University of Houston
Marshall
Volleyball Shut Down by Marshall
10/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The University of Houston volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision at Marshall (30-15, 30-23, 30-21) Friday evening at Cam Henderson Center in a Conference USA match.
Marshall (15-9, 7-3 C-USA) notched a .278 attack percentage for the match in comparison to a .102 clip for Houston (15-10, 6-4 C-USA).
Kelly-Anne Billingy headlined the Thundering Herd with 17 kills on a .378 attack percentage. Kristin Marcum added 10 kills on a .389 clip. Christine Bimberg passed out a match-best 37 assists, while Maggie Arias reeled in a match-best 18 digs for the victors.
Justine Farmer had her five match double-doubles streak come to close, powering home 13 kills and seven digs. Sunshine Misa-Uli tallied nine kills, while Krystal Schulle dished out 29 assists and added 13 digs for the Cougars.
Houston jumped out to a 5-1 advantage in game one on a Becca Sartori ace, but the Thundering Herd responded with 9-1 spurt capped by Marcum kill to grab a 10-6 advantage. Marshall continued to put the pressure on Houston never looking back en route to a 30-15 win.
The Thundering Herd continued its strong play, jumping out to a 19-12 advantage in game two capped by a Billingy service ace. Houston charged back to within 23-20, but the Thundering Herd regained the momentum off a pair of blocks and a Cougar service error for the 30-23 win.
The Cougars looked to refocus out of the locker room as Sartori capitalized on a pair of Marshall overpasses to claim an 7-4 lead to start game three. Marshall fought back to even the score at 9-9 and strung together three consecutive kills for a 17-12 lead. The Thundering Herd completed the sweep, 30-21.
Houston concludes its four-match road trip Sunday at East Carolina. First serve against the Pirates is set for 11am. Live stats will be available on UHCougars.com
A tape delay version of tonight's match with Marshall will air 5pm Sunday on CSTV. Cougar notes will be available later tonight online at UHCougars.com.
Cougar Notes
Tonight's match was Houston's second match in the state of West Virginia ... The Cougars won a 3-1 decision against West Virginia during the 1987 season ... Houston falls to 0-3 all-time against Marshall ... Justine Farmer had her double-doubles streak snapped at five consecutive matches ... The El Paso native has reached double-digit kills in 28 of her last 30 matches dating back to last season ... With four kills, Kelly McAnelly now has 1,322 career kills and is 15 shy from Emily Leffers (1993-94, 1996-97) for the No. 4 position in program history ... The Houston native is 25 kills away from Kelly Trimble (Southern Miss, 1998-2001) for the No. 27 spot on the Conference USA career kills list ... With 17 attempts, McAnelly is 530 swings away from Debbie Vokes (1994-98) for the top spot in that category in the Houston record book ... Becca Sartori added five kills and is 78 away from teammate Kelly McAnelly for the No. 5 position in the Houston record book ... Sartori also pulls within 48 kills from reaching the Top 30 in the C-USA record book ... With one block assist, Becca Sartori now has 360 career blocks and is 14 shy from matching Janet Goreham (DePaul, 2001-04) for the No. 23 hole in the Conference USA record book ... The Houston native has 315 block assists and is four assists shy of Marie-Claude Tourillon (1994-96) for the No. 5 slot in the Houston record book ... Sartori also is 24 away from Tourillon for the No. 8 position in total blocks.
