SEGUIN, Texas -- LeTourneau volleyball fell twice in the Saturday SCAC Crossover, losing in three sets to both Schreiner (25-16, 25-15, 25-18) and Texas Lutheran (25-17, 25-21, 25-17).

Nora Lockhart headined the box score in both matches, amassing 15 kills with a .448 hitting percentage on the day. 

Emily Mullin aided the team in multiple areas, picking up six kills, 19 assists, three blocks, and 12 digs. 

Defensively, Elyse McKinney led the way with 20 digs, while Maddy Hirneise added 19 of her own, followed by Kaylyn Taylor with 11 digs.

Hailee Perry led the day with 22 assists.

MATCH ONE : Schreiner 3, LeTourneau 0

LeTourneau dropped the first match of the day to Schreiner 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-18).

Lockhart shined for the YellowJackets, picking up seven kills (.429) and two blocks.

Smith and Lear tacked on five kills apiece, while Hirneise managed 19 digs defensively.

At the net, Mullin garnered a pair of blocks, while Amya Orn had a solo stuff.

It was Mountaineers (13-3, 5-0 SCAC) from whistle-to-whistle Saturday afternoon, as the YellowJackets struggled to get much going.

Schreiner ran away with the first two sets, but good offense was able to keep LeTourneau in the mix for the early part of the final set.

Ashlyn Walther, Mullin, Lockhart, and Smith all had kills in set three to keep things close at the 12-10 mark, but the Mountaineers offense would just be too much to overcome.

This marks the eighth straight win for Schreiner, who was led by Giana Hilliard with nine kills and 15 digs.

MATCH TWO: Texas Lutheran 3, LeTourneau 0

The YellowJackets were downed by Texas Lutheran (6-9, 3-3 SCAC) in the nightcap, being swept 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-17).

Lockhart once again led the way with eight kills (.467) while Perry led in the assist column with 13.

Walther and Taylor each marked four kills apiece, while Logan Lear, Mullin, and Smith all also collected kills.

The story of all three sets were very similar.

LeTourneau (10-7, 2-3 SCAC) would keep the competition close through the first parts of each set, even working a tie at 19-19 in the second set, but the Bulldogs were too much to contain each time. 

The highlight stretch of the night came in said second set. Down 13-7, the YellowJackets strung together an 8-1 run to regain the lead, kicked off by a powerful kill by Lear.

The Bulldogs were led by Maselina Tuufuli, who put together a ten-kill performance (.316).

UP NEXT

LeTourneau looks to bounce back in the final day of the SCAC Crossover, facing off against Concordia Texas at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.

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