Volleyball Makes History, But Falls Short of Conference Title

Quarterfinals:

• Schreiner secured an opening set win, 25-20, closing the frame on a 5-2 run to take a 1-0 lead into the second set. Both teams hit an identical .238, with LeTourneau finishing with 16 kills to 14 for Schreiner in the set.
• The Mountaineers took a 2-0 lead going into the third set, following a 25-22 win in the second set. Down, 20-17, Schreiner used a 8-2 run, including a 5-1 flurry to secure a second set victory. The two teams combined for 19 errors in the second after just 10 combined in the opening set.  
• LeTourneau cut the deficit in half, winning the third set, 25-22. The YellowJackets struck for 15 kills with a team hitting percentage of .200 in the third.
• Schreiner advanced to its second SCAC Semifinal in program history after earning a fourth set win by the score of 25-22. The Mountaineers trailed in the fourth, 7-3 and 13-10 but behind the support of the home crowd closed out the match in four.
• Schreiner finished the match with a .186 hitting percentage, while LeTourneau posted a .168 hitting percentage. The YeollowJackets closed the match with 24 errors, while the Mountaineers finished with 23. Schreiner finished with a 6-4 edge in service errors.

SCHREINER UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Giana Hilliard: 17 kills, 18 digs, 2 service aces
• Jesse Garner: 10 kills, 4 digs, 3 total blocks, 1 service ace
• Ryleigh Jones: 10 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig
• Harlie Gallaspy: 36 assists, 10 digs, 1 service ace
• Mackenzie Strban: 10 kills, five digs, 1 block

Semifinals:

• Schreiner survived the opening set despite recording just nine kills and posting a team hitting percentage of .089 to win the opening set, 25-21. Defensively the Mountaineers were able to hold strong forcing a sideout on 77 percent (17-22) of their opportunities to help earn the opening set.
• Schreiner doubled its lead in the second set with a 25-22 win, behind 11 kills and an improved .140 hitting percentage. The Warriors committed a match-high 11 errors in the second frame.
• The Mountaineers punched their ticket in the SCAC final behind the support of the home crowd with an impressive 25-15 win in the third to complete the sweep. Schreiner hit a game-high .256 as a team and limited Hendrix to just .026.
• For the match, Schreiner finished with a .157 hitting percentage compared to Hendrix’s .094 hitting percentage. The Mountaineers finished with eight service aces to just two for the Warriors and also held the edge in errors, committing just 13 to the 22 for Hendrix.

SCHREINER UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Jesse Garner: 11 kills, 4 digs, 3 block assists
• Giana Hilliard: 7 kills, 16 digs, 1 block assist
• Mackenzie Strban: 6 kills, 5 digs, 2 block assts, 1 service ace
• Ryleigh Jones: 6 digs, 4 kills, 4 block assists
• Jenna Palomarez: 27 digs, 2 service aces, 1 assist
• Harlie Gallaspy: 20 assists, 5 digs, 3 service aces

Championship: 

• Colorado College earned an opening set victory, 25-22, behind 15 kills and an impressive .268 hitting percentage. Camille Sherrill continued her outstanding tournament with six kills in the opening set. The Tigers were also successful on 17-of-23 sideout attempts in the opening set.
• Schreiner would even the score at 1-1, following a 25-21 second set victory. The Mountaineers limited CC to just a .115 hitting percentage and got an impressive seven kills in the set from Giana Hilliard.
• The Mountaineers secured the third set, 25-20, behind the power of a .298 hitting percentage. Hilliard continued her brilliant play adding six more kills in the third set. Schreiner converted on 15-of-20 sideout opportunities, a clip of 75 percent.
• Colorado College forced a deciding fifth set following a 25-22 win in the fourth set. In a set where both teams hit above .300, the CC Tigers finished with a blistering .359 hitting percentage. Sherrill and Carolyn Dormady combined for 14 of the 19 Tiger kills.
• The Tigers captured the program’s seventh SCAC Tournament title with a dominating, 15-8, fifth set victory. CC produced its best hitting percentage of any set in the fifth, swinging at a .393 clip, capped off by Sherrill’s record setting 28th kill to win the title.
• Colorado College outhit Schreiner .238 to .231 for the match

SCHREINER UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Giana Hilliard: 21 kills, 12 digs, 3 block assists
• Harlie Gallaspy: 36 assists, 16 digs
• Jenna Palomarez: 32 digs, 4, assists, 1 service ace
• Mackenzie Strban: 13 kills, 9 digs, 1 block assist