Seguin, Texas. - The University of the Ozarks volleyball team took a pair of losses in conference play on Saturday.
The Eagles fell to Concordia University Texas 3-0 Saturday afternoon and then lost 3-0 against Texas Lutheran University later in the day.
Against Concordia, the Tornados claimed the match by scores of 25-13, 25-13 and 25-17. Concordia controlled the opening two sets, hitting .207 and .240, respectively, while holding the Eagles to negative hitting percentages in both frames. The Tornados took the first set 25-13 before repeating the score in the second. Ozarks battled back in the third set, recording 13 kills and hitting .216. However, Concordia answered with 13 kills of its own while hitting .480 to close out the match, 25-17. Brooke Humphrey led the Eagles offensively with seven kills, while Claire Zeiler added five and Caylie Apperson finished with four. Zeiler and Apperson each recorded a block. Gabby Dotson paced the Ozarks offense with 10 assists, while Jillian Childs contributed six assists. Dotson and Zeiler each served two aces, with Lauralai Bradley adding one. Bradley led the Eagles defensively with 10 digs. Humphrey added nine digs, while Childs recorded five.
Against Texas Lutheran, the Bulldogs took the match by scores of 25-12, 25-13 and 25-9. Texas Lutheran jumped out to an early lead in the opening set, using 17 kills and a .325 hitting percentage to take the frame 25-12. The Bulldogs continued to control the second set, recording 11 kills and hitting .241 in a 25-13 victory. Ozarks battled in the third set but TLU closed out the match with an 11-6 advantage in kills and a .273 hitting percentage, taking the final set 25-9. Brooke Humphrey led the Eagles with five kills, while Caylie Apperson added four and Claire Zeiler finished with two. Humphrey and Samantha Barnes each recorded a block. Gabby Dotson paced Ozarks with eight assists and recorded the Eagles' lone ace. Anna Campbell added five assists. Lauralai Bradley led the defensive effort with eight digs. Humphrey contributed seven digs, while Zeiler had four.
The Eagles will hit the road for a non-conference match against Williams Baptist College October 7.
