ABILENE, Texas -- After enduring a three-game losing streak to begin SCAC play, Texas Lutheran Volleyball (4-9, 1-3 SCAC) bounced back with a sweep of McMurry, 25-22, 25-10, 25-17, Friday night at Kimbrell Arena in Abilene.

Maselina Tuufuli (St. Hedwig/Steele) led the team with nine kills and added three blocks. Nadia Dunn (Houston/Pearland) had a great match with eight kills, hitting .421, while adding a career-high 13 digs, two aces, and a block. Ryann Ely (Montgomery/Concordia Lutheran) also had eight kills, with two aces and four digs. Andie Lozano-Lomeli (Brownsville/Pace) finished with four kills and tied Tuufuli with a team-high three blocks.

Naomi Gamboa (San Antonio/Warren) dished out 17 assists, while finishing with five digs while Addison Gallegos (Pleasanton/Jourdanton) collected her second career double-double with 16 assists and 11 digs. Richelle Guerra (Brownsville/Rivera) had a team-high 16 digs and finished with four assists and two aces.

Texas Lutheran came out on fire, starting the match with a 9-3 run. The War Hawks battled back into the set, tying the match 20-all before the Bulldogs outscored them 5-2 down the final stretch to clinch the set, 25-22.

The Bulldogs hit .483 in the second set and rolled to a 25-10 win, led by four kills from Tuufuli. Texas Lutheran jumped out to a 16-4 lead early and cruised to close out the set.

Three aces and a .400 hitting percentage in the third set helped the Bulldogs put the War Hawks away for their first SCAC win of the 2025 season.

Texas Lutheran will host a SCAC Divisional next weekend starting on Friday, Oct. 3, against Centenary at 7 PM. All matches next weekend will be streamed on FloCollege. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.

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