MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
(Howard Payne University 10/27)
Video and Livestats
(Jarvis Christian College 10/28)
Livestats
Video
THE LEAD
The University of Dallas volleyball team (10-18) begins its final week of the regular campaign with matches on back-to-back days in the early portion of the week. Dallas will travel to Howard Payne University on Tuesday, October 27, and host Jarvis Christian College on the 28th for its final home appearance. Both tilts are set for 7 p.m.
The Lady Crusaders are coming off a 0-4 weekend in the SCAC Cross-Divisional, but did secure the No. 6 seed in the conference tournament that will be November 6-7.
INSIDE UD STATISTICS
Junior Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) enters Tuesday's contest tied for her career best in digs for a season with 648. Her total also ranks tops in the SCAC and second in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). Koster is boasting a 6.61-clip for digs per set, which slots her in the same spots of each respective league. In the most recent NCAA Division III national rankings , the libero sits third in both categories.
Fellow teammate Mairin Guilfoyle (Roanoke, Va.) paces the offense with 268 kills and a 2.73 average. She's logged 12 matches with double-digit kill performances, with her most recent being 14 in a game against Texas Lutheran University. That mark is the second time she's hit it and is one shy from her season-high – which has been claimed three times.
Season Stats for Dallas Volleyball
SCOUTING HOWARD PAYNE
The Lady Jackets are 1-19 on the season and have dropped the past nine in matches. HPU is 1-4 at home this season. Micah Cisneroz and Shelbie Harry lead the offense with 178 and 145 kills, respectively. Analisa Anzaldua has pulled 227 digs and Cheyanne Lovelady has contributed 255 assists.
Dallas won in its previous meeting with Howard Payne in three sets (25-15, 25-20, 25-16) this season in the Austin College Invitational. The triumph moved the Lady Crusaders to 9-19 overall in the all-time series. Junior Lexi Noriega (Salinas, Calif.) produced 11 kills in the win.
Season Stats for Howard Payne University
SCOUTING JARVIS CHRISTIAN
The Bulldogs are 7-25 on the season and have dropped five matches in a row. Jarvis Christian is searching for its first win away from the home confines where its 7-10. The past two outings have gone five sets for the Bulldogs, with the most recent setback coming on Saturday versus St. Thomas-Houston (25-28, 19-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-13). Tal Lang paces the offense with 259 kills and ranks third on the squad with 295 digs. Keshanti Tidwell's 310 digs are a team most, and Mercadez Perkins has chipped in 297.
Dallas is 14-2 in the all-time series against the Bulldogs, including two three-set sweeps in 2014. UD prevailed 25-14, 25-15, 25-10 in the matchup at Hawkins, Texas. Senior Cat Dowgwillo (St. Louis, Mo.) and Guilfoyle punched nine kills apiece in that victory. Dallas would also win 25-15, 25-6, 25-18 at the Maher Center a few weeks later. Koster made 16 digs and Guilfoyle had seven kills.
Season Stats for Jarvis Christian College
SENIOR NIGHT
Prior to the match on Wednesday versus Jarvis Christian, the Lady Crusaders will recognize their two seniors Jaime Birzer (Ottawa, kan.) and Dowgwillo. The duo are three-year letter winners and have been an instrumental part of the middle blocking and outside hitting the past four years for the squad.
CONCLUDING THE SEASON
Dallas will be at Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 31 for two matches hosted at the University of Texas at Tyler. UD faces East Texas Baptist University at 3:30 p.m. on the neutral court, before ending the regular season against the host school around 5 p.m.
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