The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
4-1
Army
1-4
No. 3 Volleyball defeats Army, 3-0
09.02.2016 | Volleyball
Three Texas players finished with double-digit kills.
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior Paulina Prieto Cerame, sophomore Yaazie Bedart-Ghani and freshman Micaya White all finished with double-digit kills to lead No. 3 Texas Volleyball (4-1) past Army (1-4), 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-) on Friday night at Gregory Gym.
White led the charge with 16 kills for her fourth match with double-digit kills this season.
Her 16 kills came on 37 swings for a .324 hitting percentage, also adding eight digs and a block.
Prieto Cerame finished with 12 kills, hitting .290, also posting three blocks, while Bedart-Ghani had 11, hitting .304 with two blocks.
Senior Chloe Collins led in assists once again with 40, also recording three aces and nine digs.
Junior Cat McCoy posted 12 digs, while freshman Orie Agbaji led with four blocks.
As a team, the Longhorns hit .278 to Army's .153 and led in blocks, 7.0 to 3.0.
The Horns opened the match strong, jumping out to an early 9-1 lead behind two kills from White and two from Bedart-Ghani. The Black Knights won back-to-back points to narrow the spread, but the Longhorns kept the momentum and extended their lead to 12-3. Army did not back down and won eight of the next 11 points to pull to within four, but a Bedart-Ghani kill and McCoy ace gave Texas its cushion back. The Longhorns maintained the lead and closed out set one, 25-15.
In the second set, Army led early, but a 6-1 run by the Longhorns gave them a 9-6 lead. The Black Knights fired back with back-to-back points to pull within one, but Texas answered with a 5-0 run to lead, 14-8. Kills from Bedart-Ghani and White held off Army and took a 2-0 advantage in the match with a 25-22 score for the second set.
White got Texas off to a strong start with four kills in the third set to give the Horns an early 5-3 lead. The Black Knights did not let the set get away, but the Longhorns executed a 5-1 run and followed with a 3-1 run to create some space. Army stayed close, but Texas closed the set, 25-18 to take its second sweep of the season.
Amber Clay led Army with 10 kills and 11 digs.
Texas will play its final match of the American Campus Classic versus Miami on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. The match will be televised live on Longhorn Network.
Postmatch Quotes
Head Coach Jerritt Elliott
On the win: I thought we played at a good level. Our energy was good coming out and we got a good lead and then it was about playing steady. It was probably one of the more steady matches that we've played all season long. I thought our serve-receive improved the last two games and we're getting good swings.
Sophomore Outside Hitter Yaazie Bedart-Ghani
On her performance tonight: Chloe [Collins] has been putting up some really good balls for me, and I've been able to drive through and get good contact.
On how the team is progressing: I think we are really starting to gel throughout the preseason and we've just been coming together more and more.
On facing Miami tomorrow: I think we play a little bit later in the afternoon, so we will be able to get some rest, which is good. Then, of course, our trainers are always taking great care of us.
