CONWAY - Hendrix defeated LeTourneau 3-1 (25-14, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18) on Saturday afternoon in the 2026 home opener. The Warriors finished with 66 kills and hit .323 while holding LeTourneau to 48 kills and a .213 percentage.
The Warriors separated from a 3-3 tie by winning seven of the next eight rallies, with
Reghan Frazzetta serving four straight points that included consecutive aces and an
Ava Burns kill.
Addison Rud added four kills in the set, including the final point, as the Warriors took the opener 25-14.
The Warriors' late push in the second set came after LeTourneau built a 23-18 lead, with
Camryn Kennedy,
Faith Jones and
Riley Brady helping the Warriors get back to 24-22. Earlier, the Warriors had answered an 8-10 deficit by moving in front 13-11, including kills from Burns, Rud and Brady. LeTourneau held off the final charge and took the set, 25-22.
From a 5-5 tie, the Warriors moved into a 12-6 lead by winning seven of eight rallies, getting kills from Rud, Kennedy and Brady before
Emma Blancovich's service ace. LeTourneau later pulled within 20-18, but the Warriors answered with a Kennedy kill, a
Mary Addisyn Stubbs ace and two
Alexis Mahan kills.
Ana Bastos finished the set with a kill from Blancovich as the Warriors took it 25-21.
In the fourth set, the Warriors moved from a 19-16 lead to a 23-16 advantage, scoring four straight points on Frazzetta's serve with two Rud kills and a block by Burns and Bastos in that stretch. After LeTourneau scored twice, the Warriors closed the 25-18 set on a LeTourneau setting error and Kennedy's kill from Frazzetta.
Bastos posted 13 kills, three service aces and nine digs while finishing with 16.5 points. Rud recorded 14 kills and hit .407. Brady added 11 kills on a .476 hitting percentage and collected 10 digs. Frazzetta finished with 27 assists, three aces and six digs.
Up next, Hendrix heads to Seguin, Texas to take part in the first SCAC crossover event of the year where they will take on the University of St. Thomas, Concordia (Texas), and the hosts Texas Lutheran.
