SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 20, 2022) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) volleyball team fell to Texas Wesleyan University (TWU) in four sets to conclude play in the Alamo City Volleyesta. The Saints move to 1-1 overall while the Rams improve to 3-0.

History

The Saints are 9-9 against the Rams in the all-time series.

Basics

The Saints started strong with a 25-23 first set win. Freshman Mia Dorsey put away the set point with a kill to give OLLU momentum heading into the second frame. The second set was back-and-forth scoring until a 12-12 tie. The Saints committed a few errors and the Rams capitalized. They took the set after a service error by Mia Francis and an attacking error by Camila Ramirez.

OLLU faltered in the third set 25-20. The Rams jumped out to an 8-2 lead and didn't look back. OLLU came within four points but attacking errors hurt the Saints again late in the frame. Texas Wesleyan posted a .269 hitting percentage in the fourth and final set to claim the victory. OLLU struggled by hitting -.065 with eight errors. Dorsey finished with 11 kills for the Saints and Evelyn Ortega had 16 digs.

Scoring overview against TWU

Set One – OLLU 25 – TWU 23

Set Two – TWU 25 – OLLU 20

Set Three – TWU 25 – OLLU 20

Set Four – TWU 25 – OLLU 16

Set review

In the first set, OLLU recorded 12 kills and three errors on 38 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .237.

The Saints had 12 kills in the second set and 12 errors on 49 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .000.

In the third set, OLLU recorded 10 kills and seven errors on 42 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .071.

The Saints had six kills in the fourth set and eight errors on 31 total attacks for a hitting percentage of -.065.

On the offense

Overall, the Saints had 40 kills for a hitting percentage of .062. Texas Wesleyan totaled 50 kills for a hitting percentage of .195.

Dorsey led the Saints with 11 kills. Lauren Crismore totaled a team-high 12 kills for the Rams.

Reynard assisted on 30 plays for the Saints while Ruby O'Brien tallied 24 assists for Texas Wesleyan.

Defensive standouts

OLLU had a total of 75 digs, led by Ortega with 16. Emily Lewis tallied 18 digs for the Rams.

Serving it up

Ramirez had three service aces for the Saints. Lewis and O'Brien had two aces each for Texas Wesleyan.

Postgame Interview

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What's next

The Saints face Friends University as they host the San Antonio ShinDig starting on Friday.