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No. 2 Volleyball sweeps West Virginia on the road
09.25.2015 | Volleyball
Freshman Yaazie Bedart-Ghani recorded a .700 hitting percentage on a career-high seven kills.
MORGANTOWN, W.V. – No. 2 Texas Volleyball defeated West Virginia in its first Big 12 Conference road test, 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-16) on Friday night in Morgantown, W.V.
Freshman Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani recorded a .700 hitting percentage, posting a career-high seven kills on 10 attempts and no errors.
Bedart-Ghani also added a team-leading and career-high five blocks to lead the Longhorns.
Senior Amy Neal posted fifth-straight match in double-digit kills with 11, while juniors Paulina Prieto Cerame and Chiaka Ogbogu added seven and six, respectively.
Sophomore Cat McCoy led Texas in digs with 16 for her ninth-straight match in double-digit digs, while junior Chloe Collins had 29 assists.
The win marked the Longhorns' ninth sweep of the season. They hit .338 to the Mountaineers' 0.88. Texas has held five opponents to under a .100 hitting percentage so far this season.
West Virginia jumped out to a 3-1 lead to start the match, but the Longhorns answered with a 9-1 run to lead, 10-4. Texas maintained its lead until the Mountaineers executed a 4-0 run to pull within three, but UT responded with four-straight points to lead, 17-10. West Virginia could not close the gap and Texas took set one, 25-16.
The Longhorns outscored the Mountaineers, 6-2 early in the first set behind two aces from McCoy. West Virginia fired back with a 4-1 run to pull to within two, but UT answered with a 5-1 run of its own to take a 15-10 lead. From there, the teams traded points until Texas closed the set, 25-17.
Neither team led by more than two early in the third set until the Longhorns went on a 6-0 run at 6-6. Texas maintained and extended its lead, taking a 20-11 advantage before the Mountaineers won the next two of three points, but UT only allowed three more points to take the set, 25-16 and the match, 3-0.
Texas will return to Gregory Gym to host Iowa State on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. The match will be televised live on Longhorn Network.
Post-Match Comments
Head Coach Jerritt Elliott
On the win: It's a good first road win in the Big 12 for us. I thought we were steady and I liked the way we approached the match.
On Bedart-Ghani's night: It was her first time on the right side, we have been working on that a little bit. She got her first opportunity today and she did a good job for us.
Freshman Outside Hitter Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani
On her performance: I felt really good, especially in the last set with my blocking. I think it was a lot better. Also, hitting on the right side has gotten easier with practice.
