September 21, 2019

Waxahachie, TX – Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) volleyball took on Southwestern Christian University (SCU) Eagles Saturday looking to break a three match losing streak for the first time since 2016. SCU came in on their own three match losing streak. SAGU snapped their three match losing streak with a five set victory over SCU by scores of 25-17, 13-25, 25-21, 18-25, 15-12 to improve to 9-6 on the season overall and even at 3-3 in Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) play.

Lady Lion Review

• SAGU had a slight advantage in the five set match in hitting percentage .249 – .235.
• Four Lady Lions had double digit kills; Madeleine Hartline (SR/Round Rock, TX) , Alexis Mealer (SO/Arlington, TX) , Emma Tompkins (FR/Waller, TX) , and Ava Myers (FR/Round Top, TX) .
• Mealer and Hartline both hit over .400 for the match.
• SAGU’s win overshadowed the efforts of SCU’s Cashlyn Munroe, who finished with 19 kills on the day.
• In the fifth set with the score tied 11-11 Jer’Daiza Gaida (FR/Mesquite, TX) made the most of her opportunity to play. On the following volley Gaida had a block for a 12-11. The next two volleys saw Gaida produce two kills and SAGU had a 14-11 lead enroute to a 15-12 victory to take the set and the match.

Moore’s Musings

• “We had a good day at times. At times there were difficulties. We once again had a freshman come in during sets four and five and make a difference. Jer’Daiza Gaida came in and passed the ball incredibly well as well as a block and two kills in set five. Maddie Hartline had a solo block and 2 assist blocks in the fifth set as well. Sophia Ivy finished the set with 50 assists and 11 digs. Her defense in the final set was outstanding
• Cashlyn Monroe (SCU) is one of the top three or four players in the conference. Very impressive player who played outstanding against us today.”

The Next Step

SAGU (9-6, 3-3) takes a trip west in the coming weekend. On Friday, September 27 ^th the Lady Lions will be in Goodwell, OK to take on Oklahoma Panhandle State University at 7:00 pm. On Saturday SAGU will travel three hours south to take on Wayland Baptist University at 1:00 pm in Plainview, TX.

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