SHERMAN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Volleyball swept Centenary, 25-2, 25-12, 25-16, at Hughey Gymnasium on the campus of Austin College in their first of two matches on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (16-5, 8-0 SCAC), who hit a season-high .472 and had ten service aces, will face Austin College tonight at 9:15 PM with the match being streamed on FloCollege. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.
Hailey Pennison (Tomball/Homeschool) led Texas Lutheran with a season-high 12 kills, while hitting .480, while
Andie Lozano-Lomeli (Brownsville/Pace) added five kills on five swings. Pennison also led the team with two blocks.
Ava Search (Richmond/Needville) had a career-high seven aces in the match and added six kills and 13 digs. The seven aces are the most since Brylie Nedd's eight aces in 2024 and the most by a SCAC player this season.
Ella Waterbury (Buda/Johnson) dished out 12 assists in her lone set played while
Aleena Zuniga (McAllen/Sharyland Pioneer) added ten assists of her own.
Kieryn Adams (Schulenburg/Schulenburg) led the team yet again with 14 digs and added four assists.
The Ladies took a 1-0 lead in the first set and the Bulldogs responded with a 23-0 run for a resounding first set win, 25-2, hitting .636 and holding the Ladies to a -.154 hitting percentage.
TLU jumped out to a 6-1 lead to start the second set and never looked back as the Bulldogs cruised to a 25-12 win.
The Ladies started well in the third set as the Bulldogs began to empty their bench, taking an early 2-1 lead. TLU used a number of short runs to pull away to complete the sweep.
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