CONWAY, Ark. — Holding off Hendrix College, No. 20 East Texas Baptist University defeated the Warriors for the second time this season, winning by the same score as the first, 3-1, on Tuesday night in Arkansas. ETBU held Hendrix to a .099 hitting percentage and finished with advantages in kills, digs, and blocks.
Lara Hornsby led the Tigers with 17 kills and 20.0 points, adding 14 digs and three blocks.
Sadie Kasowski collected a team-high 20 digs and added five assists and a service ace.
Sydney Temple finished with a team-best 22 assists, 11 digs, one ace and one block.
McKinzie Riley posted nine kills without an attack error while hitting .310.
ETBU took the first set 25-19, answering Hendrix's push to 19-18 with five straight points to move to set point. The Tigers created separation to start the match with a 6-0 run from 10-9 to 16-9, including blocks involving
Allison Sims,
Katherine Server, Riley and Temple, plus kills from Riley and
Claire Stewart. Riley later finished the set with a kill from Hornsby.
ETBU led 16-14 before Hendrix tied the set at 16 and went on to take the second set, 25-23. ETBU built a 6-1 lead behind a
Peyton LeJeune ace and Temple-assisted kills from Hornsby and Riley. Hornsby added late kills for ETBU's 20th, 21st and 22nd points, and a Hendrix attack error made it 24-23 before Hendrix closed the set.
The Tigers broke open the third set after a 5-5 tie, moving ahead 12-6 with Sims supplying four kills during that stretch. Hendrix cut an 18-10 deficit to 18-15, but ETBU steadied with a Hornsby block and kill on the next two points. Server finished the set with a kill from Stewart for a 25-20 ETBU win.
ETBU erased a 10-8 deficit with five straight points, taking a 13-10 lead as LeJeune served the final four points of the push. Hendrix later tied the set at 23-23 and 24-24, but
Anita Hancock answered with a kill before Hornsby finished the 26-24 set with a kill from Stewart.
ETBU heads home to Ornelas Gym hosting McMurry University on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m.
SET BREAKDOWN
First Set
- ETBU won the first four points behind kills from LeJeune, Hornsby, and Hancock before Hendrix answered to tie the set at 4-4.
- After Hendrix pulled within 10-9, the Tigers responded with six straight points, including three blocks and kills from Riley and Stewart, to move ahead 16-9.
- Hendrix put together a six-point push later in the set to cut ETBU's lead to 19-18.
- ETBU answered with five straight points to reach set point, then closed the set 25-19 on a Riley kill.
Second Set
- LeJeune opened with a service ace and kills from Hornsby and Riley helped ETBU build a 6-1 lead.
- ETBU pushed the advantage to 9-3 on a Sims kill, but Hendrix worked back within 13-12 before a Hornsby kill and a block by Hancock and Hornsby kept ETBU ahead 16-14.
- Hendrix scored the next three points to move in front 17-16, and the team traded points through ties at 17, 18, and 19 before consecutive Hendrix kills put them up 22-19.
- After Hendrix reached 24-21, Hornsby's kill and a Hendrix attack error brought ETBU within 24-23, but Hendrix took the set 25-23.
Third Set
- Hendrix scored the first two points on several aces, but ETBU answered with kills from Server, Hancock and Riley to move ahead 4-2 before the set was tied at 5-5.
- The Tigers won seven of the next eight points for a 12-6 lead, with Sims putting down four kills during the stretch.
- Consecutive Hornsby kills later pushed ETBU ahead 18-10, but Hendrix took five straight points to close the gap to 18-15.
- After Hendrix got within 21-18, ETBU moved to set point on Sims kill and a Hendrix error before Server closed the 25-20 set with a kill.
Fourth Set
- After Riley opened the set with a kill, Hendrix scored four straight points and later moved ahead 10-8 before ETBU responded.
- ETBU won five consecutive points to go in front 13-10, with Riley and Hornsby adding kills and Server and Hornsby teaming on a block during the run.
- Heidi Wilson followed with an ace, and Hancock added a kill as ETBU pushed the lead to 17-12, then the visitors held a 23-20 edge late in the set.
- Hendrix tied the set at 23-23 and again at 24-24, but Hancock put ETBU back ahead before Hornsby finished the 26-24 set win with a kill from Stewart.
ETBU Top Performers
Lara Hornsby
- team-high 17 kills
- team-high 20.0 points
- 14 digs
- 3 blocks
Sadie Kasowski
- team-high 20 digs
- 5 assists
- 1 service ace
Sydney Temple
- team-high 22 assists
- 11 digs
- 1 solo block
- 1 service ace
Katherine Server
- team-high 4 blocks
- 6 kills
- 6 digs
McKinzie Riley
- 9 kills with no errors on 29 attempts
- .310 hitting percentage
- 9.5 points
