SEGUIN, Texas – The Concordia University Texas volleyball team opened the first SCAC Crossover of the season with a split on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium, sweeping the University of the Ozarks before falling to Hendrix.
GAME ONE vs. OZARKS: W, 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-17)
The Tornados started the crossover with a dominant 25-13, 25-13, 25-17 sweep of Ozarks. Concordia hit .304 for the match while holding the Eagles to a .032 hitting percentage.
Samantha Taylor led a balanced CTX attack with eight kills on a .412 hitting percentage. Katelyn Marion added six kills while hitting .500, while Kennedy Carter totaled five kills on a .364 clip. Brooklynne Fitzgerald and Katherine Dedear chipped in four kills apiece.
Concordia also controlled the match from the service line with nine aces. McKinley Grimm accounted for five aces and a team-high 15 assists, while Aniyah Tompkins added 11 assists. Fitzgerald led the defensive effort with 16 digs.
The Tornados closed out the sweep with their best offensive set of the match, recording 13 kills and just one error to hit .480 in the third.
GAME TWO vs. HENDRIX: L, 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-18)
CTX returned to the court later in the day against Hendrix, falling 25-13, 25-20, 25-18 for its first conference loss of the season.
Brooklynne Fitzgerald paced the Tornados with 10 kills and added nine digs. Samantha Taylor followed with six kills, while Kennedy Carter, Katherine Dedear and Aubrey Hughes each finished with three.
McKinley Grimm handed out 13 assists, while Lianna Kearns led the defense with 11 digs. Jade Romero added 10 digs and five assists.
Concordia Texas will next head to Georgetown, Texas to take on Southwestern in noncoference action this Wednesday. First serve is scheduled for 6pm.
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