Volleyball Finishes Labor Day Classic With Loss to IUK

BELLEVUE, NEB. (Sept. 2, 2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) volleyball team fell short against Indiana University Kokomo (IUK) 3-1 to close competition at the Labor Day Classic in Bellevue, Neb. The Saints move to 3-8 on the season while the Cougars improve to 5-2.

Head Coach Scott Mattera commented, "This one really hurt because even though shorthanded, we felt like when we executed, our stuff worked. We made too many mistakes at key times. Getting to a level of performance that can compete at a national level is one thing, being able to sustain that level is another. We need to continue to grow in our consistency and I have no doubt that we will!"

Basics

The Saints battled but lost in three sets against IUK on Saturday morning. OLLU was held to a .098 hitting percentage in the first set and the Cougars committed only four errors. The second and third set were competitive, and the Saints hit over .300 in both frames. OLLU tallied more kills than IUK in the third set, but service aces late in the game gave the Cougars the victory.

Scoring overview

Set One – IUK 25 – OLLU 19

Set Two – IUK 25 – OLLU 21

Set Three – IUK 25 – OLLU 21

Set review

In the first set, OLLU recorded 13 kills and nine errors on 41 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .098.

The Saints had 14 kills in the second set and three errors on 32 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .344.

In the third set, OLLU recorded 15 kills and two errors on 38 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .342.

On the offense

Overall, the Saints had 42 kills for a hitting percentage of .252. IUK totaled 42 kills as well for a hitting percentage of .327.

Camila Ramirez led the Saints with 15 kills. Audrey Strawsma totaled a team-high 13 kills for the Cougars.

Lauren Reynard assisted on 38 plays for the Saints while Kaley Lyons tallied 21 assists for IUK.

Defensive standouts

OLLU had a total of 44 digs, led by Tina Trevino with 17. Alyvia Smith tallied 15 digs for the Cougars.

Serving it up

Victoria Urbanczyk led the Saints with two service aces. Strawsma totaled a team-high four service aces for IUK.

Up next

The Saints head to Tyler, Texas, to face Texas College on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.