Thursday, October 6
Huntsville
6:30 PM
6-13,3-2WAC
1
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3
UTRGV
16-4,5-0WAC
1
2
3
4
F
UTRGV
26
25
23
25
3
Sam Houston
24
16
25
18
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Photo by: Rwanda Tuaa
UTRGV drops Kats in four sets
10/6/2022 9:42:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
HUNTSVILLE – The Sam Houston Bearkat volleyball team had its 3-match win streak come to an end on Thursday night at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum, falling 3-1 to league-leading UTRGV.
Catherine Krieger had 15 kills and hit over .300 for the fourth straight match, but the Kats (6-13, 3-2 WAC) only hit .188 for the match and were haunted by a rough night at the service line. In all the Kats finished with nine service errors – five coming in Set 1 – and were edged 7-1 in service aces by UTRGV (16-4, 5-0 WAC).
The Kats will look to get back in the win column on Saturday when they host NM State at 1:00 p.m.
Sam Houston got a double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs from Alyssa Fielder, and both McKenzie Morvant and Madison Dyer had five blocks apiece. Hannah Baker led the back line with 19 digs, while Avery Fowler had 24 assists.
For UTRGV, Sarah Cruz led the way with 16 kills as one of three Vaqueros in double figures.
The Kats were able to work around their service woes in Set 1 with a 7-2 run that gave them a 19-17 lead. A few points later, a kill from Hailey Heider had Sam Houston on the verge of a 1-0 advantage before UTRGV went to Cruz for consecutive scores before closing out a 26-24 win with two straight Bearkat miscues.
One set later the Vaqueros cruised their way to a 2-0 lead with a convincing 25-16 behind .333 hitting as a team, but Set 3 belonged to the Kats after a strong late surge. Krieger snapped a 21-21 tie with a score, but it was a kill from Fielder before a block from Heider and Dyer that did the trick to get the Kats back in the match.
But the Kats ran out of gas midway through the fourth set as UTRGV closed out the match on a 9-2 run.
Catherine Krieger had 15 kills and hit over .300 for the fourth straight match, but the Kats (6-13, 3-2 WAC) only hit .188 for the match and were haunted by a rough night at the service line. In all the Kats finished with nine service errors – five coming in Set 1 – and were edged 7-1 in service aces by UTRGV (16-4, 5-0 WAC).
The Kats will look to get back in the win column on Saturday when they host NM State at 1:00 p.m.
Sam Houston got a double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs from Alyssa Fielder, and both McKenzie Morvant and Madison Dyer had five blocks apiece. Hannah Baker led the back line with 19 digs, while Avery Fowler had 24 assists.
For UTRGV, Sarah Cruz led the way with 16 kills as one of three Vaqueros in double figures.
The Kats were able to work around their service woes in Set 1 with a 7-2 run that gave them a 19-17 lead. A few points later, a kill from Hailey Heider had Sam Houston on the verge of a 1-0 advantage before UTRGV went to Cruz for consecutive scores before closing out a 26-24 win with two straight Bearkat miscues.
One set later the Vaqueros cruised their way to a 2-0 lead with a convincing 25-16 behind .333 hitting as a team, but Set 3 belonged to the Kats after a strong late surge. Krieger snapped a 21-21 tie with a score, but it was a kill from Fielder before a block from Heider and Dyer that did the trick to get the Kats back in the match.
But the Kats ran out of gas midway through the fourth set as UTRGV closed out the match on a 9-2 run.
Team Stats
UTRGV
SHSU
Kills
56
53
Errors
22
26
Attempts
155
144
Hitting %
.219
.188
Points
68
63.5
Assists
54
52
Aces
7
1
Blocks
5
9.5
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
DS/L
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
OH/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
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