University of Houston
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Volleyball Concludes Weekend with a Setback to Sacramento State
9/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 4, 2005
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HOUSTON - The University of Houston volleyball team lost a 3-0 decision to Sacramento State (27-30, 17-30, 28-30) on Sunday evening at the Athletics/Alumni Center.
"We couldn't execute the scouting report tonight," head coach Bill Walton said. "We knew exactly what Sacramento State was going to do. They hit every ball where we told the girls they were going to hit it, and we couldn't stop them."
Becca Sartori paced Houston pumping out 13 kills, and five blocks on the evening. In her season debut, Cinthia Piva added seven kills to go along with five digs. Jaci Gonzalez reached for 27 digs during the three-game match.
The opening game of the match changed hands nine times, and featured 14 ties. With the score tied at 25, the Hornet defense forced back-to-back Cougar attack errors that led to a 30-27 game one win.
Sacramento State used that momentum to jump out to a quick 11-3 advantage in the second game. That was all the Hornets needed to take game two, 30-17.
Houston (4-3) fell behind 18-12 in the third game before charging back to get within a single point at 28-27. The game ended on three consecutive side-outs giving Sacramento State the sweep.
The Cougars return to action next weekend hitting the road for the first this season. At the Kansas State Invitational, Houston opens with national runner-up and No. 6 Minnesota on Friday evening before hooking up with Kansas State and Florida for Saturday tilts.
"There are no easy matches ahead," Walton said. "Next weekend is going to be tougher than a NCAA Regional."
Cougar Bytes:
Millicent Martin made her first appearance in the starting line-up, while Cinthia Piva made her season debut ... Krystal Schulle picked up her first career assist and digs seeing action in two games ... Becca Sartori has powered home double-digit kills in the last six matches ... Sartori added five blocks giving her a team-high 17 rejections for the weekend ... Both Kariny Ritter and Justine Farmer had their double-digit kills streak come to a close this evening ... Ritter's streak concluded at nine matches dating back to last season, while Farmer's stretch ended at five matches ... Jaci Gonzalez sprawled out for 27 digs pushing her 20 + dig streak to 10 matches dating back to last season ... Gonzalez currently is 53 shy from the 2,000 career digs plateau ... The San Antonio native also sits 125 digs away from the Conference USA record.
