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LeTourneau LETU 7-20; 4-10 ASC East
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Winner East Texas Baptist ETBU 13-13; 7-7 ASC East
LeTourneau LETU
7-20; 4-10 ASC East
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Final
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East Texas Baptist ETBU
13-13; 7-7 ASC East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
LeTourneau LETU 19 13 21 (0)
East Texas Baptist ETBU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Contact: Matt Kinney, Sports Information Director, mattkinney@letu.edu

LETU Volleyball Falls In Three Sets At ETBU

MARSHALL, Texas - Taking on East Texas Baptist University in the regular-season finale, the LeTourneau University volleyball team would be unable to complete a season sweep of the Tigers as the YellowJackets would fall in three sets at Ornelas Arena on Tuesday, October 23rd. 

LETU is now 7-20 overall and 4-10 in the American Southwest Conference while the Tigers improved to 13-13 and 7-7 in the ASC. Both teams have qualified for next week's ASC Tournament, which will be hosted by the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. 

How It Happened:
  • Playing each other for the second time this season, neither LeTourneau or East Texas Baptist would be able to get off to a quick start over the other as six ties would be had in the early going. 
  • With the score tied at 8-8, LETU would manage to score two points off Tiger attack errors to claim a 10-8 lead before eventually building their lead to 13-10 on a block by Natalie Connelly and Kianna Crow. 
  • ETBU would storm back with four straight points to force a YellowJacket timeout as the Tiger run would swell to an 8-0 run to put LETU in an 18-13 deficit. 
  • The run would manage to be the turning point of the set as the five point lead would be too big to overcome for LeTourneau in the set.
  • Looking to shake off the first set defeat, the YellowJackets would once again find themselves locked in a tight battle early on as the two teams would trade the first 16 points of the set as part of six ties. 
  • ETBU would use a quick 4-0 run to break the deadlock and force an LETU timeout at 12-8 and manage to extend the run to a 6-2 Tiger advantage to go up 14-10. 
  • Following a solo block from Crow to pull LeTourneau back within three, East Texas Baptist scored four straight points and 10 of the next 11 points to double up the YellowJackets at 24-12 before eventually taking the set 25-13. 
  • Needing to try and flip momentum in their favor, LeTourneau would open up the third set by scoring four of the first five points to jump out to a 4-1 lead but see the Tigers battle back to tie the set at 6-6. 
  • A Cam Taylor service ace would tie the set the at 9-9 as the ace would set off a run of 13 straight ties as rallies could not be strung together by either team. 
  • The final tie of the match would come at 21-21 following a kill from Mikayla Thomas before ETBU would close out the set with four straight points to win the match. 
Key Stats:
  • LETU would hold a 4-0 advantage in blocks over the Tigers, but see East Texas Baptist hold a 5-2 advantage in service aces while recording a .278 attack percentage. 
  • Crow and Thomas would lead the YellowJackets with seven kills in the match while Sydney Spillers dished out 16 set assists. 
  • Taylor would provide a team-high 14 digs while Connelly and Crow had a match-high three blocks.
What's Next?
LeTourneau will make their second-ever appearance in the American Southwest Conference Tournament which is scheduled to take place November 1-3. The YellowJackets will be the number three seed out of the ASC East Division and will play either McMurry University or Concordia University Texas at 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 1st. LETU's only ASC Tournament appearance took place in 1998, which was held in Belton, Texas as the YellowJackets fell in straight sets to host Mary Hardin-Baylor. 
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