETBU that cut the lead to 12-10, LETU regained control and closed out the match winning 25-13.
Game 2: LETU 3, ETBU 0 (12-25, 21-25, 24-26)
Set one started with an early exchange of three points between both teams before LETU tallied six straight to lead 9-3. ETBU would only get the score as close as 15-9, but a second surge by LETU would help give them a 25-12 set win. Down 3-0 in set two, ETBU would rally back for seven of the next eight points. Following more runs, the Tigers led 21-19, but were unable to score more as LETU took the second set 25-21.
The third set would see both teams trading leads and battling tight. ETBU overcame a 14-11 deficit and once again found themselves at set point leading 24-20. But again, LETU would have a late rally and secured the final six points for the match win.
ETBU will now wait to see who they will face-off with in the upcoming ASC Tournament.
