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University of Houston Athletics
Volleyball Readies For Weekend At East Carolina
10/7/2011 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 7, 2011
HOUSTON - The University of Houston volleyball team will continue Conference USA action this weekend with a trip to East Carolina. The Cougars will play two matches against the Pirates beginning at 1 p.m., Saturday and concluding at noon Sunday.
Fans can follow both matches through the Gametracker link on the UH volleyball schedule page at UHCougars.com, while the live streaming links will be available through the All-Access site.
Houston (10-5; 3-2 C-USA) is looking to bounce back from losses at Tulsa and SMU last weekend after opening C-USA play with a 3-0 record.
Junior Katie Norris leads a group of five Cougars with at least 100 kills. Norris paces the team with 164 kills, while senior Lucy Charuk has 159 kills and a .382 hitting percentage, the second highest in C-USA. Freshman Caitlin Ogletree has a team-high 596 assists and 16 service aces, while freshman Natalie Keck leads the team with 457 digs.
East Carolina is 2-12 this season and will be looking for their first win in C-USA after starting league play with an 0-5 record. Britney Roper leads the team with 110 kills, while the Pirates are hitting .104 as a team. Kasey Kavanaugh paces the team with 193 assists and Nicole Jones has a team-high 199 digs.
Houston and East Carolina have previously met 12 times on the volleyball court with the Cougars holding an 11-1 record in the all-time series. UH swept both meetings last season and the Cougars' only loss to the Pirates came in 2006. East Carolina won that contest 3-1 in Greenville.
UP NEXT
After two weekends on the road, the Cougars will return to Houston next weekend for a pair of matches against UTEP and UCF. UH will face the Miners at 7 p.m., Oct. 14 before closing out the weekend against the Knights at 1 p.m., Oct. 16.
