University of Houston
San Francisco
Volleyball Swept by San Francisco
11/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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Nov. 24, 2006
STOCKTON, Calif. - The University of Houston volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to San Francisco (18-30, 25-30, 23-30) Friday evening in the opening round of the Bankers Classic at the Spanos Center on the University of Pacific campus.
The Cougars (19-16) will face host Pacific Saturday at 7pm in the Bankers Classic consolation match.
Justine Farmer paced Houston, posting her 25th double-double of the season with 13 kills and 11 digs. Millicent Martin chipped in eight kills, while Ashley Calhoun tallied 12 digs. Krystal Schulle dished out a match-best 28 assists to go along with seven digs. Erin Rice slapped four kills in addition to match-high four blocks for the Cougars.
With four kills, Kelly McAnelly passed Lilly Denoon (1991-1994) for the No. 2 position in program history. The Houston native now has 1,468 kills and also passed Trish Ladusaw (Cincinnati, 1999-2002) for the No. 16 slot on the Conference USA career list.
Becca Sartori also added four kills, surpassing Kelly Trimble (Southern Miss, 1998-2001) and Brittany Barnett (Memphis, 2000-2003) for the No. 27 spot on the C-USA career list.
The USF (23-9) offense cranked out a .368 attack percentage for the match. Kristen Hasselberg fueled the Dons attack, powering home 17 kills on a .353 hitting percentage. Alix Gombos notched 10 kills on .412 clip, while Carly Babin and Brynn Maurer smashed nine and eight kills, respectively.
The two teams traded blows in the first game, but the Dons capitalized on a trio of UH attack errors to jump out to an 11-7 advantage. USF continued its run after a Cougar timeout, reeling off five of the next seven points for a 17-10 lead. The Cougars pulled to within 18-14 on a block from Farmer and Rice, but USF used a 12-4 spurt to win game one going away, 30-18.
Houston took its first lead of the evening at 10-9 in game two on a Rice kill. The Dons responded with five consecutive points to go ahead 14-10, but the Cougars pulled to within 21-20 on a USF ball handling error. A pair of USF service aces provided the difference in a 30-25 victory.
The Dons kept the momentum out of the locker room, firing out to a 10-6 margin in the third game. Houston put together a 12-6 run to grab a 18-16 edge, but the momentum was short-lived as USF scored 14 of the last 19 points for a 30-23 win.
The Cougars concludes the regular season with a match against host Pacific in the Bankers Classic consolation match. First serve is slated for 7pm on the UOP campus.
Cougar Notes
This evening was the second meeting between Houston and San Francisco on the volleyball court ... The first meeting came in 1978 ... The all-time series is now even at 1-1 ... Houston falls to 2-5 in matches on Nov. 24 during the Bill Walton era ... The match was Houston's first in the state of California since the 2003 season ... It also was a homecoming for California native Kinsey Cave, who passed out one assist in limited action ... Houston falls to 12-5 in three-game matches and to 0-8 when dropping the first two games of a match this season ... Ashley Calhoun has reeled in double-digit digs in 24 of her 31 starts at libero, including her last nine outings ... With 12 digs, Calhoun now has 509 digs moving past Jaci Gonzalez (2002) for the No. 4 spot in program history over a single season ... Kelly McAnelly added four kills and passed Lilly Denoon (1991-1994) for the No. 2 position in program history ... The Houston native now has 1,468 kills and also passed Trish Ladusaw (Cincinnati, 1999-2002) for the No. 16 slot on the Conference USA career list ... With 25 attempts, McAnelly is 135 swings away from Debbie Vokes (1994-98) for the top spot in that category in the Houston record book ... Justine Farmer registered her league-leading and added to her program single season record with her 25th double-double of the season ... Farmer has slapped double-digit kills in 37 of her last 40 matches dating back to last season ... With 13 kills, Farmer now has 617 kills passing Jenny Tanneberger (2002) for the No. 2 spot in program history over a single season ... She is 29 kills away from Jennifer Wittenburg (2001) for the No. 1 position in program history over a single season ... Her 11 digs brings her to 487 for the season and 13 away from Jaci Gonzalez (2002) for the No. 5 spot in program history over a single season ... Becca Sartori notched four kills and has recorded 1,350 career kills ... The Houston surpassed Kelly Trimble (Southern Miss, 1998-2001) and Brittany Barnett (Memphis, 2000-2003) for the No. 27 spot in the C-USA career kills list ... She is 20 kills away from Andrea Bush (Southern Miss, 2000-2003) for the No. 26 position ... With one block assist, Sartori has registered 340 blocks assists and is 15 shy of Loure Dews (2001-2004) for the No. 4 position in program history ... She has tallied 385 career blocks and matched Marie Tourillon (1994-1996) for the No. 7 spot in program history ... The Houston native is 31 blocks from Latisha Charles for the No. 6 slot and nine away from Jamie Bielenda (Charlotte, 1995-1997) for the No. 19 position on the C-USA career block list.
