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No. 5 Volleyball sweeps Stephen F. Austin to open NCAA Tournament
11.29.2018 | Volleyball
Freshman Sydney Petersen and junior Claire Hahn led the Longhorns with double-digit digs.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 5 Texas Volleyball defeated Stephen F. Austin, 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-21) to kick off the 2018 NCAA tournament at Gregory Gym on Thursday night.
Freshman Sydney Petersen and junior Claire Hahn led the Longhorns with double-digit digs. Petersen posted 17, also posting two assists, while Hahn finished with 12, also adding four assists and a team-high two aces.
Three Longhorns recorded double-digit kills, led by freshman Logan Eggleston with a team-high 14 on 22 swings (.591).
Junior Micaya White had 12 kills while senior Yassmeen Bedart-Ghani had 11 kills. White added eight digs and Bedart-Ghani added four digs and three blocks.
Senior Morgan Johnson had six kills on 10 swings (.600) while adding three blocks and freshman Brionne Butler had five kills on 11 swings and led Texas with four blocks.
Texas will play Texas State in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament on Friday November 30th at 8 p.m. CT. The match will be televised on the Longhorn Network.
Key stats
-Texas now leads the all-time series with SFA, 7-1-1
-Texas hit .336 and held SFA to a .063 mark
-Texas out blocked SFA, 8-4
-The Longhorns have hit .309 or better in six-straight matches and nine out of the last ten
-The Longhorns are currently on an 11 game win streak
-Texas has swept 12 opponents this season
-White had double-digit kills for the 23rd time this season
-Eggleston's .591 efficiency was a career high
-Petersen has double-digit digs in 19 matches this season
-Hahn has double-digit digs in three matches this season
