RECAP: Ladyjacks Fall to Vaqueros in Four

Thursday, October 15

Edinburg, TX

6:30 PM

Stephen F. Austin

11-9,5-2Southland

UTRGV

11-7,7-0Southland

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
SFA	17	25	17	22	1
UTRGV	25	17	25	25	3

Game Notes (PDF)

Caroline Kahle attacking against HCU (10.9.26)

RECAP: Ladyjacks Fall to Vaqueros in Four

10/15/2026 9:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Amanda Paver, Assistant Director of Communications

EDINBURG, Texas- Stephen F. Austin (11-9, 5-2 Southland) lost to UTRGV (11-7, 7-0 Southland) 3-1 on Thursday. SFA won the second set 25-17 but dropped the other three 17-25, 17-25 and 22-25.

SFA started the opening set with a 4-1 lead, getting a kill from Caroline Kahle and three UTRGV attack errors before the Vaqueros answered with four straight points to move in front 5-4. After the Vaqueros pushed ahead 12-9, SFA scored four straight points behind an Avery Koonsen kill and three attack errors to take a 13-12 lead. The Vaqueros responded with five consecutive points to go ahead 17-13. SFA fought off set point with a Vaqueros attack error and Koonsen kill, but UTRGV ended the set with a kill for a 25-17 win.

SFA opened the second set with three straight points, including kills by Kahle and Lara Gilardi, and stayed in front as Avery Koonsen's ace made it 8-4. The Vaqueros worked back within 10-9, but SFA kept answering with kills from Jordan Henderson and Kyanna Creecy before Aniston Collins' ace pushed the lead to 15-11. The Vaqueros later cut the margin to 18-16, but SFA took seven of the final eight rallies, getting a Katherine Holtman kill, a pair of Vaqueros attack errors and blocks by Koonsen and Henderson on the way to a 25-17 set win for the Ladyjacks.

After the Vaqueros scored the first two points of the third set, SFA pulled even on a Kahle kill and a block by Koonsen and Henderson, then moved ahead 5-3 behind Cambry Saul's ace and a Vaqueros attack error. The teams traded ties through the middle of the set, with kills from Creecy, Kahle and Koonsen helping SFA move back in front 15-13. The Vaqueros scored the next five points to go ahead 18-15, and after Creecy stopped the run with a kill, the Vaqueros added five straight to reach 23-16 before closing the set with a 25-17 win.

After UTRGV opened the fourth set with a service ace for the Vaqueros, Henderson answered with a kill from Madi Zorn and Kahle added an ace to put SFA ahead 2-1. The set stayed tight from there, with SFA moving in front at 10-8 and later 18-17 before the Vaqueros tied it each time and used a Snead kill to go up 20-18. Holtman, Koonsen and Gilardi kept SFA within one at 23-22, but the Vaqueros took the final two points to close the set 25-22 and win the match in four sets.

PLAYERS OF THE MATCH
• Avery Koonsen- 13 kills (led team), 13 digs, eighth double-double of the season
•Caroline Kahle- 16 digs (led team), 9 kills
• Jordan Henderson- 6 blocks (led team), including 2 solo, 5 kills on .357 hitting
• Aniston Collins- 18 assists (led team)
• Madi Zorn- 17 assists, 5 digs

NEXT UP
SFA continues the South Texas road trip to Corpus Christi, Texas, to face Texas A&M - Corpus Christi on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m.

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