CANYON, Texas (Nov. 21, 2024) – In the opening round of the Lone Star Conference Tournament, the Texas Woman's volleyball team fell in three sets to Dallas Baptist.

TWU (19-9, 12-4) battled the five seed DBU (19-8, 12-4) on Thursday night.

The Pioneers struggled to find their rhythm on offense against the Lady Patriots, hitting .113 on the night for 29 kills.

IMPACT PLAYERS

• Erin Jones led the Pioneers on offense with eight kills. She added two block assists to her stat line.
• Tori Woods finished with six kills, six digs, two solo blocks and three aces.
• Malia Viernes also added six kills and four digs.
• Myracle Stockman and Kady Hansen both finished the night with four kills. Stockman added two blocks and three digs in the match.
• Grace Reynolds dished out 13 assists, and Kiana Reed finished with 11 assists. Reynolds added seven digs, and Reed led the Pioneers with eight digs and one ace.

IMPACT MOMENTS

• The Pioneers started off strong in set one, opening the set with a 6-1 lead.
• DBU evened it at eight, but TWU pushed back ahead, 11-8, after three straight points – a run which was ignited by a kill from Viernes.
• With TWU leading 12-9, DBU mounted a 4-0 run to take a one point lead 13-12. The Pioneers would tie it up two more times, but the Lady Patriots closed the set with a 5-1 run to claim set one, 25-20.
• In set two, the Pioneers came within two after a kill by Stockman and an ace by Kiana Reed, 10-8. TWU was unable to piece together scoring runs in set two, as DBU won set two, 25-17.
• The Lady Patriots scored four straight to open set three. The Pioneers answered with three straight points of their own, ignited by a block from Woods.
• The two teams went back-and-forth with points, until DBU scored seven unanswered points to take the lead, 17-8. The Pioneers were unable to respond late in the set, as DBU closed set three, 25-14, to win the match.

HEAR FROM THE PIONEERS

Pioneers Post Game Press Conference with Head Coach Jessica Ransom, senior Malia Viernes and junior Kiana Reed - https://youtu.be/17dtOm3vG9w

NEXT UP

Most recently, the Pioneers were ranked No. 5 in the NCAA South Central Regional Rankings. TWU will await the final South Central Rankings, which will be announced at the Selection Show on Monday, Nov. 25 at 6:30 p.m.