Schreiner drops regular-season finale to Mary Hardin-Baylor

KERRVILLE — Schreiner won the first set Saturday, then lost the next three to fall 3-1 to Mary Hardin-Baylor, 25-20, 21-25, 18-25, 21-25, in its regular-season finale at Stephens Family Arena.

The Mountaineers ended the regular season at 12-11 overall and 4-6 in the American Southwest Conference, after a 3-0 loss to East Texas Baptist on Friday. Mary Hardin-Baylor, which won the first meeting 3-0 on Sept. 23 in Belton, swept the season series.

Schreiner hit .222 in the first set (16 kills, six errors, 45 attempts) and .205 in the second, then .063 in the third and .065 in the fourth, with 18 kills and 12 errors on 94 swings in the last two sets. The Mountaineers hit .135 for the match (48 kills, 24 errors, 178 attempts) to Mary Hardin-Baylor’s .206 (59 kills, 22 errors, 180 attempts).

The Crusaders were far better at the net: 15 blocks (one solo, 14 assisted) to Schreiner’s six, all assisted. Mary Hardin-Baylor’s best set was the second, when it hit .395 with 17 kills and two errors on 38 attempts. Digs were even, 92 for Mary Hardin-Baylor and 91 for Schreiner, and the Crusaders had eight service aces to six.

Schreiner leaders

Giana Hilliard had 14 kills on 47 attempts, hitting .191, and 16 digs for a team-high 14.5 points. Jesse Garner had 10 kills and Emma Frye eight kills at .261 with three block assists. Lauren Monaco hit .333 with five kills, an ace and two service errors.

Harlie Gallaspy had 26 assists and Gaby Torres 15. Azalea De Leon led the Mountaineers with 16 digs, Maleyci Soliz had 13, and Anna Eubanks had 11 digs and two aces.

Mary Hardin-Baylor leaders

Ava Ribakovs had 16 kills, hitting .412 on 34 attempts, with two block assists for a match-high 17.0 points. Lilli Sandoval had 12 kills and 15 digs, and Baylee Mobley had nine kills, two aces and a solo block for 12.5 points. Addison Lundquist had 20 assists and four aces, and Chloe Brandt had 18 assists and 13 digs. Libero Angie Garcia had a match-high 19 digs.