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No. 5 Volleyball sweeps TCU in Fort Worth
10.08.2017 | Volleyball
The Longhorns moved to 4-0 in Big 12 play and 12-2 on the season.
FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 5 Texas Volleyball (12-2, 4-0) defeated TCU (9-7, 1-4), 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-21) on Sunday afternoon at the TCU University Recreation Center.
Sophomore Micaya White led the Longhorns with double-digit kills for the 11th-straight match. She finished with 12 kills, only committing three errors on 31 swings, while adding seven digs and two blocks.
Senior Ebony Nwanebu equaled a season-high .500 hitting percentage on eight kills with no errors, also adding four blocks.
Freshman Lexi Sun posted nine kills with only two errors on 17 swings for a .412 hitting percentage.
Senior Cat McCoy recorded a team-leading 10 digs, while freshman Ashley Shook posted 28 assists, nine digs, and two blocks.
Senior Chiaka Ogbogu finished with a team-high nine blocks, with Texas outblocking TCU eleven to five and holding the Horned Frogs to a .147 clip.
A competitive opening to the match saw Texas unable to extend a narrow lead, but then go on a 7-3 run to extend to 19-14. Sustaining the advantage with Shook's seven assists, three digs, and two blocks on the set guiding the Longhorns, Texas clinched the set at 25-22 while limiting TCU to .135 clip.
Transitioning to the second set with a 3-0 start for the frame, the Longhorns forced an early TCU timeout at 6-2 with a kill from White. With Texas finding an offensive stride, Ogbogu's six blocks on the set marshalled the Longhorns at the net and fueled a ten-point advantage to get to 13-3. Not looking back, Texas took the second set at 25-12.
The home team Horned Frogs opened the third set on top, forcing a Texas timeout on a 17-14 lead. After coming back to tie at 13-13, TCU continued to trade points with the Longhorns up to 19-19. But after three-consecutive TCU errors enabled Texas to establish a narrow lead at 20-19, the Longhorns pounced to take the match, 25-21.
Next up, Texas faces a clash with the No. 11 Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kansas on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The match will be televised live on ESPNU.
FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 5 Texas Volleyball (12-2, 4-0) defeated TCU (9-7, 1-4), 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-21) on Sunday afternoon at the TCU University Recreation Center.
Sophomore Micaya White led the Longhorns with double-digit kills for the 11th-straight match. She finished with 12 kills, only committing three errors on 31 swings, while adding seven digs and two blocks.
Senior Ebony Nwanebu equaled a season-high .500 hitting percentage on eight kills with no errors, also adding four blocks.
Freshman Lexi Sun posted nine kills with only two errors on 17 swings for a .412 hitting percentage
Senior Cat McCoy recorded a team-leading 10 digs, while freshman Ashley Shook posted 28 assists, nine digs, and two blocks.
Senior Chiaka Ogbogu finished with a team-high nine blocks, with Texas outblocking TCU eleven to five and holding the Horned Frogs to a .147 clip.
A competitive opening to the match saw Texas unable to extend a narrow lead, but then go on a 7-3 run to extend to 19-14. Sustaining the advantage with Shook's seven assists, three digs, and two blocks on the set guiding the Longhorns, Texas clinched the set at 25-22 while limiting TCU to .135 clip.
Transitioning to the second set with a 3-0 start for the frame, the Longhorns forced an early TCU timeout at 6-2 with a kill from White. With Texas finding an offensive stride, Ogbogu's six blocks on the set marshalled the Longhorns at the net and fueled a ten-point advantage to get to 13-3. Not looking back, Texas took the second set at 25-12.
The home team Horned Frogs opened the third set on top, forcing a Texas timeout on a 17-14 lead. After coming back to tie at 13-13, TCU continued to trade points with the Longhorns up to 19-19. But after three-consecutive TCU errors enabled Texas to establish a narrow lead at 20-19, the Longhorns pounced to take the match at 25-21.
Next up, Texas faces a clash with the No. 11 Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kansas on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The match will be televised live on ESPNU.
Postgame Quotes
Senior Middle Blocker Chiaka Ogbogu
On the match: I thought the match went well. We really focused on executing on our side and making sure we are all doing our individual jobs.
On her blocking: We focused a lot on out of system blocking in practice and we did a good job of talking to each other which made my job easier.
On the match: I thought the match went well. We really focused on executing on our side and making sure we are all doing our individual jobs.
On her blocking: We focused a lot on out of system blocking in practice and we did a good job of talking to each other which made my job easier.
