MARSHALL, Texas - After completing a season in the spring due to COVID-19, the East Texas Baptist University volleyball team returns to a regular season in fall 2021. This week will be busy week as they open up at home on Wednesday night against the University of Dallas. They will then travel to San Antonio to take part in the Trinity Invitational over the weekend facing Trinity University, Texas Lutheran University and Hendrix College.
Below are the information about the matches.
▶️G1 #ETBU🐯🆚 Dallas ⚔️
🗓️ Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 |🕰️7:00 PM
🏟 Ornelas Gymnasium
🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 10-5
* Last ETBU Win: Oct. 31, 2015 (3-0)
* Last UD Win: Sept. 6, 2019 (3-2)
▶️G2 #ETBU🐯🆚 Trinity 🐯
🗓️ Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 |🕰️3:00 PM
🏟 Ron & Genie Calgaard Gymnasium
🔢All-Time Series: TU 12-0
* Last TU Win: Nov. 2, 2019 (3-1)
▶️G3 #ETBU🐯🆚 Texas Lutheran 🐂🐶
🗓️ Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 |🕰️6:00 PM
🏟 Ron & Genie Calgaard Gymnasium
🔢All-Time Series: TLU 15-9
* Last ETBU Win: Oct. 28, 2016 (3-2)
* Last TLU Win: Sept. 16, 2017 (3-1)
▶️G4 #ETBU🐯🆚 Hendrix College ⚔️
🗓️ Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 |🕰️4:45 PM
🏟 Ron & Genie Calgaard Gymnasium
🔢All-Time Series: Series Tied 4-4
* Last ETBU Win: Oct. 31, 2015 (3-0)
* Last HC Win: Oct. 27, 2018 (3-0)
ETBU
* Finished 8-10 last season with a 7-9 ASC record and an appearance in the ASC Tournament.
* Ranked as high as 12th in the nation last season
* Returning 10 players from last season's squad including
Libby Gear,
Annie Harris,
Lillie Hill.
Claire Johnson,
Kaylee Morton,
Bailey O'Bannon,
Kayla Rainey,
Ainsley Reeve,
Hope Shipp, and
Jessica Williamson
* Adding newcomers
Maddison Harris,
Jenna Helms,
Alexis Mack,
Brooke O'Neal,
Megan O'Neal,
Hannah Perry,
Avery Reid, and
Kiley Smink
* Predicted to finish sixth in the ASC Preseason Poll
* Hill voted to ASC Preseason Players to Watch List. She was named both ASC East Freshman of the Year and Libero of the Year after leading ETBU with 329 digs. Also earned All-ASC East Second Team and ASC East Defensive Player of the Week
* Reid also named to ASC Preseason Players to Watch List.
* Johnson led ETBU with 240 assists last season.
* O'Bannon led ETBU with 55 blocks
* Last faced off with UD in 2019 losing in five sets. Rainey finished with 16 digs and two service aces while
Annie Harris had three blocks.
* Last faced off with TU losing in four sets. Harris led ETBU with four blocks.
* Lost all 12 meetings with TU.
* Finished with 10.0 kills, 8.7 assists, 1.5 aces, 16.1 digs, and 1.6 blocks per set
UD
* Finished 3-12 overall during the spring.
* Finished with 10.63 kills, 10.15 assists, 1.18 blocks, 1.21 service aces, and 17.60 digs per set.
* Will field six seniors, four juniors, two sophomores, and four freshmen.
TU
* Finished 13-3 overall during the spring.
* Have won all 12 meetings with ETBU.
* Finished with 13.3 kills, 12.06 assists, 2.11 blocks, 2.08 aces, and 15.43 digs per set.
* Predicted to win the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Avery Tuggle and Annie Rose Leggett named first team All-SCAC selections. Tuggle recorded 132 kills, 146 digs, and 12 aces while Leggett led the conference in aces with 36 and had her second straight 100+ kill season.
TLU
* Finished 5-12 overall during the spring
* Recorded 10.38 kills, 9.63 assists, 1.84 blocks, 1.28 aces, and 18.31 digs
* Returns key players Madison Weisinger, Hayden Smyers, and Lexi Morris. Weisinger was named All-SCAC second team finishing tied for second in blocks (49) and had 111 kills. Smyers led TLU in points (171.5) and kills (144). Morris led TLU in digs (312) and aces (18)
HC
* Finished 7-6 during the spring
* Returns four starters and 10 letter winners from last season.
* Camryn Presley (First Team Outside Hitter and Newcomer of the Year) and Sadie Walker (Second Team Right Side Hitter) were both named All-Southern Athletic Association selections last year.
