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Schreiner Evens ASC Record With 3-0 Win Over HPU
KERRVILLE, TX --
Schreiner
Volleyball rallied to beat Howard Payne in each of the final two
sets to score a 3-0 win and evened their ASC record at 1-1.
The Mountaineers dominated the first set, 25-14 but had much more
trouble with the Yellow Jackets (0-2 in ASC) in the next two
games.
SU outscored HPU 13-6 after establishing a 12-8 early lead in set
one. In set two, Schreiner fell behind 15-18. On that
play, freshman Ashley Lyles dove after a ball and hit her head
against the bleachers. The extra effort inspired her and her
teammates to a 7-2 run. The final point in the run was key as
both teams volleyed back and forth. Sophomore Jamie Burns
actually deflected a shot off her face and kept it in play and SU
eventually won the point, igniting the crowd. Schreiner took
advantage of a late HPU service error and won 25-22.
In set #3, SU led early, 8-5 bit saw the visitors take a 16-11
lead. SU scored six of the next seven points and it was
17-all. SU fell behind 21-19. Lyles again came up big
with two kills to even the match at 22-each. Sophomore
Brittney Church's kill made it 23-22. After a Schreiner
service error made it 24-23 with the crowd on it's feet, HPU served
out of bounds to give Schreiner the 25-23 win and 3-0 sweep.
Coach Phillip White on the match: "We had a theme all week
in our practice gym to make the plays we were supposed to make,
individually and as a team. I thought everybody played well,
it would be tough to single out anybody because we played
together."
Lyles had a match-leading 12 kills. Sophomore Brittany
Boyett added 8. Sophomore Jaemi Groves had 29 assists and
Burns had 12 digs and Lyles had 11. Church was tops with a
.385 attack percentage.
Schreiner's next match is also at Edington Center and will be on
Tuesday (9/20) at 7:00 pm vs. Concordia-TX. It will be the
team's final home match for one month.
