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Houston Wins 3rd Straight, Sweeps Temple
10/3/2021 2:23:00 PM | Volleyball
Cougars sweep Owls for first time in school history
PHILADELPHIA – For the first time in school history, the University of Houston volleyball team swept Temple on Sunday, taking down the Owls 3-0 (25-16, 26-24, 25-15).
The win is the Cougars (13-3, 3-1 American) third-straight conference win and moves the team into a tie with Tulane and Cincinnati for the second-best record in conference play.
Junior Abbie Jackson led all players with 15 kills, the 11th time this season that the outside hitter has led UH in kills this season. Jackson got support from senior Kennedy Warren who added in 12 kills of her own.
Sophomore Annie Cooke dished out 30 assists in the match, guiding the Cougars to a .245 attacking percentage in the match; Houston hit .379 in the final set.
Defense and serving shaped up to be a large talking point in the match as Houston dished out 10 aces, the fourth time the Cougars have aced their opponent 10 or more times in 2021 and the second time in a three-set match.
Temple (4-11, 0-4 American) took the first point of the match, but three kills by Warren early in the set and four aces over a six-point service run by sophomore Kate Georgiades forced Temple to call a timeout with UH leading 11-6. The Cougars racked up six aces in the set, running away with the set 25-16.
The closest set of the day went past the 25-point mark with 16 tie scores and five different lead changes. Houston tallied 18 kills in the set and hit .268. A service ace by senior Peanut Childers gave Houston the lead 25-24 and a setter dump by Cooke gave the Cougars the set 26-24.
Temple kept the third set close through the first eight total points of the set, but Houston never let its opponent tie the score again after 4-4. Georgiades' fifth ace gave the Cougars a 15-9 lead into the media timeout. Cooke distributed the offense from there as UH took the set in commanding fashion 25-15.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will stay on the road with a match at UCF on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. CST and then at South Florida on Oct. 10 at 12 p.m. CST.
BUY TICKETS
Fans can purchase Houston Volleyball tickets by calling 713-462-6647 or by clicking here. The 32-match schedule features 13 contests inside the Fertitta Center, which has returned to full capacity for the 2021 season.
JOIN POINT HOUSTON CLUB
Fans can help support the Houston Volleyball program by joining the Point HOUSTON Club. For more information about the Point HOUSTON Club, fans can click here or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Volleyball on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarVB, and "Like" UHCougarVB on Facebook.
The win is the Cougars (13-3, 3-1 American) third-straight conference win and moves the team into a tie with Tulane and Cincinnati for the second-best record in conference play.
Junior Abbie Jackson led all players with 15 kills, the 11th time this season that the outside hitter has led UH in kills this season. Jackson got support from senior Kennedy Warren who added in 12 kills of her own.
Sophomore Annie Cooke dished out 30 assists in the match, guiding the Cougars to a .245 attacking percentage in the match; Houston hit .379 in the final set.
Defense and serving shaped up to be a large talking point in the match as Houston dished out 10 aces, the fourth time the Cougars have aced their opponent 10 or more times in 2021 and the second time in a three-set match.
Temple (4-11, 0-4 American) took the first point of the match, but three kills by Warren early in the set and four aces over a six-point service run by sophomore Kate Georgiades forced Temple to call a timeout with UH leading 11-6. The Cougars racked up six aces in the set, running away with the set 25-16.
The closest set of the day went past the 25-point mark with 16 tie scores and five different lead changes. Houston tallied 18 kills in the set and hit .268. A service ace by senior Peanut Childers gave Houston the lead 25-24 and a setter dump by Cooke gave the Cougars the set 26-24.
Temple kept the third set close through the first eight total points of the set, but Houston never let its opponent tie the score again after 4-4. Georgiades' fifth ace gave the Cougars a 15-9 lead into the media timeout. Cooke distributed the offense from there as UH took the set in commanding fashion 25-15.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will stay on the road with a match at UCF on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. CST and then at South Florida on Oct. 10 at 12 p.m. CST.
BUY TICKETS
Fans can purchase Houston Volleyball tickets by calling 713-462-6647 or by clicking here. The 32-match schedule features 13 contests inside the Fertitta Center, which has returned to full capacity for the 2021 season.
JOIN POINT HOUSTON CLUB
Fans can help support the Houston Volleyball program by joining the Point HOUSTON Club. For more information about the Point HOUSTON Club, fans can click here or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Volleyball on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarVB, and "Like" UHCougarVB on Facebook.
– UHCougars.com –
Team Stats
UH
Temple
Kills
42
28
Errors
17
15
Attempts
102
89
Hitting %
.245
.146
Points
57
40
Assists
36
28
Aces
10
1
Blocks
5
11
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
15
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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/ VolleyballHouston at Big 12 Media Days
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Cougars All-Access: Barakat Rahmon (VB)
Tuesday, November 19
Cougars All-Access: Kate Georgiades (VB)
Wednesday, October 02
Cougars All-Access: David Rehr (VB)
Monday, September 16