LeTourneau University Athletics

SHERMAN, Texas – The LeTourneau volleyball team earned a crucial conference win as it split its matches against St. Thomas (TX) (4-12, 3-7 SCAC) and Concordia Texas (8-11, 5-4 SCAC) on day two at the SCAC crossover.

In the win over St. Thomas, Nora Lockhart recorded her 300th career block, becoming the second player in program history to reach that mark.

MATCH ONE: LeTourneau 3, St. Thomas 0 

LeTourneau defeated St. Thomas for the first time since 2021, earning a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-19) sweep in its second match at the SCAC Crossover. 

Kassidy Meyer led the YellowJackets offensively, contributing nine kills while hitting .360. Emily Mullin notched 19 assists to go along with eight digs, while Rebekah Dragoo had 27 digs (9.0 per set). Maddy Hirniese aided Dragoo on the back line, recording 17 digs, while Hailee Perry dished out 13 assists. 

LeTourneau threw the first punch, jumping out to a 10-4 lead with help from three early kills from Kylee Marksberry. The YellowJackets held that lead for most of the set, going up 24-17, before fending off a late push from St. Thomas to secure the opening set 25-22. 

The second set was back-and-forth in the early going, before LeTourneau used a 5-0 run to take a 14-11 lead, capped by a kill from Ashlyn Walther. The YellowJackets continued to build on their lead, going up 21-16, before the Celts made another late push, trimming the lead to 22-20. LeTourneau responded with back-to-back kills from Meyer to help close out the set 25-22. 

The Jackets took control of the third set midway through, scoring eight out of ten points to take a commanding 20-11 lead. LeTourneau maintained its momentum down the stretch, closing out the set 25-19 to complete the sweep. 

Ariana Willis led the Celts with 10 kills on a .500 hitting percentage. 

MATCH TWO: Concordia Texas 3, LeTourneau 1 

LeTourneau fell in four competitive sets to Concordia Texas 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-19, 26-24) on Saturday night in Sherman. 

Marksberry paced the LeTourneau attack with a season-high 13 kills on a .545 hitting percentage, while Elizabeth Corbitt and Logan Lear each added 10. Mullin had a double-double with 11 assists and 11 digs, while Perry contributed 26 assists, and Dragoo added 30 digs. 

Concordia appeared to be in control in the opening set as it held a 20-16 lead before the YellowJackets reeled off five straight points to take a 21-20 lead. However, Concordia responded with four consecutive kills to help take the set 25-22. 

LeTourneau led 15-14 at the technical timeout before Marksberry had three kills in a row to cap a YellowJacket run, giving them a 21-15 lead. Concordia would go on a 4-0 run to close the gap, but LeTourneau stood firm, closing out the set 25-21. 

LeTourneau fought to hang around in the third set as an ace from Dragoo cut the Tornado lead to 18-16. However, three straight Concordia points put the set out of reach, as they ultimately took the set 25-19. 

A Concordia service ace put them up 23-19 in the fourth as they looked to close out the set, but LeTourneau was not done yet, scoring five of the next six points to even the set at 24-24. Concordia would not be denied as it used a kill and a block to clinch the match, 26-24. 

Concordia was led by Katherine Dedear, who had 11 kills and hit .346. 

UP NEXT 

LeTourneau will return to Sherman to take on Austin College on Nov. 6 at 6:00 PM. 

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