The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
17-4, 12-1Big 12
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Kansas
15-8, 8-4Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 20 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| TEXAS | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
No. 5 Volleyball takes down Kansas, 3-1
11.10.2018 | Volleyball
Senior Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani led Texas with 13 kills and two blocks.
AUSTIN, Texas - No. 5 Texas Volleyball defeated Kansas, 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18) at Gregory Gym on Saturday afternoon to improve to 17-4 overall and 12-1 in Big 12 Conference play.
With the win, the Longhorns are guaranteed at least a share of the 2018 Big 12 Conference title.
Senior Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani led the Longhorns with 13 kills on 23 swings (.435) while adding two blocks and one dig.
Freshman Jhenna Gabriel led Texas with 45 assists for a career high while adding six digs.
Junior Micaya White had a team-high 11 digs, also posting double-digit kills with 12, one block, and two aces.
Freshman Logan Eggleston had double-digit kills with 10 and had one dig.
Junior Brionne Butler had nine kills (.438), three digs, and two blocks, while senior Morgan Johnson had nine kills on 11 swings (.818) and three blocks.
Freshman Sydney Petersen had eight digs and one ace and junior Autumn Rounsaville had seven digs.
Texas has a break before going to Waco to face Baylor on Friday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. CT.
Key stats
-Texas now leads the all-time series with Kansas 43-5
-Texas hit .363 and held Kansas to a .248 mark
-Texas had seven aces to Kansas' one ace
-Bedart-Ghani has four matches with double-digit kills, all hitting .286 or better
-Bedart-Ghani has hit .214 or better in the last six matches
-Gabriel's 45 assists is a career-high mark
-White has double-digit kills, hitting .267 or better in 12 matches this season, including the last six
-White has eight double-doubles this season
-The last match three players finished with double-digit kills in a four-set match was vs. Kentucky on September 7.
