Schreiner bounces back at McMurry, sweeping the season series

ABILENE — A night after a five-set loss at Hardin-Simmons, Schreiner beat McMurry 25-16, 25-23, 20-25, 25-18 on Saturday morning at Kimbrell Arena in an American Southwest Conference match.

The Mountaineers improved to 12-9 overall and 4-4 in the ASC. They also swept the season series with McMurry, after a 3-0 win Oct. 2 in Kerrville.

Schreiner hit .257 as a team (60 kills, 15 errors, 175 attempts) to McMurry’s .193 (54 kills, 20 errors, 176 attempts), and had nine service aces to three.

The Mountaineers took the first set by scoring seven straight points to go ahead 14-5, with two service aces by Azalea De Leon in the run. They led by as many as 12 before winning 25-16.

The second set was much closer. Schreiner led 17-11 before McMurry scored seven of the next nine points to get within 19-18. Schreiner led 24-21 and McMurry scored twice to cut it to 24-23 and force a Schreiner timeout, but the set ended on a bad-set call against McMurry’s Kenzie Jackson.

McMurry took the third set 25-20. The Mountaineers trailed by as many as nine points, then scored six straight to get within 18-17 and were down only 20-19 before McMurry scored five of the last six points. Schreiner hit .143 in the set, with seven errors on 42 attempts.

The fourth set was Schreiner’s best. The Mountaineers led from the first point, by as many as eight, and hit .452 with 19 kills and no errors. Emma Frye ended the match with a kill off a set from Harlie Gallaspy.

Schreiner leaders

Giana Hilliard had 19 kills, hitting .390 on 41 attempts, and added 18 digs and a service ace for 20.0 points. Mackenzie Strban had 13 kills with no errors on 37 attempts for a .351 mark, and Frye had 11 kills at .308. Lauren Monaco hit .308 with six kills, served two aces and had a block for 9.0 points. Jesse Garner had five kills.

Gallaspy ran the offense with 29 assists, 13 digs and an ace, and Gaby Torres added 17 assists. Azalea De Leon had 14 digs and two aces, Maleyci Soliz had 14 digs, and Anna Eubanks served three aces.

McMurry leaders

Hanna Rubis led all players with 20 kills and a match-high 22.0 points, hitting .222 with eight errors on 54 attempts, and added 19 digs, an ace and a block. Madi Polasek had 16 kills at .317, and Jackson had eight kills and three blocks. Grace Fortune ran the offense with a match-high 41 assists. Jalie Miller had 16 digs and seven assists, and Lexi Nichols had 16 digs.

Box score

	Sets	K	E	TA	Pct	Ast	Ace	Dig	Pts
Schreiner	3	60	15	175	.257	54	9	87	72.0
McMurry	1	54	20	176	.193	51	3	91	63.0

What’s next

Schreiner returns home Friday, Oct. 30, to host East Texas Baptist at 6 p.m. at Stephens Family Arena, then hosts Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 1 p.m.