MARSHALL, Texas – Hosting their first volleyball invitational under head coach Mallory Matthews, East Texas Baptist University swept through the first day of play with two wins. ETBU won both matches, 3-0, over Hendrix College and Whitman College to improve to 4-2 on the year.
Avery Reid posted 24 kills and 15 digs while
Graycee Mosley had 22 kills and 14 digs.
Lillie Hill added 16 digs as
Lexi Moody poured out 26 assists and
Sydney Temple gave 29 assists.
Anita Hancock posted nine total blocks while Rachel Spicer added eight total blocks.
ETBU 3, Hendrix 0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-18)
Mosley finished with 10 kills and eight digs leading ETBU to a three-set sweep of Hendrix. Reid came away with nine kills hitting .438 and five digs. Hill added nine digs while both Hancock and Spicer record five total blocks.
ETBU hit only .165 in the match with a .194 hitting percentage in set one. Down 20-17, back-to-back kills from Reid and Mosley led to a four-point stretch to take the lead, 21-20, on a
Lexi Moody service ace. With a two-point lead, 23-21, ETBU couldn't close out Hendrix as they rallied to take at 24-23 lead looking for the set win. Mosley produced a kill from Moody to tie it at 24 and then two Hendrix attack errors gave ETBU the win, 26-24. ETBU then won the next two sets, 25-19, and 25-18, for their third win of the year.
ETBU 3, Whitman 0 | 25-17, 25-14, 25-15
Running away with the win in match two of the day, ETBU swept Whitman, 3-0. Reid posted 15 kills on a .565 hitting percentage and Mosley finished with 12 kills hitting .435. Reid made it a double-double with 10 digs to lead the team. Hill gave the team seven digs as Hancock had four block assists. Both Moody and Temple recorded 16 assists.
In set one, Whitman pulled to within one, 14-13, on a kill but ETBU scored five of the next six points for a five-point lead, 19-14.
Hannah Perry had a kill in the run. Whitman stayed within five, 22-17, but ETBU scored the final three points with on a Reid kill and service ace and Mosley's kill. ETBU ran away with sets two and three taking a 10-2 lead in set two and then a 20-11 lead in set three to take the sweep.
ETBU will host Dallas and St. Thomas on Saturday in Ornelas Gym.
