Texas College’s Lady Steers began their new volleyball season on Friday with a three-set loss to Arlington Baptist (22-25, 14-25, 17-25) at Gus F. Taylor Gymnasium. After going 0-11 in 2021, 0-19 in 2022 and 0-16 in 2023, the Lady Steers have a 48-match losing streak dating back to a 3-2 win over Paul Quinn on Oct.
26, 2019. “I’m expecting us to come out and compete, definitely work hard as a team, come together, get to know each other and build a family unit,” Texas College head volleyball coach Sonora Armstrong said. Armstrong was joined by sophomore setter Kristen Stewart and sophomore outside hitter Briana Johnson at a fall sports media day at the CHRISTUS Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute on Aug.
1 to talk about the 2024 season. “I would say the goal is to do better than we did last year,” said Stewart, a former Carthage High School standout who is the daughter of Tyler High volleyball coach Dawn Stewart. “It’s going to take a lot of hard work, but I feel like our teammates, including the new recruits, have been working hard to come in and change the program.
” “The key to us having a strong season is us being together and all being on the same page,” Johnson said. Texas College is back home on Friday to host Southwestern Christian at 4 p.m.
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