Posted: November 11, 2004

     The American Southwest Conference Headquarters in Richardson, Texas released the 2004 All-Conference and All-Division team awards today.

     Senior, Alison Staley (Marion, TX) was awarded a spot on the ASC West Division First Team, while sophomore teammate Emiliana Patlan (San Antonio, TX) was awarded a spot on the ASC West Division Second Team.

     Over the course of the season, Staley and Patlan accumulated some impressive statistics leading the Mountaineers in eight categories.

     Staley played in all 106 games for the Mountaineers this season, in those games she had a total of 331 kills (1^st), averaged 3.12 kills/per game (1^st), had a .247 hitting percentage (1^st), served 34 aces (2^nd), blocked 109 opponent attacks (1^st), and averaged 1.03 blocks/per game (1^st).

     Schreiner teammate, Emiliana Patlan also played in all 106 games for the Mountaineers this season, in those games Patlan totaled 967 assist (1^st), averaged 9.12 assist per game (1^st), served 40 aces (1^st), and blocked 71 opponent attacks (3^rd).

By: Johnny Velazquez

     The SU Mountaineers swept the Howard Payne Lady Jackets tonight in three consecutive games, 30-28, 30-26, 30-24.

     Alison Staley had her best performance of the season with 20 kills, hitting .528 for the night.

     Kassaundra Barlow also hit very well connecting for 11 kills, hitting .409 in the game.

     Once again, it was Schreiner setter standout, Emiliana Patlan who successfully set 38 of the 39 assist in the game.

     Whitney Barron, Alison Staley, Rachel Mikulec all had 17 digs for the Mountaineers.

     This being the last game of the season, the Mountaineers finish 7-21overall with a 4-16 record in the ASC.

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By: Johnny Velazquez

     The Mountaineer Volleyball team took the Sul Ross State University Lady Lobos, the number 2 team in the West Division,  all the way to five games last night.  Schreiner ultimately lost in the fifth game 15-3, giving the Lady Lobos their twentieth victory of the season.  The final scores for the five games were: 30-26, 23-30, 18-30, 30-23, 3-15.

     The Mountaineer were led by senior Alison Staley (Marion, TX) with 16 kills, 1 ace and 5 blocks.

     Senior Megon Bogler (Medina, TX) had 13 kills and 5 assist on the day.

     On the defensive end, Whitney Barron (Richmond, TX) had 13 digs and sophomore Amanda Sinders (Round Rock, TX) had 11 digs.

     Sophomore, Emiliana Patlan (San Antonio, TX) had 46 of the 51 assist during the game.  On the season this is the 8th time Patlan has had 40+ assist in a game; this year she has had 19 games with 30+ assist.

     The Mountaineers will play their last game of the season this Friday in Brownwood, TX versus the Howard Payne University Lady Jackets.  The game is scheduled for 7 pm.

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By: Johnny Velazquez

     The SU Mountaineers defeated the University of Texas at Dallas Comets 3-1 (30-28, 23-30, 31-29, 30-28) today at the ASC Crossover Tournament in Richardson, TX.

     The Mountaineer offense was lead by Megon Bogler (Medina, TX) who connected for 8 kills on 21 attempts with only 3 errors.  Bogler also led the team with 5 blocks on the day. 

     Alison Staley (Marion, TX) lead the Mountaineers with 5 aces for the game.  Amanda Sinders (Round Rock, TX) had 4 aces and Rachel Mikulec (Inez, TX) had 3 aces on the day

     Defensively, Amanda Sinders with 22 digs/2 blocks, Kassaundra Barlow (Harlingen, TX) with 20 digs, and Whitney Barron (Richmond, TX) with 26 digs all had outstanding games for the Mountaineers.

     On the season, the Mountaineers are now 6-20 overall and 3-15 in the ASC.  The next game for the Mountaineers will be on Tuesday in Alpine, TX versus the Sul Ross State University Lady Lobos.  The game is scheduled for 6 pm.

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By: Johnny Velazquez

     The Mountaineers dropped three straight games to Austin College in their first game of the American Southwest Conference Crossover Tournament today in Richardson, TX.  The final scores were 30-24, 30-24, 30-25.

     Alison Staley (Marion, TX) and Rachel Mikulec (Inez, TX) were the big hitter for the Mountaineers today.  Staley connected 13 of her 29 attempts for a .379 hitting percentage; while Mikulec went 11 for 29 in attacks.

     Whitney Barron (Richmond, TX) , the team's defensive specialist, had 18 digs on the day.

     Amanda Sinders (Round Rock) continued to serve well for Schreiner by leading the team with 4 service aces today.

