University of Houston Athletics
University of Houston
Xavier
Volleyball Knocks Off Xavier, 3-0
8/27/2011 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Aug. 27, 2011
| Houston 3, Lipscomb 0 |
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| Box Score | Stats | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Xavier | 22 | 21 | 16 |
| Houston | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Quick Stats | UH | Xavier |
| Digs | 36 | 34 |
| Assists | 39 | 30 |
| Kills | 44 | 38 |
| Blocks | 9 | 5 |
| Statistical Leaders | ||||
| Kills | Digs | Assists | BS/BA | |
| Stephanie Nwachukwu | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Ingrida Zauere | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Caitlin Ogletree | 0 | 10 | 33 | 0/3 |
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Houston - Junior Stephanie Nwachukwu tied a career-high, tallying 15 kills in a 3-0 sweep of the Xavier Musketeers on Saturday afternoon during the University of Houston volleyball team's second match of the Flo Hyman Collegiate Classic at the Athletics/Alumni Center.
Nwachukwu has posted double-digit kills in each of the Cougars' wins in the season-opening tournament and is hitting .388. Freshman Caitlin Ogletree posted a game-high 33 assists and 10 digs for her first career double-double, while senior Ingrida Zauere tallied 10 kills against the Musketeers.
The Cougars stormed out to a 4-1 lead to open the match, forcing Xavier to call a quick timeout in an attempt to regroup. Houston scored the first two points off the bench, but the Musketeers came back to tie the set, 8-8, before committing two errors to put UH back on top, 10-8. The two teams battled back and forth before the Cougars broke a 20-20 tie and took control. Senior Ingrida Zauere connected on a kill to close out the set, 25-23.
Nwachukwu paced the Cougars in the opening set, connecting on six kills.
Houston carried the momentum from the first set to the second, jumping out to a 10-4 early lead. The momentum would be slowed, however, as the Musketeers chipped away at the Cougars' lead to tie the set, 12-12. UH scored the next three points and regained the lead for good. Xavier pulled within one, 21-20 but the Cougars scored four of the next five points to win the set, 25-21.
The Cougars recorded 17 kills in the second set with six coming from Zauere. Through the first two sets, Houston held a 28-26 kill advantage and recorded six blocks.
Just as they had in the second set, Houston jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the third set, quickly prompting a timeout from the Xavier bench. UH continued to extend its lead out of the break, 19-10, and cruised to a 25-16 win.
Houston earned the win by combining for a .394 hitting percentage on 16 kills in the third set.
The Cougars close out tournament play at 7 p.m. against Central Arkansas.
