BELTON, Texas - Volleyball advanced to the American Southwest Conference Semifinals for just the second time in program history on Thursday with a sweep of the East Texas Baptist Tigers in the ASC Quarterfinals.

It's the first tournament win for the Lobos since advancing to the semifinals in 2004.

The Lobos move on to the ASC Semifinals where they will take on host Mary Hardin-Baylor at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 5.

"I'm so proud of this team," said head coach Troy Canaba. "We made some changes and they executed to perfection. We will enjoy this one for a little while and then prepare for the semis."

SRSU 3 ETBU 0
(25-19, 26-24, 25-13)

Set 1:
ETBU opened with the first two points before Kamrynn Caruth and Annika Canaba tied it 2-2 with back-to-back kills.

The Tigers took the lead back with the next two and held it until a 3-0 Lobo run made it 7-7. It started with a pair of attack errors before another Canaba kill tied it.

Sully took their first lead of the set with a 6-1 run. It featured a pair of kills from Caruth and one from Isabella Ruiz for a 14-12 advantage.

ETBU was able to tie it up at 17-17, but the Lobos stormed ahead with a 6-0 answer. Taryn Griner started with a kill for the lead and was followed by a Tatyana Colon service ace. Canaba then notched a kill before Loren Garcia followed with a kill two points later. The run ended with a Tiger attack error for a 23-17 lead for the Lobos.

Canaba got it to set point at 24-18 and later closed the door on set one with another kill for a 25-19 win.

Set 2:
The Lobos led 2-1 early with back-to-back kills from Isabella Ruiz and Canaba and later held a 3-2 advantage after an attack error.

ETBU responded with the next four to lead 6-3 but two straight attack errors cut their advantage to 6-5.

Sully tied it a 7-7 with a kill each from Loren Garcia and Griner but soon fell behind 11-8 after a 4-1 Tiger run.

The Lobos were quick to answer with a 4-0 run capped by a Canaba kill for a 12-11 advantage. ETBU then used their own 4-0 response for a 15-12 lead.

Sully then retook the lead with a 5-1 run. Canaba tied it at 15-15 with an ace before a Mia Bella Ruiz kill and Tiger attack error gave the Lobos a 17-16 advantage.

Set two continued to be a game of runs with an immediate 4-0 answer to give ETBU a 20-17 lead.

An immediate 5-0 run for the Lobos followed. Mia Bella Ruiz started with a kill before an ETBU ball handling error. Loren Garcia then notched a kill before a ball handling error and attack error followed to put Sully ahead 22-20.

The Tigers were on the brink of evening the match with a 24-23 lead at set point. Daniella Garcia and Caruth had other ideas with back-to-back kills before an ETBU attack error put the Lobos ahead 2-0 with a 26-24 win in set two.

Set 3:
ETBU started the third set with the first two before a Caruth kill and ace made it 2-2.

The next five points went back and forth for a 5-4 lead for the Tigers.

Sully took their first lead of the set with a 3-0 run on back-to-back kills from Griner and an attack error for a 7-5 advantage.

The Lobos held a slim lead until ETBU tied it at 9-9. Sully quickly took command with an 8-2 answer to lead 17-11. That proved to be all the momentum the Lobos needed. They added to the first run with eight of the final 10 points for a 16-4 finish to the set and match with a 25-13 win for the sweep.

Canaba finished with a team-high 11 kills, adding nine digs, two assists, an ace and a block.

Caruth led the game with 28 assists with nine digs, four kills, two aces and a block.

Faith Herrera led the Lobos with 15 digs and Mia Bella Ruiz had 12.

Griner was one kill behind Canaba with 10.

Tournament Info: https://ascsports.org/news/2021/10/13/2021-volleyball-championship-tournament.aspx