Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SAN ANTONIO, TX---The University of the Southwest Lady Mustang Volleyball program competed in the 2021 RRAC Spring Volleyball tournament on Saturday, March 27th. USW, the #2 seed in the tournament, faced off with Jarvis Christian in the semi-finals, with the winner facing off with #1 seed Our Lady of the Lake University. 

The Lady Mustangs made quick work of the Lady Bulldogs and defeated Jarvis in straight sets: 25-18/25-22/25-16. Alexia Esparaza recorded a game-high 9 kills in the match on 19 attempts. Sarah Marquez had 10 assists and Evelis Vicenty had 3 service aces in the match. 

USW then took on OLLU in the tournament final with a chance to earn an automatic berth to the NAIA National Tournament. Coach Krebs and company fought hard, but ultimately fell in 4 sets. "We had a great team win against Jarvis, that was our first goal. Our second goal was to beat OLLU. We wanted to lay it all out on the court and I truly think we did. Sometimes the other team is just better in that exact moment but the key is did you play with the desire to win and they did. The girls wanted it. Losing is never the goal but it teachers us lessons that will make us better in the end. We will be back next fall with lessons learned" said Head Coach Julia Krebs. 

Freshman Glenys Maldonado led USW in kills with 13 in the match. Alexia Esparza continued her impressive tournament with 12 kills in the match. Evelis Vicenty had 13 assists and Sarah Marquez finished with 10 assists. Autumn Lopez had a game-high 18 digs in the match.