San Antonio, Texas – The SAGU volleyball team swept both matches in the final day of the OLLU ShinDIG Tournament in San Antonio, Texas. The Lions won six straight sets between both games against University of the Southwest and Our Lady of the Lake University.
GM 1
SAGU got ahead and stayed ahead as they won each set against University of the Southwest by a margin of seven or more points. SAGU dominated from start to finish on both sides of the ball. Offensively, they accrued 44 kills, 10 aces, and 43 assists as a team. Defensively, the Lions stayed on the gas pedal with 59 digs as a team and 5 blocks.
Highlights:
- Riley Burcham had her second double-double of the season with 34 assists and 10 digs
- Emma Tompkins had 11 kills, 3 assisted blocks, and 2 serving aces
- Alexis Mealer had 11 kills and hit .688 throughout the match
- Madi Petten had 11 digs leading the SAGU defense
GM 2
SAGU battled Our Lady of the Lake University in each of the three sets, but SAGU was still able to complete the sweep getting their second win of the day and the third win on the weekend.
The Lions defense stayed strong throughout the day as they accumulated 10 blocks and 68 digs, which would ultimately lead to the win in the third set. The play of the game came from
Faith Marroquin in the third set at 23-23. In a long rally, Marroquin took a ball off a block and pushed it straight to the back corner of the floor, putting the Lions up 24-23. SAGU would go on to win the match 25-23 after a huge block from
Alexis Mealer and
Emma Tompkins. After two victories on the second day of the OLLU ShinDIG Tournament, the Lions ended the weekend 3-1.
Highlights:
Up Next: SAGU will take on #20 Oklahoma City University in a big conference matchup Monday, August 30 at 6:00 PM in the Sheaffer Center at SAGU. This will be their first home game and first conference matchup of the 2021 season.
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