Houston Tops Memphis in Four Sets

Sunday, November 4

Houston

1 p.m. CT

University of Houston

15-13, 2-11AAC

Memphis

11-14, 4-9AAC

Memphis

Houston

11/4/2018 4:47:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Cougars match season-high 11 aces

By: Ryan Levine

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Volleyball team ended its weekend with a 3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20) victory over Memphis on Sunday afternoon inside the Athletics/Alumni Center.

With the win, the Cougars improve their season record to 15-13 and move to 2-11 in The American, while the Tigers now sit at 11-14 and 4-9 during conference play.

HOUSTON 3, MEMPHIS 1

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
After a slow start from the Cougars, in which they fell behind 4-1, Houston climbed its way back into the match and strung together a 10-2 run to eventually own an 18-12 advantage over Memphis. During that 12-point stretch, Houston pounded home six kills from four different players, which led to its six-point edge. The Cougars then took that momentum all the way to the 25-19 set victory to jump out to a 1-0 match lead.

Set 2
The two squads traded blows in the second set, having exchanged the lead seven times, while finding the score tied on nine other occasions. Once the Cougars found themselves trailing 10-7 in the set, Houston went on to score seven of the next nine points to claim a 14-12 lead, forcing Memphis to call its first timeout of the frame. The Cougars went on to finish out the set on an 11-5 run to cruise to a 25-17 victory and owned a 2-0 match lead at the intermission.

Set 3
Houston came out having built itself a commanding 15-9 lead, but Memphis managed to climb its way back into the set and took a one-point lead at the 19-18 mark. After the Cougars reclaimed the lead at 23-22, the Tigers went on to score the final three points to win the set 25-23 and force a fourth frame.

Set 4
The Cougars found themselves in a six-point hole early, trailing 10-6 to start the set, but a kill from junior outside hitter Faith Squier sparked a run for Houston that forced Memphis to call a timeout with the Cougars behind 11-8. That momentum continued, as Houston managed to take its first lead of the set at 15-14, where the Cougars never looked back from that point, winning the frame 25-20 to seal the 3-1 match victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Houston has won its past two Sunday home matches.
Despite trailing by at least three points in every set, Houston won the match 3-1.
Three Cougars tallied 10 or more digs for the 10^th time this season.
The Cougars matched their season-high with 11 service aces against the Tigers.
With her 13 assists and 11 digs, senior setter Katie Krebs recorded her fifth double-double of the season.
Sophomore outside hitter Silvia Pertens posted a match-high 14 kills. It's the eighth time this year she has led the Cougars in kills.
Junior outside hitter Megan Duncan recorded a career-high four aces in the match.
Freshman Kendall Haywood led all players with her .476 hitting percentage.

UP NEXT
Houston hits the road for the final time this year for a pair of matches against Wichita State and Tulsa.

The Cougars' contest with the Shockers is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m., while the Cougars will face the Golden Hurricane on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.

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