The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
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Kansas
12-4, 5-0Big 12
No. 4 Volleyball falls to Kansas, 3-1
10.10.2018 | Volleyball
Junior Micaya White led Texas with 16 kills.
LAWRENCE, Kan. - No. 4 Texas Volleyball fell to Kansas, 1-3 (18-25, 26-28, 25-20, 23-25) at Horesji Family Athletics Center for its first loss in Big 12 Conference play.
Junior Micaya White led the Longhorns with 16 kills, adding 3 digs and two blocks.
Freshman Logan Eggleston posted 12 kills and five digs, while senior Morgan Johnson had eight kills and a team-high four blocks.
Freshman Katarina Luketic posted eight kills on 12 swings with only two errors for a team-high .500 hitting percentage, freshman Sydney Petersen led Texas in digs with 15, and sophomore Ashley Shook recorded 37 assists, seven digs, and three aces.
The Longhorns will stay on the road to face Oklahoma on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in Norman.
Key stats
-Texas' loss marked the first one in 25 matches in Big 12 play
-The Longhorns hit .234 to the Jayhawks' .294
-Both teams finished with 8.0 blocks
-Petersen has double-digit digs in 11 of Texas' 14 games this season
-Eggleston has had double-digit kills in seven of Texas' 14 games this season
-The Longhorns have hit .210 or better in every match this season
-Shook recorded a career-high three aces
-White has led Texas in kills in 10 matches this season
