CANYON, Texas - The UT Dallas volleyball team lost a Lone Star Conference match to #13 West Texas A&M 25-18, 25-17, 25-15 at The Box Saturday afternoon.
First Set Highlights
- The Lady Buffs (17-4, 9-1 LSC) established an early advantage with a 3-1 lead, capitalizing on a block by Kaycee Cavanaugh. Â
- After a close exchange of points, WT's Currie Marusak and Bromli Watson combined for consecutive kills to go ahead 8-6. Â
- A service ace from Marusak extended their lead to 10-7. Â
- The home side closed the set at 25-18, thanks to a service ace by Taytum Stow.
Second Set Highlights
- The Comets (5-16, 2-8 LSC) took an early 2-0 lead, capitalizing on an error and a kill by
Abby Gentner. Â
- WT responded with a strong mid-set performance, taking a 7-0 run highlighted by multiple kills from Watson, to move ahead 16-8. Â
- The Lady Buffs secured the set 25-17, leading the match.
Third Set Highlights
- WT opened with a kill from Parker Gladhill, setting the tone early. Â
- The home team executed 7-0 run to extend their lead to 11-5. Â
- UTDÂ attempted to close the gap with kills from
Laura See and
Jane Burkhardt, but WT maintained their lead to finish the set 25-15.
Stats Breakdown
The Comets hit .056 on 24 kills, one ace, six blocks and 21 digs.
The Lady Buffs had a .360 hitting percentage with 42 kills, three aces, five blocks and 35 digs.
UT Dallas PerformancesÂ
Laura See - 4 kills, .333 hitting percentage, 1 ace, 4 blocksÂ
Abby Gentner - 17 assists, 3 kills, 2 blocks
Jane Burkhardt - 8 killsÂ
Sydney Sabin - 6 digs, 2 assists. Moved into 9th place on UTD's career assists list with 827.Â
Camryn Kerlick - 3 kills, 3 blocks, 3 digs
West Texas A&M Performance
Currie Marusak - 11 kills, .529 hitting percentage, 7 digs
Kaycee Cavanaugh - 8 kills, 9 digs
Bromli Watson - 19 assists, 5 digs
Up Next
UTD will travel to Austin, Texas to face St. Edward's on Tuesday at 6 p.m.