Schreiner blows 2-0 lead, falls to Howard Payne in five sets
The Mountaineers had the match in hand and let it get away three times. They led the third set 9-3 and lost 25-21.
The Mountaineers had the match in hand and let it get away three times. They led the third set 9-3 and lost 25-21.
Schreiner outshot McMurry 14-9 for the match, including a 7-2 advantage in the first half.
Jake Blice threw for 448 yards and five touchdowns, Westin Bruce caught three of them, and Hendrix scored touchdowns on six straight possessions to beat Schreiner 49-42 on Saturday night before a homecoming crowd of 2,050 at Antler Stadium.
Schreiner improved to 7-6 overall and 1-2 in the ASC. Hardin-Simmons, which had won three straight entering the match, fell to 10-6 overall and 1-1 in the ASC.
The third set got away from the Mountaineers early: trailing 12-8, Schreiner lost 13 of the next 17 points as Southwestern built its largest lead of the match and closed it out 25-15.
Schreiner was shut out 2-0 by Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday, with both goals coming in the first 13 minutes of an American Southwest Conference match at home.
Schreiner University trailed by seven three separate times Saturday night against Southwestern (Texas) and answered every time in a non-conference game that Southwestern controlled for long stretches on the scoreboard — and still lost, 31-28, at Antler Stadium.
Lauren Monaco was Schreiner's most efficient hitter, going 7 for 14 for a .429 percentage and a team-high 10.5 points.
Mikayla Galvan was Schreiner's most efficient hitter on the night, going 7 for 12 for a .583 percentage and a team-high 8.0 points in two sets of work.
Oklahoma Panhandle State (1-1) outgained Schreiner 554 yards to 429 and converted 8 of 14 third-down chances (57 percent) to Schreiner's 8 of 20 (40 percent).