SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The University of Redlands women's volleyball team (0-1) opened 2026 with a four-set loss to Schreiner University, 20-25, 16-25, 25-17, 23-25, bouncing back from a slow start with a win in the third and a highly competitive, two-point fourth set loss.
The opening set saw the Bulldogs deadlocked at five after Makenna Vanhofwegen (Buckeye, AZ) fed Cecily Wagstaff (Portland, OR). That then led to the Mountaineers scoring four of the next five.
The rest of the set Redlands pulled within one at 9-8, after a Schreiner error, before the Mountaineers created some separation in a 25-20 set win.
Tiana Mariner (Lehi, UT) had an ace following a kill by Jaycee Hullar (Lake Elsinore, CA), off a Carter Meyers (Tustin, CA) assist, for a 4-3 U fo R lead. Hullar then added another kill before Brooke Patsch (Thousand Oaks, CA) and Wagstaff combined on a block, which helped Redlands begin a run that put them ahead by two, 12-10.
A 12-1 response though by the Mountaineers, however, ended any chance at the Bulldogs evening the match.
Redlands scored 10 of the first 13 points of the third set and never trailed taking the frame, 25-17, forcing a fourth. Wagstaff led the way with four kills.
In another must win period, the Bulldogs conceded the opening four points and would fall by two, 25-23, as their late 4-0 run to cut the deficit to one, 23-22, was not enough.
Lily Kautai (San Mateo, CA) had a team-high 16 kills on a .317 hitting percentage. Vanhofwegen added 22 assists, Mariner ended her debut with 20 digs, and Patsch, Esha Ball (Fresno, CA), and Wagstaff all had multiple blocks.
Redlands has to square off with No. 4 East Texas Baptist University at 11:15 a.m. and host No. 2 Trinity University (Texas) at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 5.
