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West Virginia
No. 4 Volleyball sweeps West Virginia in Morgantown
09.29.2018 | Volleyball
Junior Micaya White and freshman Brionne Butler led Texas with double-digit kills.
MORGANTOWN, W.V. - No. 4 Texas Volleyball swept West Virginia (25-18, 25-15, 25-19) to improve to 8-3 on the season and 3-0 in the Big 12 on Saturday afternoon at WVU Coliseum.
Freshman Brionne Butler finished with 10 kills (.533), six digs, and five blocks. Junior Micaya White added 14 kills (.435), three digs, and one block.
Freshman Logan Eggleston contributed nine kills (.333) and three blocks, while freshman Katarina Luketic had six kills (.333) and one block.
Sophomore Ashley Shook recorded 35 assists, four digs, and three blocks. Senior Morgan Johnson added five kills (.417) and five blocks.
Freshman Sydney Petersen led the Longhorns with 13 digs.
The Longhorns will face TCU on the road in Forth Worth, Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. CT. The match will be televised on ESPNU.
Key stats
-Texas stays unbeaten against West Virginia all-time with a 13-0 record.
-UT hit .386 to West Virginia's .149
-Texas out-blocked WVU, 10.0 to 4.0
-The Longhorns have hit .321 or better in three-straight matches
-The match marks Texas' second-straight sweep
-White has hit .383 or better in all Big 12 matches
-Petersen has posted double-digit digs in eight of Texas' 11 matches.
-Butler has double-digit kills in four matches this season
-Butler's two aces and six digs were both career-high marks
-Texas is 2-2 in away matches
-Texas is now 4-0 against unranked opponents
