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Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB 17-5,5-1 ASC
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Winner East Tex. Baptist ETBU 17-5,5-1 ASC
Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB
17-5,5-1 ASC
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Final
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East Tex. Baptist ETBU
17-5,5-1 ASC
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB 29 23 17 19 (1)
East Tex. Baptist ETBU 27 25 25 25 (3)
VB Senior Day

Game Recap: Volleyball |

#TIGERSWIN | VB | No. 21 ETBU Stays Perfect at Home Upsetting UMHB, 3-1



MARSHALL, Texas — In a thrilling four-set, senior day victory, No. 21 East Texas Baptist University (17-5, 5-1 ASC) avenged an earlier-season defeat, handing the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (17-5, 5-1 ASC) its first America. Southwest Conference loss of the season, 3-1. After the teams split the first two sets, ETBU used a 12-0 third-set run, highlighted by several key blocks from Katherine Server, to move from a 7-8 deficit to a 19-8 lead and won that game and the next. 

Anita Hancock finished with 16 kills on a .577 hitting percentage and added six total blocks for 19 points. Lara Hornsby recorded 15 kills, 22 digs, two service aces, and 18 points. Server posted eight kills while hitting .500 and collected seven total blocks. Allison Sim's added 15 kills with a .591 hitting percentage. Claire Stewart finished with 28 assists and eight digs as Sydney Temple gave 17 assists.

ETBU erased a 24-20 deficit in the first set, getting a Hancock kill, a Hornsby service ace, and kills from Hancock and Allison Sims to pull even at 24-24. The Tigers kept answering in extra points, with Hancock tying it at 25-25, Sims tying it at 26-26, and a Mary Hardin-Baylor attack error putting ETBU ahead 27-26. Mary Hardin-Baylor scored the final three points to take the set 29-27. 

ETBU scored the final three points after Mary Hardin-Baylor led 23-22 to take the second set 25-23. Hancock tied it with a kill from Stewart, Sims followed with a kill for set point, and Hancock closed the set with another Stewart-assisted kill. Earlier, the Tigers answered a 7-2 deficit with kills from Hancock and Sims to trim the margin to 7-5. 

ETBU turned an 8-7 deficit into a 19-8 lead with 12 straight points, including 11 consecutive service points from Sadie Kasowski. Server was involved in multiple blocks during that stretch, while Sims added kills and Kasowski delivered two aces. ETBU finished the set 25-17 on a Hancock kill from Stewart. 


ETBU closed the fourth set with Hornsby kills on the final two points for a 25-19 win. Mary Hardin-Baylor had pulled within 18-17, but the Tigers answered with kills from Server and Sims during a stretch that pushed the set back to 21-17. Hornsby later added kills for the final two ETBU points, sealing the set at 25-19. 

ETBU begins their 4-game road trip to finish off the regular season, heading to face Schreiner Univerity on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Stephens Family Arena in Kerrville, Texas. 
  
SET BREAKDOWN First Set 
- ETBU answered an early deficit by tying the set at 4-4 and moving in front 5-4 on consecutive block-assisted attack errors involving Hancock. 
- Mary Hardin-Baylor built a 17-11 lead before ETBU cut the gap to 21-19 behind kills from McKinzie Riley and Hornsby and a Riley-Hancock block. 
- After Mary Hardin-Baylor went ahead 24-20, ETBU won four straight points on a Hancock kill, a Hornsby ace, another Hancock kill, and a Sims kill to tie the set at 24-24. 
- ETBU moved ahead 27-26 on a Mary Hardin-Baylor attack error, but Mary Hardin-Baylor scored the final three points to take the set 29-27. 





Second Set 
- Mary Hardin-Baylor moved ahead 7-2 before ETBU took the next three points on kills from Hancock and Sims. 
- After Mary Hardin-Baylor later led 14-9, ETBU worked back again, using a Hornsby kill, a Riley kill, and a later three-point push to tie the set at 15-15. 
- The teams continued trading points late until Mary Hardin-Baylor went in front 23-22, but ETBU closed with three straight points: a Hancock kill, a Sims kill, and a final Hancock kill from Stewart for a 25-23 set win. 





Third Set 
- Mary Hardin-Baylor built a 6-2 lead before ETBU won five straight points, including two Sims kills and a Hornsby ace, to move ahead 7-6. 
- After Mary Hardin-Baylor went back in front 8-7, Hancock tied the set with a kill from Stewart, and Kasowski served the next 11 ETBU points during a 12-0 run that made it 19-8. 
- ETBU pushed the lead to 21-9, then held off Mary Hardin-Baylor's late points before Hancock closed the set with a kill from Stewart for a 25-17 win. 





Fourth Set 
- Hornsby started the set with a kill, and ETBU later broke from a 5-5 tie to move ahead 12-7 behind kills from Sims, Server, and Riley. 
- Mary Hardin-Baylor answered to get within 12-11, but ETBU stayed in front and pushed the margin back to 18-14 with kills from Hancock, Sims and Ava Bobnar. 
- Mary Hardin-Baylor cut it to 18-17 before ETBU closed the set with late kills from Server, Sims and Hornsby, including Hornsby's final two swings in a 25-19 finish. 
  
ETBU Top Performers 
Anita Hancock 
- 16 kills with 1 error on 26 attempts 
- .577 hitting percentage 
- 6 total blocks 
- 19.0 points 
 Lara Hornsby
- 15 kills 
- 22 digs 
- 2 service aces 
- 18.0 points 
Allison Sims 
- 16 kills with 3 errors on 24 attempts 
- .542 hitting percentage 
- 16.5 points 
 Katherine Server 
- 8 kills with 1 error on 14 attempts 
- .500 hitting percentage 
- 7 total blocks, including 3 solo blocks 
- 13.0 points 
  
Claire Stewart 
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- 28 assists 
- 8 digs
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