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No. 1 Volleyball advances to 14th NCAA Final Four
12.10.2022 | Volleyball, Longhorn Foundation
The Longhorns defeated Ohio State, 3-1, in front of a Gregory Gym record crowd of 5,344.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 1 Texas Volleyball defeated No. 10 Ohio State, 25-18, 21-25, 25-13, 25-21, in the NCAA Regional Final on Saturday in front of a record crowd of 5,344 at Gregory Gym.
The Longhorns (26-1) advance to their 14th Final Four and their 10th in the last 15 seasons. Texas will play the winner of the NCAA Palo Alto Regional Final between Stanford and San Diego in the NCAA Semifinal.
Texas dominated at the net, finishing with 16 total blocks and had eight in the commanding third set win.
Logan Eggleston, who was named the Austin Regional Most Outstanding Player, led Texas with 20 kills, hitting .341 in the match, and added nine digs, three blocks, two service aces and one assist.
Asjia O'Neal led Texas with eight blocks and added seven kills, while being named to the NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament team. Madisen Skinner finished with 13 kills, while Molly Phillips had five kills and six blocks. Kayla Caffey added four blocks and three kills and Bella Bergmark had four blocks and two kills.
Zoe Fleck was also named to the NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament team after finishing with 18 digs, two service aces and two assists.
Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres dished out 40 assists and added four blocks, three digs and one kill.
Texas held a slim 15-14 lead halfway through the first set before using a 5-0 run to take a commanding 20-14 lead. The Longhorns hit .400 in the set and served tough with three aces.
The Longhorns held a 20-17 lead in the second set before Ohio State went on an 8-1 run to take the set 25-21 and even the match at one set apiece. Texas was held to a .188 hitting percentage in the set.
Texas imposed its will in the third set, using eight blocks and holding Ohio State to a negative hitting percentage. The Longhorns cruised to a 25-13 win to retake the lead in the match.
The fourth set was a battle, with the teams going back-and-forth throughout before the Longhorns finished it on a 3-0 run to win that match.
AUSTIN REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Hattie Bray – Marquette
Jenna Wenaa – Minnesota
Emily Londot – Ohio State
Gabby Gonzales – Ohio State
Logan Eggleston – Texas
Zoe Fleck – Texas
Asjia O'Neal – Texas
Most Outstanding Player: Logan Eggleston
TICKET PUNCHED#HookEm pic.twitter.com/M6JgZDrLsr
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) December 11, 2022
NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) December 11, 2022
Thanks so much for the support all season long, and we'll see y'all in Omaha 🤘#HookEm pic.twitter.com/EyXMAuGFrQ
.@loganeggleston_ sealed the deal 🤘#HookEm pic.twitter.com/nosoTCOI21
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) December 11, 2022
