Southwestern sweeps Schreiner volleyball for fourth straight loss
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.
KERRVILLE — Southwestern swept Schreiner 25-19, 25-20, 25-15 in a non-conference match Tuesday at Stephens Family Arena, Schreiner’s fourth consecutive loss and its least efficient offensive night of the season.
Southwestern improved to 8-5 overall. Schreiner fell to 6-6 overall; the loss came outside American Southwest Conference play, so Schreiner’s ASC record is unaffected and remains 0-2. The Mountaineers have now dropped four in a row, following losses to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Mary Hardin-Baylor and East Texas Baptist.
Inside Schreiner’s four-match losing streak
Sept. 19 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps · Sept. 23 at Mary Hardin-Baylor · Sept. 26 at East Texas Baptist · Sept. 29 vs. Southwestern
Team hitting percentage, match by match
Schreiner hasn’t cracked .17 in any match of the streak, while every opponent has hit at least .22.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sets | K | E | TA | Pct | Opp. Pct | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 19 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | L | 0–3 | 29 | — | — | .084 | .306 | — |
| Sept. 23 | at Mary Hardin-Baylor | L | 0–3 | 28 | 17 | 115 | .096 | .333 | 38.0 |
| Sept. 26 | at East Texas Baptist | L | 2–3 | 50 | 24 | 156 | .167 | .236 | 63.0 |
| Sept. 29 | Southwestern (Tex.) | L | 0–3 | 27 | 16 | 144 | .076 | .219 | 37.0 |
The problem, in short: it’s the swing, not the dig. Schreiner’s defense has actually held up during the skid — digs climbed each of the last three matches (47, then 44, then a season-high 73 against Southwestern) — but the attack hasn’t: a .106 hitting percentage across the four losses, against opponents hitting .274 in the same stretch, a gap of roughly 17 points. Three of the four losses have been sweeps, and the only match Schreiner pushed to five sets, at East Texas Baptist, was also the one match of the streak it hit better than .10—still nearly 7 points below the Tigers’ own number. Schreiner is off until Thursday, Oct. 1, when it hosts Hardin-Simmons at Stephens Family Arena.
Schreiner hit just .076 as a team — 27 kills against 16 errors on 144 attempts — its worst hitting output of the season, below even the .084 mark it managed in a Sept. 19 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Southwestern hit .219 by comparison, going 48 for 146 with 16 errors.
The first two sets were close scraps — Schreiner tied the first at 10-10, 12-12 and 13-13 before Southwestern closed it out 25-19, and stayed within two points of Southwestern deep into the second before falling 25-20. 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.
Southwestern leaders
Lucy Riggar led all players with 13 kills and a match-high 14.0 points, hitting .312 on 32 attempts to go with a team-high 21 digs. Madison Ingram was Southwestern’s most efficient hitter among the team’s high-volume attackers, going 8 for 20 with one error for a .350 clip and 9.0 points. Tatum Ahrens added eight kills and 19 digs despite a rough .051 hitting night on 39 swings, and Alta Wilson and Sophia Burke each chipped in with eight and six kills, respectively — Burke hitting a team-best .357. Caroline Srubar ran the offense with 22 assists, and libero Izzy Rodriguez led all players with 21 digs.
Schreiner leaders
Giana Hilliard again led Schreiner, finishing with 12 kills and a team-high 13.5 points on .200 hitting, along with a team-high 16 digs. Mackenzie Strban added five kills, and Ashlyn Willburn chipped in three in just two sets played. Jesse Garner had the roughest night among Schreiner’s regular hitters, managing three kills against five errors on 25 attempts for a -.080 mark. Harlie Gallaspy and Gaby Torres split setting duties, finishing with 11 and 13 assists, respectively. Maleyci Soliz led the defense with 14 digs, and Anna Eubanks added nine digs and two of Schreiner’s four service aces.
Box score
| Sets | K | E | TA | Pct | Ast | Ace | Dig | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern | 3 | 48 | 16 | 146 | .219 | 45 | 5 | 89 | 57.0 |
| Schreiner | 0 | 27 | 16 | 144 | .076 | 27 | 4 | 73 | 37.0 |
Series history
Tuesday’s sweep extended a long, lopsided series: Schreiner is now 4-27 all time against Southwestern. Schreiner’s own archived records independently confirm at least three meetings within that series — Oct. 26, 2004; Sept. 1, 2010 (against a Southwestern team then ranked No. 16 nationally); and Sept. 8, 2012 — and the Mountaineers lost all three in straight sets. The two programs were longtime non-conference rivals and, for years, fellow members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) before Schreiner’s move to the American Southwest Conference this season. Southwestern remains a SCAC program, which is why Tuesday’s match, like the rest of the series, was non-conference for Schreiner.
Schreiner is off until Oct. 1, when it hosts Hardin-Simmons.
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