     With this loss the Mountaineers are now 5-20 overall and 2-15 in the ASC.  Their next game will be later this afternoon against Sul Ross State University.

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By: Johnny Velazquez

     It was a game that could have gone either way; Schreiner University playing at home for the fifth time in eight days versus the Howard Payne University Lady Jackets.  Coming into the mach the Lady Jackets were tied with the Mountaineers for the final spot in the ASC West, with both teams looking for a second conference win.

     The action started out quick with the steady hitting of Allison Staley (Marion, TX) of the Mountaineers  who connected for 16 kills, six of which were aces and eight blocks over the course of the match.

     Schreiner was able to pull out a first game victory 30-28, only to drop the second 27-30.  It was a combination of service (21) and hitting (24) errors by the Mountaineers that kept the Lady Jackets close throughout.

     Games three and four were also split between the Mountaineers and Lady Jackets with the third game going to Howard Payne 27-30 and a decisive fourth game victory going to Schreiner 30-19.

     It was the defensive leadership of sophomores' Amanda Sinders (Round Rock, TX) and Whitney Barron (Richmond, TX) that kept the Mountaineers alive in the fourth game.  Sinders and Barron were able to combine for 44 digs on the night.

     In the fifth and final game of the night the Mountaineers went down quick allowing mental errors to overcome them, it wasn't until a 9-13 Lady Jacket advantage that the Mountaineers were able to control their hitting and bring the game in close to 13-14 in favor of Howard Payne.  Unable to return a HPU serve, the game was over with a final score of 13-15 and a difficult Mountaineer loss.

     On the season the Mountaineers now move to 4-12 on the season and 1-7 in the ASC West.  Schreiner's next game will be on Friday, October 6th against the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor in Belton, TX.  The match is schedule for 7:00 pm.

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     Mountaineers end weekend with 0-3 loss to McMurry University.

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By: Johnny Velazquez

     The Mountaineers faced off against the Hardin Simmons Cowgirls this evening at the Edington Center on the campus of Schreiner University, the result was a 3-2 loss which puts the Mountaineers 4-10 on the season and drops them to 1-5 in the ASC West.

     After splitting games one and two, the Mountaineers routed the Cowgirls in the third game by a score of 30-20.  It was the assertive hitting of sophomore Rachel Mikulec and an overall good passing game,  that showed the offensive dominance of the Mountaineers which has been missing most of the season.

     Game four saw a lead and the match slip away from the Mountaineers, due to too many defensive mistakes and hitting errors.  SU did manage a comeback late in the fourth game when they went on a 6-2 run which brought them to 23-29, but were unable to close in any further.

     The Cowgirls walked away with a 15-9, fifth game win.

     The Mountaineer Volleyball team will host McMurry University (8-4) tomorrow at 1:00 pm at the Edington Center.

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By: Johnny Velazquez

     Last night the Mountaineer Volleyball team defeated the Concordia University Tornados 30-21, 26-30, 25-30, 28-30.  The match, which took place at the Edington Center n the campus of Schreiner University was the third meeting between the two teams this season.

     The Mountaineers dominated all over the court with a better overall hitting percentage, more assist, aces, digs, and blocks.

     The Tornados started out by winning the first game of the match 30-21; they were able to overcome an early Mountaineer run and hold on to the after moving ahead 16-15.

     The rest of the match saw a more focused Mountaineer team winning in three straight games.

     Alison Staley (Marion, TX) with 17 kills and an ace and Rachel Mikulec (Inez, TX) with 13 kills and an ace were the offensive standouts for the Mountaineers.

     Emiliana Patlan (San Antonio, TX) was responsible for 40 of the 44 assist for the Mountaineers.

     Coach John Greenlee's team showed mid-season form with a late run in the fourth game when it seemed that the Tornados were going to force a game five after going up quickly 10-7 and then again at 28-23.  It was the smart and steady hitting of Staley and Mikulec which brought the Mountaineers back to wint the game and match.

     The Mountaineers moved to 4-8 on the season and 1-3 in the ASC West.  Tonight's match up is against Mary Hardin-Baylor who is 3-9 on the season and 0-1 in the ASC West.

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By: Johnny Velazquez

     On Saturday, at the McMurry Classic, Coach John Greenlee and the Mountaineer Volleyball team won both games against Huston-Tillotson and Hardin Simmons moving the Mountaineers to 2-2 for the weekend and 3-8 (1-4 ASC) on the season.

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By: Johnny Velazquez

On Friday, at the McMurry Classic, the Mountaineer Volleyball team lost games against Sul Ross St. and McMurry moving the Mountaineers to 0-2 for the weekend and 1-8 (0-4 ASC) on the season.

