IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team concluded a two-match Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) road trip over the weekend, falling in straight sets to the University of St. Thomas on Friday and Concordia University Texas on Saturday.
Friday, Oct. 16 | St. Thomas 3, UDallas 0
The Crusaders opened the weekend in Houston, falling to St. Thomas (4-9, 3-4 SCAC) by set scores of 10-25, 16-25 and 22-25 at the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center.
UDallas struggled to establish an offensive rhythm in the opening set but showed improvement throughout the match. After recording just three kills in the first frame, the Crusaders responded with 12 kills and a .150 hitting percentage in the third set, pushing the Celts to a narrow 25-22 finish.
Jordan Jackson led the Crusader attack with 10 kills while adding six digs. Tristyn Woodard contributed five kills and a block, while Riley Mendiola finished with four kills.
Anais Ibarra directed the offense with 10 assists and two service aces, while Gisele Morales added six assists. Ava Jackson paced the defensive effort with eight digs, followed by Jordan Jackson with six and Faith Harris with five.
UDallas finished with 20 kills, six service aces, 19 assists and 36 digs. St. Thomas recorded 38 kills and 48 digs while holding a .236 to .039 advantage in hitting percentage.
Saturday, Oct. 17 | Concordia Texas 3, UDallas 0
The Crusaders traveled to Austin on Saturday afternoon, closing the weekend with a 3-0 loss to Concordia Texas (6-9, 3-3 SCAC) at the Deb & Don Christian Fieldhouse.
UDallas continued to show offensive improvement as the match progressed, increasing its hitting percentage in each set. After dropping the opening frame 25-12, the Crusaders recorded nine kills in the second set before producing 12 kills and a .182 hitting percentage in the third. Despite the late push, Concordia secured the match with 25-17 and 25-21 victories.
Riley Mendiola led UDallas with nine kills, while Ja'Niyah Boudreaux and Jordan Jackson contributed six kills apiece.
Gisele Morales paced the Crusader offense with 14 assists, followed by Anais Ibarra with seven. Ibarra and Ava Jackson each recorded a service ace.
Defensively, Faith Harris led the Crusaders with 11 digs, while Jordan Jackson added eight and Ava Jackson finished with seven. Boudreaux contributed two blocks, with Kaylee Douglas adding one.
UDallas finished the match with 29 kills, 26 assists and 38 digs while posting a .103 hitting percentage. Concordia recorded 44 kills, 41 assists and 44 digs with a .307 hitting percentage.
The Crusaders finished the weekend at 4-12 overall and 1-7 in SCAC play.
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UDallas returns to conference action in its next scheduled matchup Halloween Weekend.
