Irving, Texas – The Centenary volleyball team had its six-game winning streak snapped on Saturday as the Ladies fell in a pair of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference matches to Dallas and Austin College at the Maher Athletic Center on the University of Dallas campus.
The Ladies (9-8, 0-2 SCAC) entered conference play on Saturday riding a season-high winning streak after defeating Dallas Christian College on Friday evening, 3-1, preceded by five-consecutive sweeps over Louisiana College, Grambling, Jarvis Christian, and Williams Baptist (doubleheader). Centenary's six wins in a row was one shy of the division III era (2011-present) record of seven set by the 2011 squad.
Centenary fell 3-0 to the Crusaders of Dallas in its first match of the day and then dropped a 3-1 decision to the 'Roos of Austin College in the second match. The Ladies lost a close battle in set one versus Dallas, 28-26, dropped set two by a score of 25-19, and then fell 25-18 in the third and final set. Austin College took set one by a 25-22 score and won set two 25-18 before the Ladies picked up a decisive 25-15 win in set three. The 'Roos then closed out the match in the fourth set, 25-10.
Match one recap: Dallas 3 Centenary 0
Senior OH Alyssa Davis (Leonard, Texas) had a solid match with a team-high 10 digs and nine kills. Freshman RS Jaylin St. Martin (New Orleans, La.) also had nine kills and sophomore DS/L Tori Ligman (Bossier City, La.) recorded nine digs and an ace. Senior S Marichael Clarin-Jante (Houston, Texas) tallied 14 assists, seven digs, two kills, and an ace. Sophomore DS/L Jaycie Proctor (Paris, Texas) added six digs and fellow sophomore MB/OH Robin Lemelle (Liberty, Texas) posted five digs and a pair of kills. Junior MB Liz Lowe (San Antonio, Texas) contributed three digs, three kills, and two assists. Senior MB Elizabeth Epley (Nashville, Tenn.) had two digs, two kills, and an assist. The Ladies finished the match with 45 digs, 29 kills, 26 assists, and a pair of aces. Dallas had 54 digs, 47 kills, 42 assists, and 10 aces.
Match two recap: Austin College 3 Centenary 1
Davis turned in an impressive performance, a typical effort for the superb senior, as she posted a game-high 19 kills and added 10 digs which marked the eighth time this season she recorded double digit digs and kills in the same match. She finished the day with 28 kills, 20 digs, and two assists. Clarin-Jante recorded 27 assists, 10 digs, an ace, and a kill. Ligman posted eight digs and three aces. Proctor tallied seven digs, two assists, and a kill and Epley had six kills, three digs, and one assist. St. Martin contributed five kills, three digs, and a pair of assists.
Senior Lauren Kelley (Fort Worth, Texas) had six digs, three kills, an assist, and an ace. Freshman MB Elizabeth Canady (League City, Texas) posted four kills and three digs. Fellow freshman Kiara Liedy (Sugar Land, Texas) recorded six digs, an assist, and an ace. The Ladies finished the match with 56 digs, 39 kills, 35 assists, and six aces.
The Ladies will next play a pair of non-conference road matches on Tuesday as they head to East Texas to face LeTourneau and East Texas Baptist. The match against the YellowJackets of LeTourneau is set for 3 p.m. in Longview and then they finish off the multi-match day with a 7 p.m. match versus the Tigers of ETBU in Marshall.
See the Ladies' complete 2021 season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wvball/2021-22/schedule
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