University of Houston
McNeese State
Volleyball Knocks Off McNeese State
9/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 16, 2006
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HOUSTON - Sunshine Misa-Uli registered career-highs, slapping 23 kills and 18 digs as the University of the Houston volleyball team defeated McNeese State (30-25, 24-30, 30-24, 30-22) Saturday afternoon at the Athletics/Alumni Center in the final match of the Conference USA/Southland Conference Challenge.
The Cougars (9-6) registered an undefeated mark to win the tournament and only dropped one game along the way. The victory also was No. 800 for the program in its 35-year history.
Justine Farmer tacked on 22 kills and 27 digs, while Becca Sartori powered home 12 kills on a .276 attack percentage. With 12 kills, Sartori moved into the Top 10 in program history. The Houston native now has 1,147 career kills and is 11 kills away from Nashika Stokes (1993-96) for the No. 9 position.
Krystal Schulle passed out a career-best 61 assists to go along with 11 digs. She has registered a double-double in three of her first four matches at setter.
Ashley Calhoun reeled in 16 digs, while Millicent Martin corralled 12 digs on the back row. Calhoun has sprawled out for double-digit digs in nine of her 13 starts at libero this season.
Houston controlled the tempo early and jumped out to a 10-4 lead. McNeese State cut the lead down to three points on three separate occasions, but the Cougars responded to take a 30-25 win. Misa-Uli paced Houston with seven kills on a .455 attack percentage.
McNeese regrouped and fired out to an 18-5 advantage in game two. The Cougars charged back and got within 25-19 before the Cowgirls picked up a pair of blocks to hold on for the 30-24 win.
Game three was a knick and tuck affair. At 19-19, the Houston defense forced a pair of McNeese State attack coupled with a Farmer kill. The Cougars rode that initial momentum to grab a 30-24 victory.
Houston saved its best effort for last, powering home 23 kills on a game-high .346 attack percentage in the fourth game. With the Cougars ahead 9-7, Houston went on an 11-6 spurt capped by a Misa-Uli kill. Houston finished the match with a 30-22 win.
Houston opens Conference USA action Friday at Memphis. First server against the Tigers is slated for 7pm. Live stats will be available on UHCougars.com
Cougar Notes
The Houston volleyball program picked up its 800th program victory ... Houston improves to 3-0 all-time against McNeese State ... Before this weekend, the two teams hadn't faced off the volleyball court since 1977 ... Sunshine Misa-Uli notched new career-highs powering home 23 kills and 18 digs ... Misa-Uli also attacked at career-best .429 attack percentage ... She has slapped double-digit kills in six of her last eight outings and has racked up double-doubles in three of her last four matches ... Krystal Schulle notched her third double-double in four matches ... Schulle dished out a career-best 61 assists and added 11 digs ... Ashley Calhoun reeled in double-digit digs for the 10th time this season ... The Wisconsin native has corralled double-digit digs in nine of her 13 starts at libero ... Justine Farmer has powered home double-digit kills in 18 of her last 20 matches she has played in dating back to last season ... The El Paso native sprawled out for 27 digs adding her team-leading 10th double-double ... She has picked up a double-double in five of her last six matches ... With three kills, Kelly McAnelly has 1,237 career kills and is 99 kills away from Emily Leffers (1993-94, 96-97) for the No. 4 hole ... McAnelly also is 43 kills away from moving into the Top 30 of Conference USA history ... With 11 attempts, McAnelly is 784 swings away from Debbie Vokes (1994-98) for the top spot in that category ... Becca Sartori has reached double-digit kills in 45 of her last 60 matches dating back to October 2004 ... With 12 kills, Sartori broke into the Top 10 in program history passing Ashley Mulkey ... Sartori now has 1,147 career kills and is 11 away from Nashika Stokes (1993-96) for the No. 9 spot ... The Houston native is 133 kills shy from reaching the Top 30 in the C-USA record book ... Sartori added one block assist and is 10 shy from matching Latisha Charles (1986-87, 1989-90) for No. 7 all-time ... The Houston native is nine total blocks from moving into the Top 30 of Conference USA history and 22 total blocks shy of reaching Karina Faber (1990-92) for the No. 8 slot in program history.
