Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
BELTON-In his six years as Mary Hardin-Baylor’s head volleyball coach, Mark Pryor has been at the helm of a number of talented teams. In each of the last five years, The Cru posted an overall winning percentage above .680, and three of those seasons saw UMHB win at least 24 matches.
With UMHB volleyball’s season opener just 10 days away, the American Southwest Conference released its preseason poll on Tuesday afternoon, putting East Texas Baptist at No. 1 followed by The Cru at No. 2.
In the quest to defend its 2023 ASC regular season title, the UMHB volleyball program will play a wide variety of competition in the 2024 regular season, with trips to Oregon and Wisconsin in the first two weeks of the season, as well as matches against opponents from seven different conferences. The 2024 slate was officially released on Thursday.
The ASC Tournament is coming back to Belton, as UMHB Volleyball seeks fifth ASC Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018.
Riley Zayas looks at the biggest storylines from the weekend, as UMHB football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and volleyball, all pulled out solid results in Belton.
BELTON-UMHB head volleyball coach Mark Pryor reached a milestone achievement on Friday night, winning his 100th match as the Crusaders’ head coach. And it could not have come against a more formidable opponent. ETBU entered Friday night’s match with a perfect 8-0 record in American Southwest Conference play, leading UMHB by a game in the […]
As we plan to do each weekend moving forwards, here is a look at some of the biggest storylines and notable achievements from Saturday’s contests for UMHB Athletics.
Above Photo: Ashley Vensel, who scored three goals to complete a “hat trick” against LeTourneau (Photo by Russell Marwitz/True To The Cru/russellmarwitz.com It was a winning Saturday for UMHB athletics, as both the Cru men’s and women’s soccer teams prevailed on their home turf against LeTourneau, while Cru Volleyball pulled out a five-set win three […]
UMHB Volleyball’s dominance at home continued on Saturday afternoon, as The Cru swept McMurry. True To The Cru’s Russell Marwitz captured all the action through photos, which are showcased in this high-level photo gallery.