Tuesday, September 3
Nacogdoches, TX
6:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
4-0,0-0Southland
3
vs
0
High Point University
2-2,0-0Big South
1
2
3
F
High Point
16
18
25
0
SFA
25
25
27
3
Ladyjacks Sweep High Point; Extend Home Winning Streak to 29 Games
9/3/2024 10:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin Volleyball Team (4-0) defeated reigning Big South Champions, High Point University Panthers (2-2) in front of a packed crowd in the Pressure Cooker.
The 'Jacks started off with a 3-0 run thanks to a kill from Katherine Holtman and one from Kyanna Creecy. High Point would have a three-point run of their own to tie the set up at 4. Holtman recorded two more kills which kept a slim lead for SFA until Izabella Ortiz got in on the action and recorded two kills as part of a four-point spurt. The second kill for Ortiz marked her 500th kill of her career. Later in the set, Holtman recorded back-to-back kills to put the Ladyjacks up 16-9. The teams exchanges blows for the rest of the set, but the SFA offense was too much for High Point as the 'Jacks took the first set by a score of 25-16.
SFA jumped out to a 4-2 lead early in the second with kills from Camryn Hill, Creecy, and Holtman. Later, SFA would have a six-point run which included a service ace for Sophia Wilson to give the 'Jacks a 13-6 lead. High Point put together a four-point spurt to close the gap, 17-13. The SFA offense continued to dominate in the second set as they went on a 5-2 run to secure a 25-18 second set victory.
High Point got the third set started with a 4-2 run of their own. The 'Jacks later tied the set at 7 after a kill by Molly Cravens. The Panthers went on a five-point spurt to take a 12-8 lead. SFA fought back and eventually tied the set up at 13 apiece. The Ladyjacks went on a five-point run that included two kills from Ortiz to reclaim a slim lead, 18-16. High Point won several back-to-back points and took a 22-20 lead late in the third set. However, the Ladyjacks would not be denied as they went on a 6-2 tear to finish the third set with a 27-25 victory.
Top Players of the Match:
• Katherine Holtman: 16 kills (new career high & team lead), .500 hitting percentage (team lead)
• Izabella Ortiz: Nine kills (including her 500th career kill), five blocks (team lead)
• Jayden Flynn: 17 assists (team lead), 10 digs (second double-double of the season)
• Caroline Kahle: 12 digs (team lead)
SFA will hit the road to El Paso, Texas for the Borderland Invitational hosted by UTEP. The schedule begins with Air Force on Thursday, September 5th at 5:00 p.m., then continues with Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, September 6th at 4:00 p.m. and finishes with UTEP on Saturday, September 7th at 1:00 p.m.
The 'Jacks started off with a 3-0 run thanks to a kill from Katherine Holtman and one from Kyanna Creecy. High Point would have a three-point run of their own to tie the set up at 4. Holtman recorded two more kills which kept a slim lead for SFA until Izabella Ortiz got in on the action and recorded two kills as part of a four-point spurt. The second kill for Ortiz marked her 500th kill of her career. Later in the set, Holtman recorded back-to-back kills to put the Ladyjacks up 16-9. The teams exchanges blows for the rest of the set, but the SFA offense was too much for High Point as the 'Jacks took the first set by a score of 25-16.
SFA jumped out to a 4-2 lead early in the second with kills from Camryn Hill, Creecy, and Holtman. Later, SFA would have a six-point run which included a service ace for Sophia Wilson to give the 'Jacks a 13-6 lead. High Point put together a four-point spurt to close the gap, 17-13. The SFA offense continued to dominate in the second set as they went on a 5-2 run to secure a 25-18 second set victory.
High Point got the third set started with a 4-2 run of their own. The 'Jacks later tied the set at 7 after a kill by Molly Cravens. The Panthers went on a five-point spurt to take a 12-8 lead. SFA fought back and eventually tied the set up at 13 apiece. The Ladyjacks went on a five-point run that included two kills from Ortiz to reclaim a slim lead, 18-16. High Point won several back-to-back points and took a 22-20 lead late in the third set. However, the Ladyjacks would not be denied as they went on a 6-2 tear to finish the third set with a 27-25 victory.
Top Players of the Match:
• Katherine Holtman: 16 kills (new career high & team lead), .500 hitting percentage (team lead)
• Izabella Ortiz: Nine kills (including her 500th career kill), five blocks (team lead)
• Jayden Flynn: 17 assists (team lead), 10 digs (second double-double of the season)
• Caroline Kahle: 12 digs (team lead)
SFA will hit the road to El Paso, Texas for the Borderland Invitational hosted by UTEP. The schedule begins with Air Force on Thursday, September 5th at 5:00 p.m., then continues with Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, September 6th at 4:00 p.m. and finishes with UTEP on Saturday, September 7th at 1:00 p.m.
Team Stats
HP
SFA
Kills
35
40
Errors
23
13
Attempts
109
103
Hitting %
.110
.262
Points
47.0
53.0
Assists
34
36
Aces
4
4
Blocks
8
9
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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