University of Houston
New Mexico
Farmer's 29 Kills Carry Volleyball Past New Mexico
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 1, 2006
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WACO - Justine Farmer ripped a career-best 29 kills to go along with 10 digs, as the University of Houston volleyball team outlasted New Mexico (24-30, 30-27, 30-26, 30-19) Friday afternoon at the Clarion Invitational on the Baylor campus.
Houston (4-1) was headlined by Farmer, who powered home a .400 attack percentage, after matching her previous career-high of 24 kills against UALR earlier today. The El Paso native surpassed the 500-career kill mark in game two and compiled her fourth double-double in five matches this season.
Kelsey King continued her strong play, dishing out a match-high 56 assists to go along with 10 digs for her second consecutive double-double. She fueled Kelly McAnelly to 12 kills. McAnelly now has 1,174 career kills moving past Michelle Frazier (1997-2000) for the No. 7 spot. The Houston native is 20 kills away from tying Karen Bell (1988-91) for the No. 6 position.
Becca Sartori slapped 11 kills and added four blocks, while Ashley Calhoun picked up a match-best 22 digs to anchor the back row. The freshman libero has notched double-digit digs in four of her first five matches. Kinsey Cave equaled a career-best tacking on seven kills, while Sunshine Misa-Uli notched six kills and totaled a career-best five blocks.
Sarah Kwasigroch tallied 44 assists, 10 digs and five blocks for New Mexico (1-3). Kelly Therkelsen and Jennifer Heasty paced the Lobos with 10 kills apiece.
Despite a nine-kill performance by Farmer in the opening game, the Cougars dropped a 30-24 decision. The Lobos hit .342 in game one, garnering seven kills from Heasty. With New Mexico ahead 19-17, the Lobos strung together four consecutive points capped by back-to-back kills from Rose Morris.
Houston continued to ride Farmer's right arm in game two. Down 24-20, the Cougars finished the game on a 10-3 run. Farmer supplied three kills during the spurt to even the match at one game apiece.
New Mexico jumped out to an early 5-1 lead in game three behind three aces from Allison Suiter. The Cougars fought back and tied the score at 14-14. Houston eventually grabbed a 21-19 advantage and got four key points on Calhoun's serve to stretch the score to 25-19. The Cougars held off the Lobos for a critical 30-26 game three victory.
The Cougars once again used a run on Calhoun's serve in the fourth game to build an early 14-9 edge. After a Lobo sideout, Krystal Schulle came off the bench and provided five consecutive points to put the game out of reach at 18-10. The Cougars closed out the match with its best hitting percentage on the afternoon at a .282 clip and a 30-19 win.
Houston takes on Louisiana-Monroe and host Baylor Saturday to conclude the Clarion Invitational. First serve against the Warhawks is scheduled for 10am with an approximately 2:30pm start on-tap against the Bears. Live stats are available for both matches on UHCougars.com
Cougar Notes
This is the first win in five meetings for Houston against New Mexico ... The last meeting between the two teams came during the 1988 season ... Kinsey Cave matched a career-best powering home seven kills on a career-high .312 attack percentage ... Sunshine Misa-Uli equaled her career-best with six kills ... Misa-Uli set a new career high with five blocks ... Ashley Calhoun has served up an ace in her first five collegiate matches ... Calhoun also has notched double-digit digs in four of her five matches and has surpassed the 20-dig mark in both matches at the Clarion Invitational ... Kelsey King has provided back-to-back double-doubles ... The Birmingham Southern transfer now has compiled 15 double-doubles in her career ... She has passed out 50 or more assists in four of her first five matches as a Cougar ... Justine Farmer set a new career-high smacking 29 kills and passed the 500-career kills mark ... The sophomore has notched a double-double in four of her first five matches this season ... Farmer stretches her streak to 11 consecutive matches with double-digit kills and 15 of her last 17 outings dating back to last season ... With 10 digs, Farmer is now 63 digs away from 500 ... With 12 kills, Kelly McAnelly moved passed Michelle Frazier (1997-200) for No. 7 in program history ... McAnelly has 1,174 career kills and is 20 kills away from tying Karen Bell (1988-91) for the No. 6 position ... She is also 106 kills shy from moving into the Top 30 in Conference USA history ... With 43 attempts, McAnelly is exactly 1,000 swings away from Debbie Vokes (1994-98) for the top spot in that category ... Becca Sartori has reached double-digit kills in 41 of the last 51 matches she has played in dating back to October 2004 ... Sartori has connected at a .250 attack percentage or higher in 13 of her last 16 matches since mid-October of last season ... Sartori moves to 77 kills away from breaking into the Top 10 in program history and is 218 kills shy from reaching the Top 30 in the C-USA record book ... With three block assists, Becca Sartori is three away from equaling Emily Leffers (1993-94, 1996-97) for No. 9 spot in program history ... She is also 24 total blocks shy from the Top 30 in Conference USA history.
