Ladyjacks Axe the Islanders to Begin Conference Play

Wednesday, September 24

Corpus Christi, TX

6:30 P.M.

Stephen F. Austin

6-6,1-0Southland

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

4-9,0-1Southland

SFA

A&M-Corpus Christi

Ladyjacks Axe the Islanders to Begin Conference Play

9/24/2025 9:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Ilana de Assis led the match with 14 kills and hit .353.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin Volleyball program traveled to the island to face off against the defending SLC tournament champions, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders.

SFA quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to kills from Jordan Henderson, Ilana de Assis and an ace from Jayden Flynn. TAMU-CC responded by tying up the match at four. With the 'Jacks holding a slim lead, the Islanders went on a 6-0 run to take a 15-10 lead. From there TAMU-CC held a comfortable lead and secured the final three points to win the first set 25-15.

In the second set, the 'Jacks once again jumped out to a 3-0 lead. However, after that neither team held more than a two-point lead until SFA went on a 6-1 spurt to take a 20-17 lead. Both teams traded blows until the end of the set, but a kill by Kennedy Jones secured a 25-21 second set victory for the 'Jacks and tied up the match.

The third set was a battle as neither team held more than a four-point lead until the 'Jacks went on a 7-1 spurt that included two aces from Caroline Kahle, 18-10. SFA continued their offensive dominance on a 6-1 run as they cruised to a 25-13 third set victory.

With the 'Jacks up 6-5, SFA went on a 7-1 run to take a commanding 13-6 lead. SFA continued to dominate by ending the match on an incredible 9-0 run and secured the match win off a 25-10 fourth set victory that was capped off by a kill from de Assis.

POSTGAME NOTES
• This is the 12th year in a row the 'Jacks start conference play 1-0.
• SFA moves to a 21-9 record against the Islanders and an 8-5 record in Corpus Christi.
• The 'Jacks led the Islanders in the major stats categories; kills (51-39), aces (11-3), blocks (11-2), assists (47-37), digs (54-49), and hitting percentage (.285-.153).
• Ilana de Assis led the team with 14 kills, followed by Katherine Holtman and Molly Cravens with eight.
• Jayden Flynn led the team with 28 assists followed by Zoe Gun with 12.
• Kyanna Creecy set a new season high with eight blocks.
• Caroline Kahle led the back line with 16 digs and tied with Gun for the team lead with three aces.

UP NEXT
The Ladyjacks will host the Vaqueros of UTRGV during Family Weekend on Saturday, September 27 at 12:00 p.m. UTRGV and SFA will match up for the 20th time. The Ladyjacks hold an impressive 18-1 series lead and are currently riding a six-game win streak against the Vaqueros. SFA is a perfect 10-0 hosting UTRGV in the Pressure Cooker.

TICKET INFORMATION
Join SFA Volleyball at the Debbie Humphreys Court at Shelton Gym this fall! Season tickets and single-game tickets are on sale now. Fans can visit SFAtickets.com for more information.

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