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By: Henry Cadena

The Mountaineers Volleyball team played their first home game of the season last night at the Edington Center on the campus of Schreiner University.  The match, against ASC rival Texas Lutheran went down to the wire with the TLU Bulldogs ultimately taking the Mountaineers in four games, 30-25, 30-26, 26-30, 30-20.  On the season the Mountaineers now drop to 1-6 and the first place ASC West Division, Bulldogs move to 6-2.

            From the start, the Mountaineers looked tough going up 6-0 in the first game. They led until passed up by TLU, at 26-22.  The Bulldogs were very successful on the offensive end and eventually took the first game away from SU, 30-26.

            The second game had Schreiner down the entire game lingering every TLU score.  SU tied the game at 26 but fell short, dropping game two, 30-26.

            The third game showed more dominance from the Mountaineers.  They were able to surpass the Bulldogs and never looked back.  SU lead throughout most of the third game, winning 30-25.

            But, the damaged had already been done.  SU had to win two more games for the victory and TLU would not let up.  Of the third game, Greenlee said, “we just approached things a little different mentally this time around.”

            Drained after an intensive third game, the Mountaineers got down quick to the Bulldogs and were unable to turn the tide.  “First two games we had missed a lot of serves and that really hurt us,” said coach Greenlee after the match.  Greenlee would later add, “Also, were young and a little more inexperienced than TLU.”

            The Lady Mountaineers finished the match with ten blocks total while TLU finished with only six.  Senior Middle Blocker Allison Staley and Sophomore Outside Hitter Rachel Mikulec both led the Mountaineers with seven kills each.  Sophomore, libero/setter, Whitney Barron led the game with 12 digs.

            The Lady Mountaineers will be competing in the Big Country Classic this upcoming weekend in Abilene TX. 

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By Johnny Velazquez

     For the second time in five days the Mountaineers Volleyball team has played the Tornados of Concordia University, this time though the Mountaineers were playing on Concordia's home turf.

     Unfortunate mistakes throughout the four game match cost the Mountaineers a crucial win and their first conference game of the season.

     The Mountaineer kept the Tornados at bay, scoring more overall kills, total attempts, and a better hitting percentage for the entire game.

     It was the 18 service errors and 10 ball handling errors that cost the game for the Mountaineers.

     With the offense still forming it's game, the defensive abilities of Whitney Barron (17 digs) and Amanda Sinders (13 digs, 9 kills) kept Schreiner in the contest over the four game stretch.  Megon Bogler also contributed with five overall blocks.

     Rachel Mikulec lead the offense with 14 kills and an ace.  Not far behind Mikulec was Kassaundra Barlow with 12 kills and an ace.

     Of note, was the play of sophomore setter, Emiliana Patlan who recorded 42 assist for the night.  42 was the second most this season for Patlan, who recorded 49 assist during the Sul Ross match at the University of Dallas tournament, this past weekend.

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Thursday, September 1, 2004

Mountaineers Fall 0-3 In Season Opener

             KERRVILLE, Texas – The Schreiner University Mountaineers opened their season Wednesday night in a 18-30, 23-30, 21-30 loss to the ASC preseason favorite, Texas Lutheran Bulldogs at the Tostengard Activity Center in Seguin.

            The Mountaineers experienced passing problems early in the first match, scoring only five kills in twenty-five attempts.

            “A team like TLU won’t allow you to make too many mistakes and stay in the game,” said Coach John Wyatt Greenlee of his first match as the Mountaineers head coach.

            “Our passing got a lot better in the second and third games…our movement picked up and that helped our defense as we progressed,” said Greenlee.

            Overall, the Mountaineers were able to step up their game more on the defensive end by getting more digs than the Bulldogs (37-34).

            Whitney Barron, a sophomore from Richmond, led the way defensively with nine digs.

            Emily Patlan, a sophomore from San Antonio, also helped out on the defensive end with 8 digs and 2 blocks.

            Megon Bogler, a senior from Medina, led the offensive charge for the team recording six kills for a .545 hitting percentage.

            Rachel Mikulec, a sophomore from Inez, hit for six kills and only 2 errors as well as 7 digs.

            Coach Greenlee said of the match’s outcome, “Whitney played great defense and Megon and Rachel hit strategically…overall there are a couple of tactical pieces to our game that need to be worked on, but as long as we keep up our intensity, we will win games.”

The Mountaineers will play this weekend in Irving against ASC rival Concordia-Austin. They will also play against Sul Ross State University, University of Dallas and ASC powerhouse Austin College at the University of Dallas Tournament.  The matches will be played on Friday and Saturday.

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