MARSHALL, Texas — Dominating Centenary College back home in Ornelas Gym, No. 16 East Texas Baptist University swept Centenary College (La.) 3-0, winning 25-9, 25-12, 25-7. ETBU hit .479 with 40 kills and 13 service aces while holding Centenary (LA) to nine kills and a .130 hitting percentage.
Lara Hornsby finished with 16 kills on a .652 hitting percentage and added six digs.
Sydney Temple recorded 23 assists, five service aces and four digs.
Katherine Server added eight kills, three aces and two block assists, while
Anita Hancock tallied eight kills on 10 attacks without an error.
ETBU broke open the first set with an 8-0 run from 6-4 to 14-4, with Temple serving three aces and assisting kills by Server and
McKinzie Riley during the stretch. After Centenary (LA) scored twice to reach 14-6, the Tigers answered with another 8-0 run that included two Riley service aces, then finished the set 25-9 on Hornsby's kill from Temple.
ETBU turned a 15-9 lead into a 21-9 advantage with six straight points, starting on Server's kill and continuing through
Reegan Hammer's ace and kills by Riley and Hornsby. Earlier, the Tigers answered a 0-2 start by moving ahead 6-3, with Server, Hornsby and Hancock contributing kills. ETBU finished the second set at 25-12.
After Centenary (LA) scored the first point of the third set, ETBU answered with eight straight points behind Server's serve, including two aces and kills by Hornsby and Hancock. The Tigers followed another run from 8-2 to 14-2, with
Claire Stewart assisting three kills and adding a service ace. ETBU finished the set at 25-7, closing it on Riley's ace and Hornsby's kill from
Sadie Kasowski.
ETBU travels to Abilene, Texas, to face McMurry on Friday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m. at Kimbrell Arena.
SET BREAKDOWN
First Set
- Hornsby had three early kills as ETBU moved ahead 6-4, then a Server kill started an eight-point run that included three Temple aces for a 14-4 lead.
- Centenary (LA) scored twice to make it 14-6, but the Tigers answered with another eight-point surge, with Riley adding a kill and two aces and Jenna McGuire and Server teaming for a block.
- Centenary (LA) scored three straight late before ETBU closed the set with kills by Hornsby, Ava Bobnar and Hornsby to win 25-9.
Second Set
- After Centenary (LA) scored the first two points, ETBU answered with kills from Server and Hornsby, then a Server ace to move ahead 3-2 before extending the advantage to 6-3.
- Centenary (LA) stayed within 7-6, but Temple served back-to-back aces during a stretch that moved the Tigers in front 12-7.
- Leading 15-9, ETBU scored six straight points with Hammer serving, including a Hammer ace and kills from Riley and Hornsby, then finished the set 25-12.
Third Set
- After Centenary (LA) scored the first point, ETBU ran off the next eight to move ahead 8-1, with Hornsby and Hancock finishing kills set by Temple and Server's service stretch including two aces.
- ETBU added a 6-0 run from 8-2 to 14-2, getting three Hancock kills, two Hornsby kills and a Stewart ace during the push.
- The Tigers kept the gap at double digits through the middle of the set, using a Shaniya Harris block assist, a Riley kill and a Riley-Server block assist to reach 21-5.
- Harris and Server added late kills before Riley served an ace and Hornsby finished the set with a kill from Kasowski for a 25-7 win.
ETBU Top Performers
Lara Hornsby
- 16 kills with 1 error on 23 attempts
- .652 hitting percentage
- 16.5 points
- 6 digs
Sydney Temple
- 23 assists
- 5 service aces
- 4 digs
- 5.0 points
Katherine Server
- 8 kills
- 3 service aces
- 2 blocks
- 12.0 points
Anita Hancock
- 8 kills with no errors on 10 attempts
- .800 hitting percentage
- 1 block
McKinzie Riley
- 6 kills
- .500 hitting percentage
- 3 service aces
- 9.5 points
