Ladyjacks Fall to Lady Lions in Hammond

Saturday, November 2

Hammond, LA

12:00 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin

18-7,10-2Southland

Southeastern Louisiana University

20-4,12-0Southland

SFA

Southeastern La.

Ladyjacks Fall to Lady Lions in Hammond

11/2/2024 5:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Amanda Paver, SFA Assistant Director for Strategic Communications

HAMMOND, La.- The Stephen F. Austin volleyball team (18-7, 10-2 SLC) traveled to Hammond for their third matchup against the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions (20-4, 12-0 SLC).

The Ladyjacks started the match off with a three to nothing run that included a kill from Camryn Hill and Katherine Holtman and an ace from Hill. However, the Lady Lions came back with a three-point run of their own to tie the first set up. Later in the set, SLU went on a 6-0 spurt that gave them a 12-7 lead. The Lady Lions continued to steadily increase their lead the rest of the first set and won the set by a score of 25-19.

SFA started hot in the second set to with a 7-3 run and then SLU cut the lead down to one, 7-6. The 'Jacks went on a 6-0 run with a kill from Kennedy Jones, Izabella Ortiz, and Molly Cravens, 13-6. Both teams traded blows the rest of the set, but SFA was able to maintain their lead and secure a second set victory, 25-20.

The 'Jacks once again started a set with a 3-0 run and eventually saw the Lions tie the game up at five. Later on, SLU went on a four-point spurt to extend their lead to 10-6. The Lions had several more three-point runs that grew their lead, but the 'Jacks continued to fight back and cut the lead down to five off a three-point run of their own. It was too little too late though as the Lady Lions secured a 25-19 third set victory.

SFA continued the trend of leading early in sets with a 4-2 lead to start off the fourth. Both teams exchanged blows until SFA went on a five-point run to take a 13-9 lead. The 'Jacks continued to hold a steady lead the rest of the fourth set and finished the set on a four-point spurt that was capped off by a setter dump kill from Jayden Flynn for a 25-18 fourth set victory.

SLU took all the momentum from SFA as they began the fifth set with a 5-0 run. SFA responded with a four-point run of their own, 5-4. The Lady Lions went on a 6-0 spurt to give them a commanding 11-4 lead and there was not much the 'Jacks could do to stop the Lions who won the fifth set by a score of 15-6.

Top Players of the Match:

• Izabella Ortiz: 13 kills (led team), .435 hitting percentage (led team), three blocks
• Camryn Hill: 10 kills, 20 digs (led team)
• Jayden Flynn: 26 assists (led team), nine digs
• Kyanna Creecy: seven blocks (led team)

SFA will head back to the homely confines of Nacogdoches for their final two home games of the regular season starting with McNeese on Thursday, November 7th at 6:00 p.m.

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