IRVING, Texas -- Down two sets to none, the LeTourneau volleyball team rallied to force a fifth game but host University of Dallas prevailed to knock off the YellowJackets, 3-2 (32-30, 25-23, 22-25, 19-25, 15-11) in non-conference action on Tuesday night.

The loss drops LeTourneau to 6-4 on the year.

Hannah Payan produced a double-double of 22 kills and 17 digs, while Kaci Monk had 17 kills with a .395 hitting percentage and two blocks. Morgan Nix continued her brilliant defensive work this season with 27 digs and Ty Shannon contributed 15 digs.

Reina Lawson tallied 37 assists and Natalie Davenport added 24 assists and nine digs. Avery Mabery Morgan recorded nine kills  and Allison Smith registered seven kills and 13 digs.

LeTourneau lost the first two sets by a total of four points. The teams played to extra points in the first set as the YellowJackets rallied late and took a 24-23 lead, their first lead of the game, on a kill from Kaylyn Taylor. Dallas tied the score on the next point and the teams went back-and-forth until the host Crusaders scored the final two to pull out a 32-30 set win.

Dallas (6-5) had its own rally in the second to take a 2-0 match lead. The Crusaders trailed 18-11 before coming back to claim the win.

In the third, LeTourneau was finally able to switch the momentum. The YellowJackets trailed 22-21, but scored the final four points to keep the match alive. Monk had a kill and an ace during the stretch, while Payan ended the set with a kill.

LeTourneau forced a fifth set with a comfortable fourth-set victory. The YellowJackets hit .250 in the set and held Dallas to its lowest hitting percentage of the night at .080 to even the match.

Two kills from Monk and another from Smith gave LeTourneau a 3-1 lead in the fifth. Dallas rallied back and took the lead for good on an Isabel McKamey kill that gave the Crusaders a 10-9 edge. The YellowJackets got with 12-11 before Dallas secured the final three points.

Each team had seven blocks as Morgan had five assisted for LeTourneau and Smith added four. 

Cassie Dyoub had 19 kills to lead Dallas, while Larissa Ramirez had 28 assists and Chloe Ilgan tallied 20 digs.

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LeTourneau returns to conference play on Friday with Sul Ross State coming to Solheim Arena. Match time is set for 5 p.m.