SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Finishing up the Trinity University Classic with one match on Saturday, No. 4 East Texas Baptist University won in three sets over the University of the Redlands, 25-19, 25-19 and 25-20. ETBU hit .321 for the match, including .355 in the second set, and totaled 36 kills. The Tigers also served 11 aces and finished with four total blocks while holding Redlands to a .267 hitting percentage.
Anita Hancock scored 12 points with six kills, five service aces and two block assists.
Lara Hornsby led ETBU with nine kills and added four digs, two block assists and an ace.
Carleigh Schluter recorded 16 assists, four digs and two service aces.
Sadie Kasowski finished with eight digs, one assist and one ace.
The Tigers turned an early one-point deficit into separation in the first set and finished off Redlands 25-19. Hancock and
Katherine Server supplied kills and Hancock added a service ace as ETBU answered a 2-0 start by Redlands and moved in front 4-3. After Redlands went ahead 6-5, Hornsby tied the set with a kill, followed with a service ace, and the Tigers added a block by
McKinzie Riley and Kreusler before an
Emily Sitton kill helped build a 9-6 lead. ETBU kept its margin through the middle of the set with kills from Hancock, Hornsby and Riley, then responded after Redlands got within 21-19 by taking the final four points, including a Hancock service ace and two Redlands attack errors, to close the set.
ETBU turned the second set after falling behind 4-2, winning seven of the next eight rallies to move in front 9-5 behind kills from Hornsby and Kreusler and a Schluter service ace. Earlier in that stretch, Schluter served the Tigers into a 7-4 lead, and Kreusler added two kills as ETBU kept Redlands from immediately answering. After Redlands worked back within 13-12, Server put down a kill, and
Heidi Wilson's service turn produced four straight ETBU points, including a Kreusler kill and a Wilson ace, to make it 18-12. Redlands later scored three straight to cut the margin to 18-15, but the Tigers responded with a Server kill and another run on Schluter's serve, capped by a Hornsby kill for a 22-15 lead. Kreusler's late kill brought ETBU to set point, and the Tigers closed the set 25-19 on a Redlands attack error.
In the third set, ETBU turned a 13-11 deficit into a 16-14 lead, with Hancock serving back-to-back aces before Schluter added an ace to complete the swing. The Tigers steadied themselves after Redlands scored the first two points, tying the set at 3-3 on a Hancock ace and later moving ahead 7-5 on an
Allison Sims kill from Schluter. Redlands answered to go up 13-11, but ETBU responded with serving pressure and then kept finding points through Riley, Server, Hancock and Sims. Hornsby and Hancock combined on a block to make it 22-18, and Hornsby later teamed with Kreusler for another block that brought the Tigers to set point. ETBU closed the set on a Redlands service error for a 25-20 win.
ETBU will travel to Emory University in Atlanta, Gaa, on Friday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. for their second invitational this year.
Match Breakdown
First Set
- ETBU won the opening set 25-19, scoring the final four points after Redlands made it 21-19.
- ETBU served four aces to Redlands' one, with
Anita Hancock recording two and
Lara Hornsby and
Sadie Kasowski adding one apiece.
- Redlands held a 14-11 edge in kills, while
Lara Hornsby led ETBU with four kills and Hancock added three.
Second Set
- ETBU won the set 25-19, finishing with 16 kills to Redlands' nine.
- Kreusler led ETBU with five kills, while
Katherine Server and
Lara Hornsby added four apiece.
- ETBU turned a 4-2 deficit into a 9-5 lead by winning seven of eight rallies, then added a four-point serving stretch from
Heidi Wilson that included a service ace.
Third Set
- ETBU won the third set 25-20 to complete the 3-0 match victory.
- After trailing 13-11, ETBU scored five of the next six points to move ahead 16-14, with
Anita Hancock serving consecutive aces and Schluter adding another ace.
- Redlands finished with a 15-9 edge in kills, but ETBU had a 4-1 advantage in service aces, scored three points on block assists and benefited from six Redlands service errors.
- Hancock had two kills, three aces and two block assists, while
McKinzie Riley,
Katherine Server and Sims each added two kills.
ETBU Top Performers
Anita Hancock
- 5 service aces
- 6 kills (1 error, 12 attempts) on .417 hitting
- 2 block assists
- 12 points
Lara Hornsby
- team-high 9 kills
- 4 digs
- 2 block assists
- 11 points
Katherine Server
- 7 kills with no errors on 13 attempts
- .538 hitting percentage
- 2 digs
Carleigh Schluter
- 16 assists
- 2 service aces
- 4 digs
Sadie Kasowski
- team-high 8 digs
- 1 assist
- 1 service ace
