Offense Struggles Against Texas State

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Volleyball dropped its final nonconference match of the season, falling to Texas State by a score of 3-1 (22-25, 22-25, 25-21, 17-25) on Saturday night.

Saturday marks the first time the Cougars (12-4, 8-0 AAC) have dropped back-to-back contests this season. Houston's offense struggled to find momentum throughout the match, posting a season-low in kills for a four-set match with 44.

For the first time this year, junior Isabel Theut led the team in kills, recording 13 on the night. Freshman Sarah Martinez posted a team-high 15 digs against the Bobcats (29-8, 15-1 Sun Belt). She was joined by junior Torie Frederick as those with double-digit digs.

Set 1

Houston maintained a steady lead throughout much of the first part of the set until Texas State managed to claw its way back and tie the score at nine.
The two sides then traded points for nearly the rest of the way right before the Bobcats closed out the set scoring four of the final five points to win 25-22 and take a 1-0 match lead.

Set 2

After Texas State built itself a five-point lead, Houston went on a 3-0 run to close the gap to a pair and trim the score to 13-11.
The Cougars kept themselves within arm's length from that point forward, but the Bobcats never surrendered the lead, winning 25-22 to take a 2-0 lead at the intermission.

Set 3

Neither team held more than a one-point lead until a kill from sophomore Abbie Jackson put Houston in front 13-11.
Texas State tied the score at 15, but Houston responded with a 4-1 run to go up 19-16, which the Cougars never looked back from in route to the 25-21 set win to force a fourth frame.

Set 4

The Bobcats jumped out to a quick, six-point advantage, which the Cougars were never able to recover from, as Texas State went on to win 25-17 to seal the 3-1 match win.

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Houston returns to conference action and concludes its regular season when the Cougars travel to Wichita State for a pair of matches against the Shockers March 26-27.

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