DALLAS, Texas — September 26, 2026 — Dallas Christian College volleyball battled through five competitive sets on Saturday, but ultimately fell to Ozark Christian College, 3-2 & battled Randall University in a four-set match-up Saturday, but the Crusaders fell 3-1.
Game 1: The Crusaders opened the match with strong momentum, taking the first set 25-14. Dallas Christian continued its strong play in the third set, earning another 25-22 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
Ozark Christian responded in the fourth set, edging the Crusaders 25-23 to force a deciding fifth set. The final set remained close, with Ozark Christian eventually securing a 17-15 victory to take the match, 3-2.
Dallas Christian finished with 37 kills, 29 errors and 155 total attacks, hitting .052 as a team. The Crusaders also recorded 10 service aces.
Jamie Maddy led Dallas Christian offensively with 15 kills, followed by Rosalind Spikes with 11 and Zoelley Herrera with six. Herrera also contributed a team-high eight aces and 20 assists.
Defensively, Paloma Garcia recorded a team-high 19 digs, while Sierra Sibley added 14 and Alyssa Carreras finished with 12. Spikes led the Crusaders at the net with five blocks.
Despite dropping the final two sets, Dallas Christian showed resilience throughout the five-set contest, winning two sets by a combined 14 points and pushing the deciding set to the final points.
Game 2:
Dallas Christian opened the match with a strong performance, taking the first set 25-19. Randall responded in the second set, earning a 25-22 victory to even the match at 1-1.
The third set remained competitive, but Randall pulled away late to win 25-23. The Rangers then closed out the match with a 25-20 victory in the fourth set.
Jamie Maddy led the Crusaders offensively with 18 kills, while Rosalind Spikes recorded seven kills and Zoelley Herrera added five.
Herrera also directed the Dallas Christian offense with a team-high 24 assists. Rylie Goff contributed eight assists, while Alyssa Carreras added four.
Carreras led the Crusaders with five service aces, followed by Goff with two and Herrera with one.
Defensively, Goff recorded a team-high 19 digs, while Maddy finished with 17 and Herrera added 16. Herrera and Alexis Smith each recorded one block.
The Crusaders will look to bounce back in their next match as they continue their 2026 season.
