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Women’s soccer falls to TAMUT in RRAC Tournament semifinals

The women’s soccer team ended the 2022 season with a loss against Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMUT) 5-1 on Nov. 10. The Saints finish the year with an 8-4-7 overall record and 5-1-5 mark in Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) play. The Eagles advanced to the RRAC Tournament championship match. 

Head Coach Arthur Salazar commented, “Certainly, this is not how we envisioned ending the season. Nevertheless, I’m proud of this team in how they handled the season. I want to make sure to thank our seniors for everything they have given to this program and university. Their commitment and sacrifice have helped us to maintain a high level of competitiveness during their time here. Making it to the conference final three years straight and finishing top four this year is no simple feat. I am so thankful each of these players have chosen to be here at OLLU and appreciate their efforts.”

History
The Saints were 5-1-1 against the Eagles prior to the match.

Basics
The Eagles offense hit on all cylinders during the RRAC Tournament semifinal. Italia Avila started the scoring at the 21st minute on a penalty kick and Johanna Rodriguez added another goal at the 37-minute mark. Lyndee Rheinberger responded for the Saints following the 2-0 deficit. She scored with an assist from Kyleigh Spree-Kolos just under a minute after the Eagles went ahead 2-0. The Saints went into halftime down by only one goal.

Texarkana’s offensive pressure continued in the second half. They tallied three goals and denied the Saints from scoring. The Eagles totaled nine shots on goal and seven corner kicks. The Saints took eight shots with four on goal. Tess Pitcher made four saves in net for OLLU.

Scoring overview
22′ – TAMUT – Italia Avila
37′ – TAMUT – Johanna Rodriguez
38′ – OLLU – Lyndee Rheinberger (assisted by Kyleigh Spree-Kolos)
61′ – TAMUT – Keyla Quiroz (assisted by Ariell Hopkins)
81′ – TAMUT – Alyssa Daily (assisted by Chayce Walker)
85′ – TAMUT – Chayce Walker

Inside the box score
Leading the way for the Saints’ offense was Rheinberger and Sara Garza with two shots on goal each. Three different Texarkana players had two shots on goal.

Overall, the Saints tallied eight shots, with four on goal. Texarkana recorded 14 shots with nine on goal.

OLLU had four corner kicks and the Eagles took seven.

Volleyball wins pair of matches against TAMUT

The volleyball team won both matches against Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) rival Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMUT) this weekend. The Saints improve to 7-4 overall and 4-0 in conference. The Eagles drop to 3-6 overall and 0-2 in the RRAC.

Head Coach Scott Mattera commented, “We played a great game on Friday night. I liked our response to the loud environment that Texarkana provides. Everybody contributed to a nice win on the road. Texarkana gave us their best shot on Saturday. We really focused on staying mentally tough through adversity. We learned a lot this weekend regarding physical and mental skills.”

History
This was the first meeting between the two programs. TAMUT is currently in its inaugural season.

First match (Sept. 16)
Basics
The Saints defeated the Eagles in four sets to start the weekend. OLLU tallied double digit kills in the first set and only committed four errors. Despite only having a .025 hitting percentage in the second frame, the Eagles were able to tie the match at 1-1. The Saints rallied in the third set behind 13 kills and limited Texarkana to a .000 hitting percentage. The Eagles battled in the fourth set, but the Saints were able to finish the match with a 25-21 fourth frame victory.

Scoring overview
Set One – OLLU 25 – TAMUT 16

Set Two – TAMUT 25 – OLLU 22

Set Three – OLLU 25 – TAMUT 16

Set Four – OLLU 25 – TAMUT 21

Set review
In the first set, OLLU recorded 12 kills and four errors on 40 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .200.

The Saints had nine kills in the second set and five errors on 38 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .105.

In the third set, OLLU recorded 13 kills and eight errors on 38 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .132.

The Saints had 14 kills in the fourth set and seven errors on 47 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .149.

