University of Houston
UTSA
Volleyball Defeated By UTSA, 3-1
9/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The University of Houston Volleyball program fell in four sets (28-30, 25-19, 21-25, 12-25) to UTSA Thursday night.
Houston falls to 6-4 on the season while the Roadrunners improve to 3-6.
In set one, Houston used its first timeout to regroup after a 5-0 run by UTSA put the Roadrunners ahead 23-19. The Cougars battled back with a 5-0 run for themselves, tying the match at 23-23. From there, both teams went point-for-point, but the Roadrunners came out on top with a 30-28 win.
Houston responded with a 25-19 win in set two. The Cougars out hit UTSA, recording a .394 hitting average and forcing eight errors by the home team.
Errors plagued the Houston offense in set three as the Roadrunners pulled ahead 2-1 with a 25-21 win.
With her 12 dig-performance tonight, senior libero Natalie Keck totals 1,615 career digs and moves up to third all-time in school history. She is just 300 digs away from jumping Amanda Carson (2007-10) for second place all-time.
Senior right side Cortney Warren led the Cougars with 18 kills and a block, hitting .283. Redshirt junior Kadi Kullerkann followed with 17 kills, hitting .293.
Sophomore middle blocker Hunter Wise was the Cougars most efficient hitter as she recorded nine kills and hitting average of .368. she also added three blocks tonight.
UP NEXT
Houston Volleyball heads to the Gulf Coast for the Islanders Classic hosted by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tomorrow afternoon. The Cougars face the University of Texas-Pan American Friday at 3 p.m. followed by a match against host Texas A&M-CC at 7 p.m.
Houston kicks off American Athletic Conference Play next weekend as they host Cincinnati Friday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. and Memphis Sunday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m.
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