KERRVILLE, Texas — The Hardin-Simmons volleyball team dropped a American Southwest Conference match Thursday afternoon, falling to Schreiner in four sets (25-16, 25-17, 22-25, 25-15) at Stephens Family Arena. The loss moved HSU to 10-6 overall and 1-1 in ASC play.
After dropping the opening two sets, the Cowgirls responded with a strong third-set performance, hitting .065 and holding off a late Schreiner rally to extend the match. However, the Mountaineers regained control in the fourth set to secure the victory.
Avery Tumlinson led the HSU attack with 11 kills while hitting .400 and adding a block assist.
Rachel Nordt contributed eight kills, and
Maelee Montgomery added five kills.
Allison O'Shaughnessy paced the offense with 19 assists, while
Madeleine Hanson added 10 assists.
Defensively,
Brylee Pursley recorded a team-high 23 digs.
Allison O'Shaughnessy added 11 digs, and
Ellie Carter finished with nine. HSU totaled 83 digs and nine blocks in the match.
Schreiner hit .181 as a team and was led by Giana Hilliard and Lauren Monaco.
The Cowgirls return to action Friday when they travel to Brownwood to face Howard Payne at 6 p.m.
