Volleyball Swept At LeTourneau In SCAC Opener
The Centenary volleyball team was swept in its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference opener by the LeTourneau University YellowJackets on Tuesday inside Solheim Arena.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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11 | 22 | 14 | 0 |
Longview, Texas – The Centenary volleyball team was swept in its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference opener by the LeTourneau University YellowJackets on Tuesday inside Solheim Arena.
The Ladies (1-6, 0-1 SCAC) lost their sixth match in a row after opening the season with a victory over Wiley University and dropped to 0-3 on the road this season. The YellowJackets (9-4, 1-0) earned the sweep in their first home match of the season by scores of 25-11, 25-22, and 25-14.
Centenary finished with 24 digs, 21 kills, 18 assists, three aces, and a block and LeTourneau recorded 39 kills, 38 assists, 38 digs, 11 aces, and one block. LeTourneau finished with a .274 hitting percentage (84 total attacks and 16 errors with 39 kills) and Centenary had a .024 hitting % with 85 total attacks and 19 errors compared to 21 kills.
The YellowJackets pulled away after an early 4-4 tie with a 21-7 finish to win set one, but the second set was a battle that featured five ties and four lead changes. LeTourneau's lead reached eight at 15-7, but Centenary went on a 15-9 run to cut the deficit to 24-22. LeTourneau, though, clinched the set following a kill by Nora Lockhart. The Ladies held lead of 5-2, 9-5, and 12-11 in the third set but the YellowJackets went on an 8-0 run to take a 19-12 lead and finished off the 25-14 win.
Ladies' Statistical Leaders:
Aces: Sophomore S Jadyn Harris (Fort Worth, Texas), freshman S Lillian Mycke (Athens, Texas), and junior S/DS Hannah Dimmel (Navasota, Texas) – 1 each
Assists: Harris – 8
Blocks: Freshman MB Aley Dixon (White Oak, Texas) – 1
Digs: Freshman OH/DS Zoe Garcia (Magnolia, Texas) - 6
Kills: Garcia - 6
Centenary will return to action at home this weekend for a pair of league matches versus Hendrix College (Saturday, Sept. 27 at NOON) and the University of the Ozarks (Sunday, Sept. 28 at 1 PM).
See the complete Ladies' 2025 season schedule here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/wvball/2025-26/schedule
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Team Stats
LeTourneau
| Game Statistics | Centenary (La.) | LeTourneau |
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| Hitting % | 0.024 | 0.274 |
| Blocks | 4 | 4 |
| Digs | 24 | 38 |
| Aces | 3 | 11 |
