ASC Volleyball

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#5 Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. SRSU just underway:

"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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#6 UT-Dallas did the double on Belhaven, winning both matches in 3 sets each.
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#4 Mary Hardin-Baylor/ARV McMurry on deck:

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Match 1 Final:  RV McMurry over #4 Mary Hardin-Baylor in 3.
                           (25-19, 25-21, 25-23.)
McMurry:  9 service aces   Martinez  .455 hitting pct. for match.
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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Match 2 Final:  Mary Hardin-Baylor gets the split on the day, taking this one in 4 sets over McMurry.
                         (23-25, 27-25, 28-26, 25-15).

Mary Hardin-Baylor:  10 service aces  .231 hitting pct. in Set 4.   
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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#6 UT-Dallas does the double on ARV ETBU:

Match 1:  (25-21, 25-14, 25-18).
UT-Dallas  -- Sommerfeld .538 hitting pct. Croft .500 hitting pct.


Match 2:  (20-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-16).
UT-Dallas  --  9 service aces   5 Comet players with hitting pct.  .250 or higher

The Match 2 win was the 400th win for UT-Dallas coach Marci Allison
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#66
ASC Postseason Volleyball Tournament Notes:

Who's hot:  UT-Dallas (undefeated), LeTourneau (won last 6 matches), Concordia-TX (won last 5 matches). McMurry was on a hot run, interrupted by an un-expected late-season 1 match loss to Sul Ross State.

Playoff entrant most wanting to make a positive statement:  ETBU-hands down- The Tigers were once ranked as high as #12 in the Top 25, but with 5 other ASC teams having also been either ARV or in the poll at some point, with the top squads constantly knocking each other off, it was ETBU's turn to have a bit humbling, but not totally humiliating, regular season.

Team regular season stats generally, (on paper, anyway) would favor a UT-Dallas/Mary Hardin-Baylor match for the post-season title. However, McMurry ranked 2nd in overall service aces and avg service aces per set. Any match that goes to 5 sets-anything can happen

In terms of individual players, 9 of the top 10 who led the ASC in hitting pct will play this weekend (the lone exception being Annika Cannaba of Sul Ross State)

UT-Dallas has great balance, with Sommerfeld (top overall hitting pct.,), Croft (2nd in avg. Spikes for points at 3.82 per set), Fitt (3rd in assists/set at just more than 6.5/set) and Towery averaged 0.60 service aces per set.

Eight of the top 10 players in the service ace dept. will be active this weekend.

McMurry won one match against Mary Hardin Baylor during the regular season. Can the War Hawks pull off a mild upset this weekend? It wouldn't be a total surprise to me.



"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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#67
So far, generally, things have held to form--caught the last half of the 5th set of CU-TX/UT-Dallas thriller-- The Tornadoes were up 8-5 in set 5 but the Comets went on a 10-1 run to take the match!

It'll be a #8 Mary Hardin-Baylor/#3 UT-Dallas final:
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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#8 Mary Hardin-Baylor takes the ASC Tournament Title by beating #3 UT-Dallas in 3 sets!
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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#70
Fall 2021 Conference Race Update:

Mary Hardin-Baylor clinched the top seed for the ASC Tournament
UT-Dallas, Sul Ross State, ETBU and Concordia-TX are also in.
A LeTourneau win over Belhaven tonight, and LeTourneau gets the last spot.

Update:  LeTourneau got the win, and got in.

ASC Underdog squad to watch:  Sul Ross State (was picked to finish 8th in ASC pre-season poll).

"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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#71
#5 seed Sul Ross State has just pulled off a mild upset, beating #4 ETBU in 3 sets.
        (25-19, 26-24, 25-13)
Sul Ross State:  had 6 service aces and outhit the Tigers .237 to .073 for the match.

Up next;  Concordia-TX vs LeTourneau
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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#72
Cru avoids the upset, for now, knocking off Sul Ross State in 3 sets.

Lobos have nothing to be ashamed of (heard per ASC site that last night's Lobo win was the first time they had ever beat ETBU, and SRSU had its' farthest advancement in an ASC Tournament since 2004.)

Update:  UT-Dallas over LeTourneau in 3 sets.

Mary Hardin-Baylor and UT-Dallas will go at it with the ASC AQ on the line.

"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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UT-Dallas takes the ASC AQ by knocking off Mary Hardin-Baylor 3 sets to 1!
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."