Tuesday, September 19
Waco, TX
6:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
at
Baylor University
‘Jacks Get Set to Clash with No. 18 Baylor
9/18/2023 10:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Stephen F. Austin vs. Baylor University
Date: Tuesday, September 19th
Time: 6:00 p.m. CT
Live Stream: ESPN+
Stadium: Ferrell Center
Series: Baylor leads 5-0
WACO, Texas- The SFA Women's Volleyball Team hits the road to square off against the No. 18 Baylor Bears.
Ladyjacks at a Glance:
Stephen F. Austin wrapped up the second SFA tournament on Saturday and pushed their record to a perfect 6-0 at home. In their first matchup of the tournament against Sam Houston, the Ladyjacks swept the Bearkats 3-0 on the night of Debbie Humphreys' banner reveal to commemorate her for 800 career wins. The second match of the tournament against the University of Tulsa saw the Ladyjacks claim a 3-1 win, thanks to a 25 kill, zero error performance from Ielan Bradley, before wrapping up the tournament with a 3-1 win over Ole Miss on Saturday. In their most recent game against Ole Miss, SFA led in points (71-65), kills (55-54), blocks (14-8), assists (53-49), and digs (78-74).
Ielan Bradley was named the SFA Tournament MVP as she totaled 51 kills, 12 blocks, and 58 points over the entirety of the SFA Tournament. Meanwhile, Haley Hoang and Ariana Pagan were both were named to the All-Tournament team. Hoang was a defensive force the entire tournament as she finished with 67 digs and 24 assists over the weekend while Pagan stuffed the stat sheet with 25 kills, 29 points, and 44 digs over the course of the tournament. Offensively on the season for SFA, Ielan Bradley leads the team with 159 kills while Jayden Flynn has dished out 284 assists. Defensively for SFA, Haley Hoang paces the team with 224 digs on the season, while Izabella Ortiz has a whopping 66 blocks and is currently tied for fifth in the nation in blocks. As a team, the Ladyjacks are tied for first in the nation in Team Total Blocks with 134.5. The Ladyjacks carry a three-game win streak into the matchup against Baylor and sport an 11-2 overall record on the season.
Bears at a Glance:
The No. 18 Baylor Bears come into this matchup against SFA with a 5-4 overall record. In their most recent matchup, the Bears battled No.19 Ohio State and claimed a 3-2 victory over the Buckeyes. In the matchup against OSU, the Bears led in points (79-62), kills (63-52), blocks (11-4), assists (55-45), and digs (57-54). On the season for the Bears, they are led offensively by Kyndal Stowers who has 148 kills and Averi Carlson who has 374 assists on the season. Defensively for the Bears, Lauren Briseño leads with 108 digs and Alicia Andrew has 32 blocks to lead Baylor.
Series: This will be the Ladyjacks sixth meeting with the Baylor Bears dating back to 2007. The most recent matchup was in December of 2022 when Baylor defeated SFA 3-0 in Waco.
Date: Tuesday, September 19th
Time: 6:00 p.m. CT
Live Stream: ESPN+
Stadium: Ferrell Center
Series: Baylor leads 5-0
WACO, Texas- The SFA Women's Volleyball Team hits the road to square off against the No. 18 Baylor Bears.
Ladyjacks at a Glance:
Stephen F. Austin wrapped up the second SFA tournament on Saturday and pushed their record to a perfect 6-0 at home. In their first matchup of the tournament against Sam Houston, the Ladyjacks swept the Bearkats 3-0 on the night of Debbie Humphreys' banner reveal to commemorate her for 800 career wins. The second match of the tournament against the University of Tulsa saw the Ladyjacks claim a 3-1 win, thanks to a 25 kill, zero error performance from Ielan Bradley, before wrapping up the tournament with a 3-1 win over Ole Miss on Saturday. In their most recent game against Ole Miss, SFA led in points (71-65), kills (55-54), blocks (14-8), assists (53-49), and digs (78-74).
Ielan Bradley was named the SFA Tournament MVP as she totaled 51 kills, 12 blocks, and 58 points over the entirety of the SFA Tournament. Meanwhile, Haley Hoang and Ariana Pagan were both were named to the All-Tournament team. Hoang was a defensive force the entire tournament as she finished with 67 digs and 24 assists over the weekend while Pagan stuffed the stat sheet with 25 kills, 29 points, and 44 digs over the course of the tournament. Offensively on the season for SFA, Ielan Bradley leads the team with 159 kills while Jayden Flynn has dished out 284 assists. Defensively for SFA, Haley Hoang paces the team with 224 digs on the season, while Izabella Ortiz has a whopping 66 blocks and is currently tied for fifth in the nation in blocks. As a team, the Ladyjacks are tied for first in the nation in Team Total Blocks with 134.5. The Ladyjacks carry a three-game win streak into the matchup against Baylor and sport an 11-2 overall record on the season.
Bears at a Glance:
The No. 18 Baylor Bears come into this matchup against SFA with a 5-4 overall record. In their most recent matchup, the Bears battled No.19 Ohio State and claimed a 3-2 victory over the Buckeyes. In the matchup against OSU, the Bears led in points (79-62), kills (63-52), blocks (11-4), assists (55-45), and digs (57-54). On the season for the Bears, they are led offensively by Kyndal Stowers who has 148 kills and Averi Carlson who has 374 assists on the season. Defensively for the Bears, Lauren Briseño leads with 108 digs and Alicia Andrew has 32 blocks to lead Baylor.
Series: This will be the Ladyjacks sixth meeting with the Baylor Bears dating back to 2007. The most recent matchup was in December of 2022 when Baylor defeated SFA 3-0 in Waco.
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
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