LUBBOCK, Texas - The UT Dallas volleyball team defeated Lubbock Christian 25-16, 22-25, 27-25, 26-24 in a Lone Star Conference contest at the Rip Griffin Center Saturday afternoon.
The Comets (9-8, 5-3 LSC) led the entire opening set while hitting .324 on 15 kills. The Lady Chaps (8-11, 4-5 LSC) were limited to .040 hitting.
LCU controlled the second set by jumping out to a 9-1 advantage. UTD came back to tie it at 16-16, before the home squad went on a 5-0 run and eventually won 25-22.
The third set featured 11 ties and five lead changes. The Lady Chaps were up 18-14, but Comets responded with a 7-2 run to go up 21-20. a kill by Camryn Blair and back-to-back UTD attack errors gave LCU a 24-22 lead and set point. a
Jane Burkhardt kill and a Lady Chap error knotted the frame at 24-24. LCU won the next point, but UTD closed it out with the final three points, including back-to-back kills by Burkhardt and an ace by
Abby Gentner. The Comets connected on 19 kills in the set.
The Lady Chaps got out to a 9-3 lead in the fourth and led 20-15 later in the set. The Comets once again scrapped back with a 7-1 rally to go up 22-21. With LCU up 24-23, a service error, block by
Lila Westphal and
Scarlette Young and a kill from Young gave UTD the victory.
For the match, the Comets hit .263 on 64 kills, six aces, 73 digs and nine blocks. The Lady Chaps hit .217 on 57 kills, eight aces, 71 digs and three blocks.
UT Dallas Notes
- Burkhardt finished with 21 kills - her fifth 20-plus performance of the season. She also came up with 12 digs and a pair of aces.
- Young had 17 kills, 28 assists and two blocks.
- Outside hitter
Morgan Helms tied her season-best with 12 kills.
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Lashae Goffney recorded a season-best five blocks and connected on seven kills.
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Laura See recorded six kills and four blocks.
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Lila Westphal had five blocks, including one solo. She has 14 total blocks in the last two matches.
- Setter
Abby Gentner posted another double-double of 22 assists and 14 digs with three service aces.
- Libero
Avery Gray came up with 24 digs and eight assists.
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Maya Rhamy added 11 digs, her second double-digit performance of the year.
Lubbock Christian Notes
- Blair led LCU with 18 kills.
- Hope Gonsioroski had 11 kills.
- Kayson Raves hit .529 on nine kills and two blocks.
- Camdyn Sears recorded 49 assists and nine digs.
- Kyla Farnan had three aces and 12 digs.
- Leigh Jespersen came up with 14 digs.
Up Next
The Comets will host Eastern New Mexico on Friday, October 16. The match will start at 6 p.m. as they will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Night with a t-shirt giveaway.
