Patriots Down LeTourneau in ASC Opener
September 14, 2004

The University of Texas at Tyler volleyball team opened American Southwest Conference play with a solid 3-0 victory over LeTourneau before a crowd of 427 at the Herrington Patriot Center Tuesday.

UT Tyler (5-4, 1-0) combined for 18 kills in the first game and 48 overall while exploding for 10 service aces and 64 total digs. Kala Laningham led all players with 12 kills and Jessica Lightfoot had four service aces. Tami Trail led the Patriots with 11 digs followed by Ashley Winter’s ten.

“Our girls respect LeTourneau, so we felt like we had to come out and play strong,” said UT Tyler volleyball coach Rachel Short. “Every single player did well tonight and we feel really good about opening conference play with a big win.”

Jennifer McCool led LeTourneau (1-7, 0-1) with eight of the team’s 26 kills and Juliana Metcalf had 13 digs for the Lady Jackets.

UT Tyler will travel to Conway, Ark. for a tri-match on Saturday before returning home next Wednesday to face Texas Wesleyan in a non-conference match at 7 p.m. in the Herrington Patriot Center.

Texas-Tyler def. LeTourneau 30-21,30-18,30-13

LeTourneau (1-7 (0-1 ASC East)) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Jennifer
McCool 8-1-0; Brittany McClure 6-1-0; Juliana Metcalf 5-0-0; Kari
Edney 4-0-0; Tiffany Woods 2-0-0; Jodi Jones 1-0-0; Cari Hall 0-2-0;
Totals 26-4-0.0. (Assists) - Cari Hall 11; Lori Birdsong 10. (Dig
leaders) - Juliana Metcalf 13; Bethany Suderman 8

Texas-Tyler (5-4 (1-0 ASC East)) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kala
Laningham 12-0-1; Jerushah DuToit 10-0-3; Jessica Lightfoot 9-4-3;
Amanda Gadison 6-0-2; Tami Trail 6-1-1; Kelly Roberts 3-0-0; Ashley
Winter 1-3-0; Kristina Sivertson 1-0-1; Morgan Murphy 0-2-0; Totals
48-10-7.5. (Assists) - Kelly Roberts 42. (Dig leaders) - Tami Trail
11; Ashley Winter 10; Jessica Lightfoot 9; Morgan Murphy 8

Site: Tyler, TX (Patriot Center)
Date: Sep 14, 2004 Attend: 427 Time: 1:20

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