University of Houston
Cincinnati
Houston Volleyball Sweeps Cincinnati, 3-0
11/16/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
| HOUSTON - The University of Houston swept Cincinnati in three sets (25-18, 26-24, 26-24) Sunday afternoon to wrap the second to last road trip of the season.
Houston improved to 14-14 overall, 6-10 in the American Athletic Conference while Cincinnati dropped to 14-14, 6-10 in conference play.
After winning the first set, Houston is now 11-2. The Cougars are also 5-1 when leading 2-0 during a set this season. The last time Houston swept a team on the road was at Cincinnati last season (Nov. 11, 2013).
Houston took a 1-0 lead in the match with a 25-18 victory in set one. Both teams battled point-for-point in set two until Cincinnati had a 23-20 lead on the Cougars. But a relentless Houston Volleyball would comeback with a 6-1 run to take a 26-24 victory in set two.
It was like déjàvu as the Cougars were down 22-20 in the third set, but a 6-2 run pushed Houston over the Bearcats. Back-to-back kills by senior hitter Kadi Kullerkann tied the set 24-24. From there, a Cincinnati attack error and a huge block by Kullerkann and junior middle blocker Courtney Smith forced Houston to a 26-24 victory.
Kullerkann led the Cougars with 16 kills (.353 hitting percentage) and five blocks. Freshman hitter Sarah Afflerbaugh followed with nine kills, two aces, four digs and two blocks.
Senior libero Natalie Keck added to her season high of 565 digs so far this year with a 15-dig performance against Cincinnati. This match marked her sixth consecutive match with double-digit digs. She moves up to fourth on the all-time list for most digs in a single season, jumping Jaci Gonzalez's 2003 season high of 562 digs. She is nine digs away from jumping Amanda Carson's 2010 season high of 573 digs for third place all time.
UP NEXT
Houston Volleyball returns home for the two final home matches of the season. The Cougars host USF on Friday at 7 p.m. On Sunday, Houston welcomes UCF for Senior Day at 1 p.m.
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