Schreiner falls in five sets at Hardin-Simmons

ABILENE — Hardin-Simmons beat Schreiner 3-2 in an American Southwest Conference match Friday night at the Mabee Complex, winning the fifth set 18-16 in a match with 32 tie scores and 15 lead changes.

Schreiner won the first set 25-18 and the fourth 25-20, and lost the second 25-23, the third 25-23 and the fifth. The Mountaineers fell to 11-9 overall and 3-4 in the ASC. Hardin-Simmons improved to 12-10 overall and 2-5 in the conference.

It was a rematch of an Oct. 1 match in Kerrville, when Schreiner beat Hardin-Simmons 3-1 and ended an 11-match losing streak in the series. The teams have now split this season’s meetings.

Schreiner hit better than Hardin-Simmons, .249 (64 kills, 16 errors, 193 attempts) to .215 (74 kills, 28 errors, 214 attempts), and lost anyway. The difference was at the net. Hardin-Simmons had 19 blocks (one solo, 18 assisted) to Schreiner’s eight, all assisted, and had 74 kills to Schreiner’s 64 on 21 more swings. Hardin-Simmons also had a 67-58 edge in assists. Schreiner had seven service aces to five, though Hardin-Simmons had twice as many service errors, 12 to six.

Schreiner’s hitting swung sharply from set to set. The Mountaineers had 17 kills and no errors on 40 attempts in the first set for a .425 mark, then hit .133 in the second and .067 in the third, with nine kills and six errors on 45 attempts in a 25-23 loss. The third set had 13 ties and five lead changes, the most of any set. Schreiner came back to hit .444 in the fourth, with 17 kills and one error on 36 attempts, to force a fifth set. In the fifth, Schreiner hit .222 and Hardin-Simmons .241, and the set went to extra points.

Schreiner leaders

Giana Hilliard tied for the match high with 17 kills, hitting .260 on a match-high 50 attempts, and added 20 digs, an ace and a block assist for 18.5 points. Emma Frye hit .500 (13 kills, two errors, 22 attempts) and had three block assists for 14.5 points. Lauren Monaco hit .455 with 10 kills, and served four aces for 14.5 points. Jesse Garner had nine kills but hit .108 on 37 attempts, and Mackenzie Strban had eight kills at .154 on 39 attempts.

Harlie Gallaspy had 28 assists and 20 digs, and Gaby Torres added 24 assists and 13 digs. Maleyci Soliz had 18 digs, and Azalea De Leon had 12.

Hardin-Simmons leaders

Addy Delgado had 17 kills, tying Hilliard for the match high, but hit .174 with nine errors on 46 attempts. Jadyn Hernandez had 16 kills at .367, two aces and four block assists for a match-high 20.0 points. Rachel Nordt had 14 kills and four block assists, and Avery Tumlinson and Ellie Carter each had 10 kills. Tumlinson had a block solo and five block assists for 13.5 points.

Allison O’Shaughnessy had 35 assists, and Madeleine Hanson added 20. Libero Brylee Pursley had a match-high 29 digs.

Box score

	Sets	K	E	TA	Pct	Ast	Ace	Dig	Pts
Schreiner	2	64	16	193	.249	58	7	104	75.0
Hardin-Simmons	3	74	28	214	.215	67	5	105	89.0

What’s next

Schreiner plays at McMurry in Abilene on Saturday, Oct. 24, in another ASC match. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m.