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Houston Volleyball Falls To In-State Rival SMU
10/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
| DALLAS, Texas - Senior outside hitter Kadi Kullerkann recorded her third consecutive 20-kill match, but it wasn't enough as SMU defeated the University of Houston Volleyball team in four sets (13-25, 18-25, 25-23, 14-25) Friday night.
Houston falls to 9-8 on the season, 1-4 in American Athletic Conference play while SMU improves to 14-3, 3-2 in conference. SMU still has the best overall record in the conference.
The Cougars dropped two sets to SMU heading into the half. Houston quickly regrouped and battled point-for-point in set three. Houston held on and took a 25-23 win to force a fourth set. But, SMU retaliated and closed the match with a 25-14 win in set four.
Kullerkann led the Cougars with 21 kills, hitting .325. Freshman setter Keandra McCardell followed with four kills (.250) and recorded her fourth double-double of the season (25 assists, 18 digs). Her 18 digs was a season high for the Houston native.
Senior Natalie Keck tallied 23 digs against SMU for her ninth 20-dig performance of the season and 16th consecutive match with double-digit digs.
UP NEXT
Houston heads to Tulsa, Okla., for a Sunday afternoon match against former Conference USA foe Tulsa. Cougars face off with the Hurricane at 1:30 p.m.
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