Posted: Apr 10, 2021
Texas Lutheran secures No. 6 seed for upcoming SCAC Championship with two wins over Dallas
Texas Lutheran
(6-11,5-11 SCAC)
3
Dallas
(2-11,2-10 SCAC)
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Texas Lutheran (6-11,5-11 SCAC) | 25 | 25 | 31 | 3 |
|
Dallas (2-11,2-10 SCAC) | 22 | 13 | 29 | 0 |
Texas Lutheran
(4-11,4-11 SCAC)
3
Dallas
(2-9,2-9 SCAC)
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Texas Lutheran (4-11,4-11 SCAC) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
|
Dallas (2-9,2-9 SCAC) | 19 | 14 | 20 | 0 |
SEGUIN, Texas -- The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs secured the No. 6 seed for the upcoming Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship with two victories Saturday over the University of Dallas.
TLU defeated Dallas in a pair of three-set matches. The Bulldogs won the early match 25-19, 25-14, 25-20 and took the afternoon match 25-22, 25-13, 31-29.
The Bulldogs improved to 5-11 overall and to 5-11 in the SCAC. Dallas dropped to 3-11 overall and to 3-11 in the SCAC.
TLU will face No. 3 seed Southwestern in the SCAC quarterfinal match. The match will be played in Georgetown, Texas next weekend, on either Friday, Saturday or Sunday. The date and time of the match have yet to be determined.
In the early match Saturday, Madison Weisinger collected 11 kills overall and served five aces in a row during the second set.
Paige Day added 10 kills, and Kacie Hall dished out 19 assists and recorded six kills.
TLU hit .301 for the match and held Dallas to .150. The Bulldogs tallied 11 total blocks. Weisinger had six blocks (five block assists and a solo).
In the late match versus Dallas, Tanyse Moehrig sparked the Bulldogs to the win. She entered the match late in the first set and went on to produce a team-leading 14 kills. She hit .379 with those 14 kills coming on 29 attempts with just two errors.
In the late match versus Dallas, Tanyse Moehrig sparked the Bulldogs to the win. She entered the match late in the first set and went on to produce a team-leading 14 kills. She hit .379 with those 14 kills coming on 29 attempts with just two errors.
Dallas had seven set-points in the third set. Moehrig had three kills in the Bulldog comeback, and the match was clinched with a final kill from senior Cailey Young, who was playing in the final home match of her four-year career. Young had four kills and two blocks in her final home contest.
Hall and Adrienne Galaviz distributed 19 and 18 assists, respectively, and the Bulldogs added nine more blocks. Weisinger had five, and Hall added three.
Lexi Morris registered 26 digs in the late match. She also served two aces.
TLU hit .144 in the second match and held the Crusaders to .045.
