ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The UT Dallas volleyball team finished off the Bettye Wallace Invitational with a 25-18, 24-26, 25-18, 26-24 victory over the host Henderson State at the Duke Wells Center on Saturday.
Trailing 7-4 in the opening set,
Sydney Sabin's service helped the Comets (2-1) gon a on a 9-0 run. Sabin posted three aces, while
Addison Schnautz came up with two kills and
Savannah Welch added one.
The Reddies (1-2) cut the deficit to 19-17 before UTD ended the set with a 6-1 run. The Comets hit .267 with 13 kills in the opener.
UTD led 17-11 in the second, but HSU posted a 7-0 run to take a brief lead. The teams traded leads and ties before the home team finished the frame with three straight points to win 26-24.
The Comets never trailed in the third, taking the pivotal set 25-18.
The final set featured 13 ties and four lead changes. The Reddies looked to force a fifth set with a 22-17 advantage, but the Comets scored the next five points to tie it up. HSU led 24-23, but UTD finished the match with the final three points, which included a
Scarlette Young kill and a Sabin ace.
For the match, the Comets hit .170 with 56 kills, nine aces, nine total blocks and 69 digs. The Reddies hit .122 with 45 kills, six aces, nine blocks and 82 digs.
UT Dallas Notes
- Welch, a freshman middle blocker, hit .400 on 14 kills to go with four block assists.
- Senior middle
Laura See hit .304 on 11 kills and four blocks.
- Sophomore
Jane Burkhardt added 12 kills.
- Young finished with nine kills and 24 assists.
- Sophomore right side
Lila Westphal also had four blocks and came up with five kills.
- Sabin served up four aces and recorded eight digs.
- Freshman
Avery Gray led the Comets with 20 digs.
- Senior libero
Mari Hernandez added 18 digs.
- Sophomore setter
Abby Gentner had 26 assists, two aces and seven digs.
Henderson State Notes
- Kelis Battles led the Reddies with 15 kills and 24 digs.
- Karsen Hart hit .412 on nine kills and four blocks.
- Cassidy Campbell added seven kills and four solo blocks.
- Lasheena Gooseberry posted five total blocks.
- Alyssa Lindemann had 22 assists and 11 digs.
- Kaylon Partain added 19 digs.
- Tyhia Mack also had a double-double of 21 assists and 10 digs.
Up Next
UTD will open the Denton Volleyfest on the campus of Texas Woman's with #12 Central Oklahoma on Thursday at 4 p.m.