On the offense
Overall, the Saints had 48 kills for a hitting percentage of .147. Texarkana totaled 32 kills for a hitting percentage of .014.

Mia Dorsey and Mia Francis led the Saints with 12 kills each. Alicia Hamm totaled a team-high 12 kills for the Eagles.

Lauren Reynard assisted on 36 plays for the Saints while Zuleica Cruz tallied 14 assists for Texarkana.

Defensive standouts
OLLU had a total of 74 digs, led by Tina Trevino with 27. Ambree Anderle and Claudia Etling tallied 14 digs apiece for the Eagles.

Serving it up
Trevino and Reynard both tallied four aces for the Saints. Sasha Bajek recorded two service aces for Texarkana.

Second match (Sept. 17)
Basics
Saturday’s match was identical to the day before, with the Saints winning the first, third and fourth set. Both teams were held to low hitting percentages throughout the match. The Saints had three players finish with double digit kills and Reynard totaled 44 assists. OLLU also boasted 88 digs and seven service aces.

Scoring overview
Set One – OLLU 25 – TAMUT 17

Set Two – TAMUT 25 – OLLU 22

Set Three – OLLU 25 – TAMUT 18

Set Four – OLLU 25 – TAMUT 21

Set review
In the first set, OLLU recorded 16 kills and seven errors on 47 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .191.

The Saints had nine kills in the second set and eight errors on 44 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .023.

In the third set, OLLU recorded 15 kills and seven errors on 36 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .222.

The Saints had 13 kills in the fourth set and seven errors on 49 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .122.

On the offense
Overall, the Saints had 53 kills for a hitting percentage of .136. Texarkana totaled 36 kills for a hitting percentage of .075.

Dorsey led the Saints with 15 kills. Hamm totaled a team-high nine kills for the Eagles.

Reynard assisted on 44 plays for the Saints while Cruz tallied 17 assists for Texarkana.

Defensive standouts
OLLU had a total of 88 digs, led by Trevino with 28. Etling tallied 24 digs for the Eagles.

Serving it up
Tijana Kruta had four service aces for the Saints. Three different Eagles tallied one service ace.

What’s next
The Saints continue the road trip with a pair of matches against University of the Southwest starting on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.

Cheer on softball team in RRAC championship today at 12:30 p.m.

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to cheer on the softball team today at 12:30 p.m. on the OLLU Softball Field as the Saints play in the Red River Athletic Conference championship game against Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMUT).

OLLU is hosting the championship tournament for the first time this year. Saints fans are encouraged to head out to the field to cheer the Saints on for the win.

Late-game heroics propel Saints to conference championship

The No. 1-seed OLLU softball team downed No. 2-seed Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMUT) to advance to the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Championship Game which will be played today at 12:30 p.m. on the OLLU Softball field. The Saints improve to 44-9 overall while the Eagles fall to 40-12.

Head Coach Bruce Lenington commented, “I’m very proud with how our team played today. Cassandra Valdez (JR/Brownsville, Texas) led us offensively and defensively. Joanna Gonzalez (SR/San Benito, Texas) and Kayla Dreese (SR/San Antonio, Texas) hit huge solo home runs for us. We’ll need another big day tomorrow to finish this thing off.”

History
The Saints were 5-7 against the Eagles prior to the game.

Basics
The Saints and Eagles engaged in a pitching batting until the fourth inning. Erika Richardson hit a two-run home run with two outs to give the Eagles the advantage. The Saints responded in the bottom of the frame when Valdez doubled to left field to score Ariel Montgomery (SR/Castroville, Texas) and Dreese. Gonzalez gave the Saints the permanent lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when she homered over the left field fence. Dreese added an insurance run for the Saints in the next inning with a solo home run to left-center field. The Saints won 4-2 to advance to the championship game in the RRAC Softball Tournament.

Valdez pitched the entire game in the circle and struck out seven batters to earn the win. Dreese had a multi-hit game and Valdez tallied two RBIs.

Up next
The Saints face TAMUT in the RRAC Championship Game tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.