
Volleyball hosts OLLU to close out the regular season
HAWKINS, Texas – The Jarvis Christian volleyball team will host Our Lady of the Lake University for a pair of conference matches this weekend to close out the regular season before heading to New Orleans for the Red River Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament.
First serve on Friday is set for 7 p.m. and first serve on Saturday is slated for Noon. The seniors will be celebrated before the match on Friday night. Arrive early as we will recognize Chloe Buchanan, Joslyn Prince, Dametria Kilgore, Jai Johnson, and Kaia Brooks.
The Bulldogs sit at 17-9 on the season with a 7-7 record in conference play. The Bulldogs split the conference series with Louisiana Christian University last weekend. JCU will meet the Saints from OLLU who are 18-4 overall with a perfect 14-0 mark in conference action. The Saints swept Texas College twice last weekend.
Asiah West and Johnson have led the JCU offense this season in kills. West has posted 276 kills as she leads the team and ranks second in the conference in that category. Johnson has 250 kills and ranks fourth in the conference. Johnson also has a .228 hitting percentage, which is the second-best in the RRAC.
Brooks has been a key defensive player for JCU as she leads the team in digs with 240 so far. She is third in the conference in digs. Amariah Kendrick has also been critical in that area as she has recorded 216 digs this season.
Lee-Andra Morin and Johnice Hubbard continue to lead the way in assists as Morin has 469 assists on the season and Hubbard as 460.
Morin, Brooks, Kendrick, and Hubbard have also served well as the four each have over 30 service aces for the season. Morin leads the team with 38, Brooks has 37, Kendrick has 36, and Hubbard has 33.
"We have another opportunity to go out and compete with a good team this weekend," JCU Volleyball Head Coach Jasmine Abbit said. "We are going to have to come out and fight, and we need all of our students and fans here to support us. This will also be the last chance for our group of seniors to play at home, so we are excited to be able to recognize them for senior night on Friday."
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