Volleyball Sweeps McMurry In Home,Conference Opener

Schreiner Sweeps McMurry in Home, Conference Opener

KERRVILLE, Texas – Schreiner Volleyball made a statement in its home and Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference opener, sweeping McMurry 3–0 (25-15, 25-17, 28-26) on Saturday afternoon inside Stephens Family Arena. The win pushed the Mountaineers to 8-3 overall and 1-0 in SCAC play.

The Mountaineers set the tone early with a dominant first set, hitting .281 and forcing McMurry into 13 errors. Schreiner kept control in the second before closing out the match in front of a loud crowd of 850 fans. The third set went back and forth late, but Schreiner sealed the sweep with a kill from Giana Hilliard, who led all players with 13 kills.

Abby Meaux added nine digs and three blocks, while setter Jenna Palomarez paced the offense with 19 assists and eight digs. Schreiner finished the match hitting .211 with seven total blocks.

“What a great way to start off conference play. We had an amazing crowd and it really helped our team, expecially in that tight third set. McMurry adjusted really well to what we were doing. They mized up their defense and kept fighting. They’re well coached and wil ldo some good things in conference this year. Overall, I was very happy with our low errors. We didn’t give away a lot of free points and that is always good. Special shout out to Lauren Monaco and Mack Strban for taking over 30 swings and having no hitting errors between them!” – Jeremiah Tiffin

Schreiner will return to SCAC action next week Against TLU and Concordia