SFA Volleyball beats future WAC rival Tarleton 3-1
SFA Volleyball beats future WAC rival Tarleton 3-1 By SFA Athletics | January 22, 2021 at 10:10 PM CST - Updated January 24 at 12:00 PM
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (SFA Athletics) - The energy and tenacity in Shelton Gym was present for both teams Friday night, but the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks pulled through in four sets to defeat the Tarleton State Texans to open up the Spring 2021 season.
The home team took Set 1 (25-18), Set 3 (25-8) and Set 4 (25-15), only coming up short in Set 2 (25-8) to the Texans.
Payton Cerny finished with 14 kills complemented by a hitting percentage of .407, along with Ielan Bradley’s 13 kills on .478 hitting, where both players were key in sparking the Ladyjack offense. Four other Ladyjacks notched at least six kills as well. Defensively, Madylynn Miller led the way in digs (21), followed by Ariana Pagan, Bryli Contreras and Allie Hamsher tallying nine each, respectively. Allie Hamsher and Maddy Bor