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No. 3 Volleyball improves to 3-0 with sweep of LSU
08.29.2015 | Volleyball
Junior Chloe Collins had 30 assists, 12 digs and three kills.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 3 Texas Volleyball improved to 3-0 with a sweep over LSU (25-12, 25-22, 25-21) to capture the American Campus Classic title on Saturday night at Gregory Gym.
The Longhorns defeated Rice on Friday night and UC Irvine on Saturday afternoon to finish the weekend without losing a set. Texas held all opponents to a .069 hitting percentage or less (Rice .067, UC Irvine .033, LSU .069).
Sophomore Cat McCoy recorded 22 digs and had no receiving errors for Texas, while junior Chloe Collins posted 30 assists, 12 digs and three kills.
Senior Amy Neal posted her third-straight game with double-digit kills with 12, also adding nine digs in the match.
Senior Molly McCage and junior Chiaka Ogbogu had seven kills each, McCage finishing with five blocks and Ogbogu with four.
As a team, the Longhorns outblocked the Tigers, 7.0 to 5.0 and had 62 digs to LSU's 51.
The Longhorns opened the match on fire, breaking out to an 8-1 to take a quick 11-3 lead behind two kills from Neal. LSU attempted to close the gap, but kills from Collins and Ogbogu, and blocks from Ogbogu and McCage extended Texas' lead to 19-10. UT then closed the set on a 6-2 run to finish set one, 25-12.
The second set was a different story, as neither team led by more than two points until the Tigers pulled away at 10-7. The Longhorns responded with three-straight points and tied it back at 10. From there it was back to the same, with neither team leading by more than two until Texas broke open with a 3-0 run, capped off with a kill by McCage to take a 17-14 lead. The Horns maintained the lead until LSU tied it again at 19. The teams went on to tie the score three more times before Texas pulled away to win three-straight points and the second set, 25-22.
It was all Texas early in the third set, as the Longhorns jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead. The Tigers fired back with three-straight points, but kills from Ogbogu and McCage allowed UT to maintain its lead. The Tigers fought back to tie the score at 16 and kept it close until the Horns pulled away to take the set, 25-21 and the match, 3-0.
The Longhorns will host the VERT Challenge on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5 at Gregory Gym.
Texas will take on No. 5 Nebraska at 6 p.m. on Friday and No. 4 Florida on Saturday at 2 p.m.
POSTGAME QUOTES
Junior Setter, Chloe Collins
On the matches this weekend: I think it was a great learning experience for us. We were able to see our ups and downs and what we had to get back into the gym to work on. Overall, I thought we did really well.
Senior Outside Hitter, Amy Neal
On what they accomplished this weekend: As a team, we all worked a lot on our routines and expecting a good game from our opponents. I think we were good at staying calm. Also, I can give a lot of credit to Chloe [Collins] putting up a lot of balls to give me a lot of confidence as I'm hitting.
