University of Houston
Memphis
Volleyball Falls in Four to Memphis
9/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 22, 2006
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Memphis, Tenn. - The University of Houston volleyball team lost a 3-1 decision at Memphis (26-30, 30-20, 28-30, 22-30) to open Conference USA action Friday night.
Shelby Burton headlined Memphis (14-2, 1-1 C-USA) with 24 kills on a .467 attack percentage, while Sarah Bury and Ashley Liford added 15 kills apiece. Laura Cote passed out a match-best 58 assists and corralled 13 digs for the victors.
The Cougars (9-7, 0-1 C-USA) fall to 8-3 and have dropped three of its last four C-USA openers. Sunshine Misa-Uli led the way, powering home 20 kills and 12 digs.
Justine Farmer and Becca Sartori tacked on 16 and 14 kills, respectfully. With 14 kills, Sartori moved past Nashika Stokes (1993-96) for the No. 9 spot all-time. The Houston native now has 1,161 career kills and is seven kills away from Michelle Frazier (1997-2000) for the No. 8 position.
Krystal Schulle notched her fourth double-double in her last five matches, dishing out 49 assists and pulled in 14 digs. Millicent Martin reeled in 18 digs, while Ashley Calhoun sprawled out for 15 digs in the loss.
Houston held a 16-14 advantage in game one before Memphis went on an 8-2 run to grab a 24-20 lead. The Tigers used seven opening game kills from Bury and connected on a .385 attack percentage to take game one, 30-26.
The Cougars regrouped in the second game behind strong defense. The Houston front row forced nine Memphis attack errors and held the Tigers to a .039 mark. Down 8-7, the Cougars scored 10 of the next 12 points, capped by a pair of Ashley Calhoun services aces to go ahead 17-10. Houston got three kills apiece from Farmer and Misa-Uli to hold on for the 30-20 victory.
Memphis jumped out to a 12-6 lead in game three, but Houston fought back to even the score at 17-17. The Tigers responded by taking advantage of a Cougar service and attack error coupled with a block to retake a 20-17 advantage.
Memphis extended the lead to 28-22 before holding off a Cougar rally to take a pivotal third game, 30-28. The Tigers used that momentum to take an early game four lead close out the match, 30-22.
The Cougars return home to take on UAB. First serve against the Blazers is slated for 1pm at the Athletics/Alumni Center.
Cougar Notes
Tonight's match was the first time since the 2004 season that Houston and Memphis have met on the volleyball court ... The two teams did not meet last season due to Hurricane Rita ... Houston still holds an 18-6 advantage in the all-time series but the Tigers have won the last four meetings ... It was only the fifth time in the last 38 matches dating back to November 2003 that Houston has won game two but lost the match ... Krystal Schulle and Sunshine Misa-Uli have collected double-double in four of their last five matches ... Misa-Uli has recorded double-digit kills in seven of her lsat nine outings and has surpassed 20 kills in her last two outings ... The Cougars fall to 1-3 in true road games and when Misa-Uli leads the squad in kills ... Millicent Martin has notched double-digit digs in six matches ... Ashley Calhoun reeled in double-digit digs for the 11th time this season ... The Wisconsin native has sprawled out for double-digit digs in 10 of her 14 starts at libero ... Justine Farmer has powered home double-digit kills in 19 of her last 21 matches she has played in dating back to last season ... With three kills, Kelly McAnelly has 1,240 career kills and is 96 kills away from Emily Leffers (1993-94, 96-97) for the No. 4 hole ... McAnelly also is 40 kills away from moving into the Top 30 of Conference USA history ... With 12 attempts, McAnelly is 772 swings away from Debbie Vokes (1994-98) for the top spot in that category ... Becca Sartori has reached double-digit kills in 46 of her last 61 matches dating back to October 2004 ... With 14 kills, Sartori moved past Nashika Stokes (1993-96) for the No. 9 spot in program history ... The Houston native now has 1,161 career kills and is seven kills away from Michelle Frazier (1997-2000) for the No. 8 position ... She also is 119 kills shy from reaching the Top 30 in the C-USA record book ... Sartori added one block assist and is nine shy from matching Latisha Charles (1986-87, 1989-90) for No. 7 all-time ... She is eight total blocks from moving into the Top 30 of Conference USA history and 21 total blocks shy of reaching Karina Faber (1990-92) for the No. 8 slot in program history.
