Ladyjacks Punch their Ticket to the NCAA Tournament with Dominant Sweep over UTRGV

Sunday, November 23

Commerce, TX

2:00 P.M.

Stephen F. Austin

23-7,15-1Southland

UTRGV

22-8,15-1Southland

UTRGV

SFA

Photo by: Amanda Paver

Ladyjacks Punch their Ticket to the NCAA Tournament with Dominant Sweep over UTRGV

11/23/2025 9:14:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SFA secures their seventh Southland Conference Tournament Championship to go to their fifth NCAA Tournament in the past eight years.

COMMERCE, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin volleyball program faced off against No. 2 seeded UTRGV in their 15th SLC Championship match.

With the 'Jacks holding a slim 7-5 lead early in the first, SFA went on a 5-0 scoring run which included two kills from Ilana de Assis to take a 12-5 lead. After a kill by Nadine Zech, SFA went on another five-point spurt that was punctuated by an ace from Jayden Flynn which moves her to sixth in All-Time Aces in SFA history, 17-6. UTRGV responded with a five-point run of their own to cut the deficit to six, 17-11. The 'Jacks won four of the final six points to take a 25-15 first set victory.

The second set was tightly contested with neither team having more than a three-point lead until the Ladyjacks went on a three-point mini run to take a 12-7 lead. Both teams traded blows the rest of the set, but the 'Jacks continued to extend their lead and secured a 25-19 second set victory off an attack error by the Vaqueros.

UTRGV jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the third, but SFA cut the lead down to one with a mini run that was capped off by an ace from Zoe Gun, 7-6. Both teams traded blows until the 'Jacks rattled off three straight points with a kill by Ilana de Assis followed by an ace from de Assis and a kill from Jordan Henderson to take a 23-20 lead late. A kill from Camryn Hill punched SFA's ticket to their fifth NCAA Tournament in the past eight seasons with a 25-23 third set victory.

After the match, the Southland announced the All-Tournament Team. Ilana de Assis was named MVP and was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammates, Camryn Hill and Caroline Kahle.

POSTGAME NOTES
• SFA secures their seventh SLC Tournament Championship; their 20th overall SLC Title.
• The Ladyjacks will head to their fifth NCAA Tournament in the last eight seasons.
• SFA's senior class of Jayden Flynn, Camryn Hill and Izabella Ortiz earn their 102nd career win, their fourth conference title and are headed to their third NCAA Tournament Appearance.
• SFA moves to 19-2 against UTRGV in their series history.
• de Assis led the offensive charge for the 'Jacks and was the only player on the court to record double-digit kills with 15.
• Katherine Holtman recorded nine kills and tied the team lead with two aces.
• Jayden Flynn led the SFA offense with 20 assists, followed by 16 from Zoe Gun.
• While Holtman and de Assis led the team with two aces each, Flynn's one ace officially moved her into sixth in career aces in SFA history.
• Caroline Kahle held the backline with 15 digs, followed by Hill with 11.
• Kyanna Creecy led the SFA block with three, while Jordan Henderson recorded her 100th block of the season.

UP NEXT
The Ladyjacks will await to hear their name called during the NCAA Selection Show on Sunday, November 30 at 5:00 p.m. central time. More details of an SFA Watch Party will be announced soon.

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