BROWNWOOD, Texas – The Howard Payne University volleyball team split the last two home games of the 2026 regular season sweeping the University of Dallas while also losing to East Texas Baptist University at the Brownwood Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.

The Yellow Jackets swept The University of Dallas by the scores of 25-13, 25-22, and 25-8. In the first set Howard Payne hit a whopping .353 hitting percentage. They had 15 kills, propelling them to a convincing first set victory.

In the second set, the Lady Jackets took a 16-11 lead early. Then, the Crusaders bounced back to make it a 20-20 game, before HPU ran away with the second set. In the second set Madai Suarez led the offense with four kills on six attempts.

In the third set, Howard Payne University started emphatically with eight -straight points from the server Jadyn White. After that, HPU only allowed the Crusaders to score seven points in the remainder of the set. HPU ended the set on a five-point run led by the server Sydnie Mullens.

Tara Bennett led the Jackets with nine kills while also adding five digs. Londynn Whitworth had six kills and two blocks. White led the defense with 15 digs.

The Yellow Jackets also fell in their final ASC game against ETBU, getting swept by the score 15-25, 20-25, and 14-25.

The Jackets struggled offensively, having only 28 kills compared the ETBU's 46 kills. Bennett led again in kills with seven, while Carli Briese and Suarez had two blocks each.

In the end, The Howard Payne University Volleyball team finished the season 13-10 with a conference record of 2-8, finishing fifth in the American Southwest Conference.

UP NEXT: The Lady Jackets will head to Belton, Texas to participate in the ASC Conference Tournament on November 13.