Mountaineers Bounce Back with 3-0 Road Win at HPU

BROWNWOOD, TX - Schreiner came up big in a must-win situation to keep its ASC playoff hopes alive with a 3-0 road win at Howard Payne on Saturday afternoon.  Schreiner won the match by scores of 25-23, 25-20 and 25-20.  The Mountaineers were coming off an emotionally draining 3-2 loss to Texas Lutheran on Saturday but couldn't afford a letdown.  Senior Tiffany Miller and her teammates made sure that didn't happen.

Miller continued her run of dominant late season play - which recently included being named ASC Offensive Player of the Week - with 11 more kills to pace the offensive effort at HPU.  SU played one of its best matches of the year and did it under duress as the team has no room for a loss the rest of the way.  The Mountaineers put down 34 kills with just five errors on 109 attempts.  The defense was just as stellar, recording 43 digs and 9 blocks in just the three games.

With the win, SU is now 10-6 in the ASC (16-11 overall) and is one game behind McMurry for the third spot in the ASC West standings.  Only three teams from the division make the postseason tournament.  The result means that the Mountaineers will have a huge match Wednesday when that same McMurry team comes to Edington Gym on SU's campus for a 6:30 pm contest.  Next Saturday, Schreiner concludes its season with Senior Day as Schreiner hosts ASC West Division leader Hardin-Simmons at 3:00 pm in Edington.