Volleyball Ousted by Texas Lutheran University 3-0

SEGUIN, TEXAS (Oct. 11, 2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) volleyball team lost to NCAA D3 Texas Lutheran University (TLU) 3-0 on Wednesday. The Saints fall to 12-11 overall while the Bulldogs improve to 16-4.

Head Coach Scott Mattera commented, "It's always hard when you have more kills than your opponent and lose. The little lapses in attention to details and inconsistent confidence are biting us. Got to grind though, this tough schedule is designed to get us ready for our postseason run. I'm confident it's doing that regardless of the losses."

Basics

The Saints battled in a three-set loss to TLU in a nonconference match on Wednesday. The Saints opened the first set with a 9-5 lead. The Bulldogs made a comeback late in the frame to lead 1-0. The second set was also competitive with multiple lead changes. The Saints had 12 kills, but it wasn't enough as the Bulldogs made another late surge. The Saints had 17 kills in the final frame but also committed 10 errors. TLU only had one error in the third set backed by 12 kills. Camila Ramirez and Mia Francis finished with double-digit kills.

Scoring overview

Set One – TLU 25 – OLLU 22

Set Two – TLU 25 – OLLU 21

Set Three – TLU 25 – OLLU 20

Set review

In the first set, OLLU recorded 11 kills and nine errors on 41 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .049.

The Saints had 12 kills in the second set and three errors on 42 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .214.

In the third set, OLLU recorded 17 kills and 10 errors on 56 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .125.

On the offense

Overall, the Saints had 40 kills for a hitting percentage of .129. Texas Lutheran totaled 38 kills for a hitting percentage of .221.

Ramirez led the Saints with 14 kills. Lauren Reynard assisted on 33 plays for OLLU.

Defensive standouts

OLLU had a total of 51 digs, led by Tina Trevino with 21. Madalyn Gonzalez and Reynard had one block each.

Serving it up

Reynard led the Saints with three service aces.

Up next

The Saints play at Louisiana Christian University on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m.