Volleyball To Host C-USA Leaders Tulsa, SMU This Weekend
10/21/2010 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 21, 2010
HOUSTON - The University of Houston volleyball team has a tough task ahead of them as the Cougars play host to the top two teams in the Conference USA standings this weekend.
Houston (12-9; 6-3 C-USA) opens the weekend with a 7 p.m. match against first place Tulsa (19-2; 9-0 C-USA) on Friday. The Golden Hurricane brings an 18-match win streak into the contest, including a 9-0 record in conference action. Tyler Henderson has a league-leading 463 kills for Tulsa and setter Jordan Clampitt leads C-USA with 926 assists.
Having met just nine times on the volleyball court, Houston posts a 5-4 lead in the all-time series despite dropping both matches last season.
Following Friday's contest against Tulsa, Houston will close out the weekend with a match against SMU on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Mustangs currently sit in second place in the C-USA standings with a 16-4 overall record and an 8-1 mark in conference standings. They enter the weekend on a four-match win streak and are led by Dana Powell's 263 kills. Kelli Becerra adds 824 assists, the third most in C-USA.
UH leads the all-time series against the Mustangs with a 9-6 mark but went 0-2 in two meetings last season.
The Cougars are in fourth place in C-USA and recently put together a five-match win streak that was snapped by Memphis on Oct. 15. Houston was able to rebound from the loss and knock off UAB 3-0 to close out the weekend.
Lucy Charuk leads the team with 229 kills, but Chandace Tryon's .386 hitting percentage is tops in C-USA. Amber Brooks' 792 assists rank fourth in C-USA and Amanda Carson's 373 digs are third.
Gametracker and live video links will be available for both matches by logging on to UHCougars.com. A complete recap of the day's events will also be available on the website.
UP NEXT
The Cougars head back on the road next weekend for matches against Marshall (Oct. 29) and East Carolina (Oct. 31) before returning to Houston for the final four home matches of the season.
