SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Freshman Anais Velasquez hit .345 with 15 kills and three blocks Friday evening to lead second-seeded Our Lady of the Lake to a 19-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-21 women's volleyball victory against third-seeded Xavier University of Louisiana in the semifinals of the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament.
        The Saints ended three lengthy XULA streaks. XULA had won 13 consecutive conference tournaments, earned 13 consecutive bids to NAIA nationals and won 33 consecutive matches in conference tournaments.
        Camila Ramirez hit .293 with 14 kills for the Saints (22-8), and Tina Trevino had 16 digs.
        Freshman Kamea Uitenham had 16 kills — her sixth consecutive match with 15 or more — and 16 digs for the Gold Nuggets (17-15). Taylor Parker his .385 with 13 kills and six blocks, Kennedy Campbell had eight kills, two blocks and 13 digs, and Bengisu Kazazlar produced match highs of 38 assists and 17 digs.
        OLLU outhit XULA .194 to .135 — .185 to .087 in the final three sets.
        XULA was 3-0 the past three years against OLLU in the RRAC Tournament, all five-set victories in championship matches.
        The Saints will play host to top-seeded Texas A&M-Texarkana — a 25-16, 25-15, 25-17 winner against fourth-seeded Louisiana Christian in the first semifinal — at 1 p.m. Saturday for the championship and the Red River's automatic bid to NAIA nationals.