MARSHALL, Texas - After missing the American Southwest Conference tournament last season, the East Texas Baptist University volleyball team is ready to return to the post season and make run starting on Friday. Hosted by the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, ETBU will start the tournament against Concordia University Texas.
Below is the information on the matches.
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
▶️ LeTourneau 🐝 🆚 McMurry 🦅
🗓️ Friday, Apr. 9, 2021 |🕰️12:00 PM
🏟 Mayborn Campus Center
▶️#ETBU🐯🆚 Concordia 🌪
🗓️ Friday, Apr. 9, 2021 |🕰️2:30 PM
🏟 Mayborn Campus Center
▶️LETU/McM 🆚 Mary Hardin-Baylor ⚔️
🗓️ Friday, Apr. 9, 2021 |🕰️5:00 PM
🏟 Mayborn Campus Center
▶️#ETBU/CTX🆚 UT Dallas ☄️
🗓️ Friday, Apr. 9, 2021 |🕰️7:30 PM
🏟 Mayborn Campus Center
ETBU
* 8-9 overall and 7-9 in the ASC East
* Finished as the third seed in the ASC East Division
* Should ETBU win, they would take on UT Dallas in the semifinals.
* Making their 18th tournament appearance all-time.
* 23-20 all-time in the ASC Tournament.
* Last won the conference title in 2003.
* Last made the tournament in 2018 losing to McMurry in four sets
* Averaging 10.1 kills, 8.8 assists, 1.5 aces, 16.2 digs, and 1.6 blocks per set
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Allie Fennell leads ETBU with 137 kills
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Claire Johnson has a team-high 231 assists
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Lillie Hill recorded a team-high 317 digs
CTX
* 8-2 overall
* Finished second in the ASC West Division
* Making ninth tournament appearance all-time.
* 12-13 all-time in the tournament.
* Last won the conference tournament in 1999
* Averaging 13.5 kills, 12.6 assists, 1.8 aces, 19.2 digs, and 1.0 blocks per set.
* Sarah Ghormley leads CTX with 124 kills
* Georgia Quiroz has a team-high 336 assists
* Laina DeLeon has a team high 134 digs
LETU
* 16-5 overall
* Finished second in the ASC East Division
* Making fourth tournament appearance all-time
* 1-3 all-time in the tournament.
* Averaging 11.7 kills, 10.7 assists, 2.0 aces, 18.1 digs, and 1.6 blocks per set
* Kianna Crow led LETU with 240 kills
* Natalie Davenport recorded a team leading 338 assists
* Courtney Edge has a team high 390 digs
MCM
* 12-4 overall
* Finished third in the ASC West Division
* Making 15th tournament appearance all-time
* 7-16 all-time in the tournament
* Averaging 12.1 kills, 10.7 assists, 2.2 aces, 18.6 digs, and 1.8 blocks per set
* Kaylie Vesil leads with 135 kills
* Brynn Wilson leads with 244 assists
* Adile Leal has the team lead in digs with 287
UTD
* 14-0 overall
* Finished first in the ASC East Division
* Making 17th tournament appearance all-time
* 28-17 all-time in the tournament.
* Defending ASC champions from 2019
* Averaging 14.5 kills, 13.6 assists, 2.3 aces, 17.7 digs, and 1.6 blocks per set
* Catherine Croft leads with 145 kills
* Sydney Fitt has a team-high 276 assists
* Abby Jones leads with 135 digs
UMHB
* 14-2 overall
* Finished first in the ASC West Division
* Making 14th tournament appearance all-time
* 20-16 all-time in the tournament
* Last won the ASC title in 2018.
* Averaging 12.4 kills, 11.8 assists, 1.8 aces, 21.2 digs, and 1.9 blocks per set
* Corrine Novak has a team-high 112 kills
* Allie Pierce leads with 333 assists
* Maddie Gillispie has 220 digs, which tops the Cru.
