DALLAS — The Bishop Lynch volleyball team closed out the regular season with a 3-1 victory over Legacy Christian Academy on Tuesday night in the Competition Gym. The Friars finished the regular season 24-10 overall and 5-3 in district play, securing third place in TAPPS 6A District 2.
Bishop Lynch 3, Legacy Christian 1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-14)
The regular-season finale marked the Friars' final match in the Competition Gym in 2026 and featured both Future Friar Night and Senior Night. Bishop Lynch celebrated its seniors and welcomed members of Club Friar and their families for the occasion.
After dropping the opening set, the Friars responded with three consecutive set victories to secure the four-set win. Bishop Lynch hit .262 as a team compared with Legacy Christian's .146, led by Kylie Love's match-high 17 kills. Maia Raleigh added 34 assists and 11 digs for a double-double.
Charlie Wells capped her Senior Night celebration with a strong performance on the court. Before the match, Wells received a plaque recognizing her 500th career kill, which she recorded earlier this season. She finished with seven kills while hitting .500 and led the Friar defense with five blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | Legacy Christian came out aggressively and overcame a deficit to take the opening set, 25-21. The Eagles recorded match highs in kills (15) and hitting percentage (.290), while Camila Figueroa, Kate Heffernan, and Love each contributed two kills for the Friars.
SET 2 | Bishop Lynch's offense found its rhythm in the second set, led by Love's six kills. Figueroa and Wells added two kills apiece as the Friars evened the match with a 25-22 win. Raleigh paced the team with 11 assists and seven digs in the set.
SET 3 | The Friars delivered their strongest offensive set of the night, recording match highs with 16 kills and a .429 hitting percentage. Raleigh dished out 14 assists to help fuel the attack, while Love led the way with seven kills and Figueroa added six. Bishop Lynch took the set, 25-19, to move within one set of the victory.
SET 4 | Bishop Lynch closed out the match by capitalizing on 10 Legacy Christian hitting errors. Wells led the Friar attack with three kills and added a block, while Raleigh recorded two aces as the Friars secured the set, 25-14, and the match, 3-1.
STAT LEADERS
» Kills: Kylie Love, 17
» Assists: Maia Raleigh, 34
» Digs: Maia Raleigh, 11
» Blocks: Charlie Wells, 5
» Hitting Percentage: Charlie Wells, .500
» Aces: Maia Raleigh, 3
GAME NOTES
- The Friars improved to 7-0 all-time against Legacy Christian.
- Bishop Lynch has won at least 20 matches in five of head coach Shea Jenkins' six seasons.
- The Friars finished 7-1 at home, their best home record since going 8-1 in 2023.
- Raleigh recorded her 11th double-double of the season with 34 assists and 11 digs.
- Love recorded her 18th match with double-digit kills.
- Figueroa recorded her ninth match with double-digit kills and surpassed 300 digs on the season, finishing with 304.
NEXT UP
The Friars earned the No. 3 seed from TAPPS 6A District 2 and will travel to Argyle to face Liberty Christian in the TAPPS Area Round on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Ken Burroughs Competition Gym. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.
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