RECAP: High-Flying Ladyjack Offense Powers SFA over Islanders in Four

Saturday, October 17

Corpus Christi, TX

1:00 PM

Stephen F. Austin

12-9,6-2Southland

Texas A&M - Corpus

6-13,4-4Southland

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
SFA	20	25	25	25	3
A&M-Corpus Christi	25	8	21	23	1

Game Notes (PDF)

RECAP: High-Flying Ladyjack Offense Powers SFA over Islanders in Four

10/17/2026 3:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Amanda Paver, Assistant Director of Communications

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas- Stephen F. Austin (12-9, 6-2 Southland) defeated A&M-Corpus Christi (6-13, 4-4 Southland) 3-1 on Saturday, taking the match 20-25, 25-8, 25-21, 25-23. SFA hit .394, with 52 kills and 13 service aces, including a 9-0 run during the second set.

SFA took the first point of the opening set, but the Islanders moved in front 6-1. Molly Cravens put down two kills as SFA trimmed the deficit, and a Kyanna Creecy-Avery Koonsen block helped pull the Ladyjacks within 7-5 before Caroline Kahle's kill later made it 9-8. The Islanders answered with three straight kills to go up 12-8, then used a four-point stretch to build a 16-9 lead. SFA fought off set point with three straight points, including consecutive Cravens-Jordan Henderson blocks, but a TAMU-CC kill closed the set for the Islanders, 25-20.

SFA built an early 7-3 lead in the second set behind kills from Caroline Kahle, Cravens and Creecy, plus service aces by Brinkley Reeves and Aniston Collins. Katherine Holtman put SFA up 8-3 with a kill, and Koonsen served the next eight points as SFA stretched the set to 16-3 with two Koonsen aces, kills from Holtman, Kahle and Creecy, and blocks involving Creecy and Kahle. The Islanders took two points to make it 16-5, but SFA answered with another Holtman kill, a Holtman kill from Koonsen and a Creecy ace during a push to 20-5. SFA closed the set from 23-8 with a Cravens kill and Koonsen kill, finishing a 25-8 win.

SFA worked out of an early 5-3 hole in the third set, using kills from Henderson and Cravens and a Reeves service ace to pull even before moving ahead 6-5. After the Islanders stayed within 13-11, Henderson put down a kill to return serve to SFA, and Reeves served five straight points with three aces as SFA pushed the lead to 19-11. The Islanders later scored six straight to cut SFA's lead to 22-21, but Holtman stopped the run with a kill. Henderson followed with another kill, and Kahle finished the set with a kill from Reeves for a 25-21 SFA win.

SFA moved in front 12-10 in the fourth set on consecutive kills by Cravens and Koonsen, but the Islanders answered with five straight points to take a 15-12 lead. After the teams traded points, SFA trailed 20-18 before an Islanders attack error and a Madi Zorn service ace tied the set at 20-20. The Islanders went back ahead 21-20, but Cravens tied it with a kill, Henderson had a solo block for a 22-21 lead, and Henderson and Cravens combined on another block to make it 23-21. Henderson later put SFA at set point with a kill, and Creecy and Cravens combined on the final block as SFA took the set 25-23.

PLAYERS OF THE MATCH
• Kyanna Creecy- 7 blocks (led team), including 3 solo, 8 kills with 1 error on 12 attempts, .583 hitting percentage, recorded her 500th career kill
• Katherine Holtman- 13 kills (led team) with 1 error on 27 attempts, .444 hitting percentage
• Brinkley Reeves- 5 service aces (led team & new career high), 9 digs, 6 assists
• Madi Zorn- 22 assists (led team), 3 service aces
• Molly Cravens- 10 kills with 1 error on 15 attempts, .600 hitting percentage, 4 blocks

NEXT UP
SFA will travel to Commerce, Texas, to face the East Texas A&M Lions on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.

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