Texas Lutheran University

SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Volleyball defeated No. 23 Colorado College, 3-2 (25-14, 19-25, 15-25, 25-17, 15-12), for its first ranked win since 2024 to open Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) play on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium.

Ava Search (Richmond/Needville) led the team in kills, setting a new career-high at 17 and adding 19 digs for her fourth career double-double. Addison Gallegos (Floresville/Jourdanton) finished one assist shy of her season-high with 23 assists, along with nine digs and two service aces. Aleena Zuniga (McAllen/Sharyland Pioneer) finished a dig shy of a double-double with nine digs and 14 assists. Kieryn Adams (Schulenburg/Schulenburg) had a team and season-high 29 digs and dished out a season-high seven assists. Heading into Saturday's match, the Tigers came in second in NCAA Division-III in kills per set with 13.78 per set, but the Bulldogs held them below their average in three of five sets.

Texas Lutheran set the tone in the opening set of the match, starting the match on an 8-3 run to gain a lead they would never relinquish. The Bulldogs limited the Tigers to a .108 hitting percentage in the set. Gallegos registered seven assists along with two service aces and digs. Search led the team with five kills and .300 hitting percentage.

The second set saw six ties and three lead changes before the Tigers won the set 25-19. 

Colorado College expanded its lead in a dominant third set that saw them win 25-15 while hitting .289 to the Bulldogs .075.

Texas Lutheran came alive in the fourth set, holding the Tigers to a .054 hitting percentage to win the set, 25-17. TLU was highlighted by six kills from Search and five kills and two huge blocks from Moriah Williams (San Antonio/Roosevelt).

Texas Lutheran won the match 15-12 after jumping out to a 5-1 lead to start the final set. The Bulldogs totaled ten kills in the set led by three from Briana Salvatierra-Moore (San Antonio/Antonian College Prep) and the decisive final kill from Hailey Pennison (Tomball/Homeschool). Saturday's loss handed Colorado College just their second loss of the season.