Ladyjacks Fly Past Cardinals in Three

Tuesday, October 22

Nacogdoches, TX

6:00 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin

16-6,8-1Southland

Lamar University

11-10,3-6Southland

Lamar University

SFA

Ladyjacks Fly Past Cardinals in Three

10/22/2024 8:50:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Amanda Paver, SFA Assistant Director for Strategic Communications

NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin volleyball team (16-6, 8-1 SLC) continued their homestand against the Lamar Cardinals (11-10, 3-6 SLC) Tuesday night.

Looking to rebound after a tough five-set loss to Southeastern Saturday afternoon, the 'Jacks got two quick kills, one from Camryn Hill and one from Kyanna Creecy. Lamar quickly tied the game back up at two before SFA went on a mini run to take a 5-2 lead. Later, SFA went on a four-point spurt to take a 11-5 lead. Both teams were successful in siding out for the rest of the set as each team traded blows, but SFA secured a 25-18 first set victory.

SFA continued to set a blazing pace in the second set as they jumped out to a 4-1 lead thanks to three kills from Katherine Holtman and one from Creecy. Lamar was able to cut the lead down to one before each team began to side out. With the score tied at 11, the Ladyjacks went on a 5-0 run to extend their lead to 16-11. Both teams traded blows the rest of the set, but SFA was able to finish the set on a three-point run and win the second set 25-18.

The Cardinals would not go down without a fight as they began the third set on a 5-3 run. However, SFA was able to chip at the lead and eventually take it on a four-point spurt that put the 'Jacks up 8-6. With the 'Jacks down by one, SFA went on a five-point run to retake the lead after a kill from Hill put SFA up 16-12. Both teams sided out effectively the rest of the set, but the Ladyjack lead was too much for the Cardinals to catch up and SFA secured the match by a third set score of 25-22.

Top Players of the Match:

• Katherine Holtman: 11 kills (tied team lead), four blocks (tied team lead)
• Kyanna Creecy: 11 kills (tied team lead), four blocks (tied team lead)
• Izabella Ortiz: nine kills, four blocks (tied team lead)
• Jayden Flynn: 21 assists (led team)
• Kennedy Jones: 17 digs (led team)

SFA will continue homecoming week on Saturday, October 26th at 12:00 p.m. as they welcome the Northwestern State Demons to the Pressure Cooker.

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