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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 20 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 3 |
| Kansas | 25 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 2 |
11.11.2015 | Volleyball
The Longhorns move into first place in the Big 12 with the win.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 5 Texas Volleyball defeated No. 10 Kansas, 3-2 (20-25, 25-20, 30-28, 22-25, 15-9) in Lawrence on Wednesday night.
With the win, the Longhorns move into first place in the Big 12 Conference standings.
Junior Paulina Prieto Cerame and senior Amy Neal led the charge with 21 kills each. For Prieto Cerame, her 21 kills was a career-high mark, only committing two errors on 35 attempts for a team-high .543 hitting percentage.
For Neal, it was her third match posting 20 or more kills this season. Neal hit .273 for UT and also recorded 12 digs and four service aces.
Sophomore Cat McCoy and senior Kat Brooks tallied 17 and 14 digs, respectively, while junior Chloe Collins had 57 assists and junior Chiaka Ogbogu added six blocks.
As a team, the Longhorns hit .340 to Kansas' .307 and finished with eight blocks to the Jayhawks' five.
In the first set, Texas came out strong with five kills in the first nine points and the Longhorns maintained a steady lead, but could not execute a run and Kansas took its first lead at 11-10. UT stayed close and didn't permit the Jayhawks to lead by more than one until KU went on an 8-3 run to take a 23-18 lead. From there, Kansas secured the last two points to take set one, 25-20.
Texas jumped out to a 6-3 lead in the second set, this time maintaining it. The Jayhawks pulled to within one at 8-7, but UT executed a 4-1 to create some separation and built a six-point lead on a 4-0 run later in the set. Kansas threatened to close the gap on a 4-1 run, but the Longhorns answered with another 4-0 behind two kills from Ogbogu. The Jayhawks fired back with a 3-0 run, but it wasn't enough and Texas closed out set two, 25-20.
In the third set, KU took an early 3-1 lead and kept a one and two point lead until the Horns tied it at 11. The Jayhawks then went on a 5-1 run to take a 16-12 lead, but Texas answered with a 4-0 run to tie it at 16. From there, the teams tied five times before UT took its first lead of the set at 22-21. The Longhorns had two set points at 24 and 25 and then KU had two set points at 26 and 27. It was Texas' turn as it capitalized on its fourth set point on a block by Ogbogu and Prieto Cerame.
Neither team led by more than two early in the fourth set until Kansas went on a 3-0 run to lead, 11-8. Texas fired back, chipping away to finally tie the score at 21. The Jayhawks closed out the set on a 4-2 run to take set four, 25-22 and even the match score, 2-2.
In the fifth set, the Longhorns and Jayhawks went neck-to-neck before UT executed a 4-1 run and didn't look back. Texas hit .438 in the set and limited Kansas to .235. The Horns ended the set on a 4-0 run to take the set, 15-9 and the match, 3-2.
Texas will travel to Iowa State on Saturday, Nov. 14 to take on the Cyclones at 8 p.m.
