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LeTourneau LETU 6-10
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Winner Centenary (LA) CENT 8-11
LeTourneau LETU
6-10
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Final
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Centenary (LA) CENT
8-11
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
LeTourneau LETU 22 25 17 21 (1)
Centenary (LA) CENT 25 22 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Contact: Christy Garrett, Sports Information Assistant, ChristinaGarrett@letu.edu

LETU Volleyball Falls In Four At Centenary

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana – Getting a break in conference action for the first time since September 8th, the LeTourneau University volleyball team came up short as they fell in four sets to Centenary College at the Gold Dome in Shreveport, Louisiana on Friday, September 28th.

With the loss, the YellowJackets dropped to 6-10 overall while the Ladies improve to 8-11 overall.

How It Happened:
  • LETU failed to get an early jump on the Ladies to open up the match as they fell behind 5-1 to start the first set.
  • Two kills by freshman outside hitter Kianna Crow gave the YellowJackets some life early on to knot the game at nine following a four-point run.
  • The Ladies would be quick to answer however, as a four-point run of their own followed the LETU run to force a YellowJacket timeout.
  • Despite going on a 5-0 run out of the timeout to deadlock the set at 14-14, the YellowJackets were unable to outlast the Ladies as they reclaim the lead for good and take the first set 25-22.
  • The second set would start similar to the first, with a back and forth opening until Centenary found a pair of kills as part of an 8-1 run to go up by a score of 12-7.
  • Following a YellowJacket timeout, LeTourneau would begin their five-point comeback and didn't look back as junior Audrey Galindo would serve up five straight points at the service line for LETU while taking a 20-16 lead on the Ladies.
  • A three-point run by Centenary would close the set to just a single point at 20-19, but it was the YellowJackets would who prevail late in the second set to tie the match at 1-1 after scoring a 25-22 victory.
  • Centenary would look to grab momentum in the third set, taking an early 8-3 lead and once again putting LETU in an early hole.
  •  The lead continued to grow for the Ladies, building to as many as nine in the set as Centenary took a 25-17 third set.
  • The fourth set would prove to be a battle much like the first two sets of the match as the Ladies would build a 12-7 lead before sophomore Cameron Taylor stepped to the service line for the YellowJackets.
  • Taylor would provide a much-needed spark for LETU, giving the YellowJackets a 6-0 run to force a Centenary timeout with the set tied at 12-12.
  • Things would continue to go back and forth out of the timeout, with the final tie of the match coming at 15-15 as the Ladies once again managed to build a small run to claim a 22-18 lead and hold on for a 25-21 set victory to win the match.
Key Stats:
  • Crow dominated the offensive side of the ball for the YellowJackets, striking a team-high 18 kills while Liz Williams recorded a season-high 29 digs for LETU.
  • As a team, Centenary would manage to hit .184 in the match compared to a .119 attack percentage for LETU, with the YellowJackets committing 23 attack errors.
  • Service errors would come back to bite LETU, as they gave away nine points at the service line compared to only seven for Centenary.
What's Next?
The YellowJackets will continue on the road as they travel to Memphis, Tennessee for another non-conference matchup against Rhodes College at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 29th. The Lynx will enter Saturday's matchup with an 8-5 overall record.
 
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