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Saints volleyball lands four on AVCA All-Region first team

Four Saints volleyball players have made The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region first team: Mia Dorsey, Mia Francis, Lauren Reynard and Tina Trevino.

Dorsey played in 25 matches and 88 sets in her second season. She totaled 299 kills and averaged 3.40 per set. Dorsey also had 192 digs and a .240 hitting percentage.

Francis led the Saints with 340 kills and played in all 31 matches. She had 3.21 kills per set and added 28 service aces. Francis also tallied 117 digs.

Reynard joined the Saints 1,000 Club after achieving 1,899 career assists this past season. She led the squad with 1,106 assists which led to a staggering 10.84 assists per set.

Trevino also became a member of the Saints 1,000 Club with a career total of 1,824 digs. She averaged 4.81 digs per set with a total of 519. Trevino led the team with 501 receptions.

Reynard and Trevino repeated as winners of the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Setter and Defender of the Year awards. Francis earned Attacker of the Year honors. Dorsey was selected to the All-Conference Team in addition to the three other players.

Six from volleyball win NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards

Six volleyball players have been named National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Daktronics Scholar-Athletes for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

OLLU’s honorees include:

Sophomore Ariana Caldera, a Criminal Justice/Forensic Science major, has been part of the team since 2022. She played in 6 matches and had 15 kills. She earned a 3.89 GPA.

Sophomore Mia Dorsey, an Individualized Business major, has been part of the team since 2022. She played in 25 matches, had 299 kills, 17 assists, 16 service aces, 192 digs and 51 blocks. She earned a 3.69 GPA.

Senior Madalyn Gonzalez, a Marketing major, has been part of the team since 2019. She played in 31 matches, had 174 kills, 50 digs and 84 blocks. He marked a 3.83 GPA.

Sophomore Evelyn Ortega, a Business Marketing major, has been part of the team since 2022. She played in 13 matches and had 25 digs. He earned a 3.58 GPA.

Sophomore Lauren Reynard, a Business and Computer Information and Systems and Security major, has been part of the team since 2022. She played in 29 matches, had 61 kills, 1,106 assists, 30 service aces, 190 digs and 24 blocks. She earned a 4.00 GPA.

Junior Tina Trevino, a Criminal Justice and Psychology major, has been part of the team since 2021. She played in 31 matches this season and accumulated 74 assists, 18 service aces and 519 digs. She earned a 3.85 GPA.

Volleyball loses five-set marathon in RRAC Championship match

The volleyball team lost a heartbreaking five-set match against Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) in the Red River Athletic Conference championship match. The Saints move to 19-12 on the season while the Gold Nuggets improve to 19-7.

OLLU won the first set, 25-17, lost the second set, 25-17, claimed the third set, 25-22 and dropped the fourth set, 19-17. In the deciding fifth set, the Saints fell, 19-17. 

Head Coach Scott Mattera commented, “I can honestly say I’ve never been more heartbroken for a team. We did so many things right and just didn’t come out on top. It’s not just pleasantries for me to say that I am proud of this group, how much they have grown and the type of people they are. We played some beautiful volleyball this year.”

Mia Dorsey and Madalyn Gonzalez were named to the RRAC All-Tournament team.

Saints volleyball dominate Louisiana Christian in conference sweep

The volleyball team swept Louisiana Christian University (LCU) in the Red River Athletic Conference two-day series.  OLLU is 14-11 overall and 11-1 in conference, while the Wildcats are 12-8 overall and 7-7 in conference.

Oct. 20

The Saints took charge in the first set from the beginning as they went up 6-3. The Wildcats fought back to tie 8-8, and then took turns leading with the Saints until OLLU took back the momentum at 20-18. The Saints finished the set with a kill from Mia Dorsey to win 25-20.

In the second set, the Saints once again led for the first part until the Wildcats tied the game at 11. They took the lead at 16-15, but the Saints regrouped to take back the lead at 17-16, limiting the Wildcats to one more point, while the Saints won 25-17.

The third was completely dominated by the Saints. Tory Rodriguez served to three points, Mia Francis served to four points, Julissa Casas served to three points and Mia Dorsey served to nine points to win the set 25-13 and the match 3-0.

Oct. 21

The Wildcats took the early lead in the first set going up 7-2 before Mia Dorsey scored. That point propelled the Saints to come back to take over the lead at 9-8. The teams tied at 11, 12, 13, 14 and 17 before the Saints held onto the lead from 18-17 on to win 25-19.

The Saints led early, but the teams got into a battle with five, six, 11, 13, 14 and 16 ties. Mia Francis served an ace to give the Saints the 17-16 lead. She went on to score six points. Kills from Camila Ramirez and Mia Dorsey ended the set with the 25-19 win.

The Saints dominated the final set as they maintained the lead from the beginning. Back-to-back kills from Camila Ramirez ended the set with the 25-21 win.  

OLLU recognizes accomplishments of Saints volleyball

OLLU recognized the achievements of the volleyball team from the 2022-2023 season during the virtual 11th Annual Big Blue Athletics Banquet.

The season was highlighted by the women capturing the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Championship on Nov. 6. It was the team’s sixth regular-season title and second under Head Coach Scott Mattera. The Saints narrowly missed winning the postseason tournament, but fell to eventual champion Xavier University of Louisiana in a five-set thriller finals match. The Saints finished out the season with a 16-0 conference record and 21-5 overall.

The women also excelled in academics after earning a 3.47 GPA and winning the NAIA Scholar-Team award.

The season was also highlighted by major awards received by a freshman.

Mia Dorsey became only the second volleyball freshman to be named an NAIA All-American. She received Honorable Mention recognition. She was also the second to be named AVCA All-South Central Region Freshman of the Year. Bailei Hubbard (2017-2019) was the first freshman to earn these honors.