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Friday, October 15
Houston
7 p.m.
University of Houston
15-4,5-2AAC
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8-9,4-3AAC
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SMU
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Houston
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Photo by: Stephen Pinchback
Cougars Fall to Mustangs on Friday
10/15/2021 9:18:00 PM | Volleyball
Houston drops match to in-state rival SMU in Fight for Molly match
HOUSTON – Junior Abbie Jackson led the match with 19 kills, but the University of Houston volleyball team fell to SMU 3-1 (25-22, 25-18, 16-25, 25-14) on Friday night at the Fertitta Center.
A season-high 920 fans attended the program's #Fight4Molly match, honoring the late Molly Howard Gerwig who passed away early Friday morning. Howard Gerwig was an assistant coach at Houston Baptist and wife of Houston volleyball assistant coach Brian Gerwig.
Jackson's 19 kills and 20 digs pushed her double-double total for the season to seven this season and 14 for her career. The 20 digs is a new career-high for Jackson. Sophomore Annie Cooke posted a double-double with 38 assists and 13 digs and junior Celeste Darling had a season-best nine kills and .304 attack percentage on the night.
Houston hit .368 in the first set but fell 25-22 due to SMU's .381 attacking clip in the same set. SMU's Jamison Wheeler had seven kills in the set.
The Mustangs ran out to a 2-0 set lead after taking the second set 25-18, holding the Cougars to a .061 attacking percentage in the set.
Houston looked to have switched the momentum in their favor with a commanding third set win, 25-16, behind six kills from Jackson and a pair of late aces from sophomore Grayson Schirpik.
However, the Mustangs came out of the gate in the fourth set on fire, hitting .405 in the set with 17 kills, taking the set and the match 25-14 in the fourth.
UP NEXT
Houston will stay in the city to face Memphis on Sunday at 1 p.m. CST in the Fertitta Center.
BUY TICKETS
Fans can purchase Houston Volleyball tickets by calling 713-462-6647 or by clicking here. The 32-match schedule features 13 contests inside the Fertitta Center, which has returned to full capacity for the 2021 season.
JOIN POINT HOUSTON CLUB
Fans can help support the Houston Volleyball program by joining the Point HOUSTON Club. For more information about the Point HOUSTON Club, fans can click here or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Volleyball on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarVB, and "Like" UHCougarVB on Facebook.
A season-high 920 fans attended the program's #Fight4Molly match, honoring the late Molly Howard Gerwig who passed away early Friday morning. Howard Gerwig was an assistant coach at Houston Baptist and wife of Houston volleyball assistant coach Brian Gerwig.
Jackson's 19 kills and 20 digs pushed her double-double total for the season to seven this season and 14 for her career. The 20 digs is a new career-high for Jackson. Sophomore Annie Cooke posted a double-double with 38 assists and 13 digs and junior Celeste Darling had a season-best nine kills and .304 attack percentage on the night.
Houston hit .368 in the first set but fell 25-22 due to SMU's .381 attacking clip in the same set. SMU's Jamison Wheeler had seven kills in the set.
The Mustangs ran out to a 2-0 set lead after taking the second set 25-18, holding the Cougars to a .061 attacking percentage in the set.
Houston looked to have switched the momentum in their favor with a commanding third set win, 25-16, behind six kills from Jackson and a pair of late aces from sophomore Grayson Schirpik.
However, the Mustangs came out of the gate in the fourth set on fire, hitting .405 in the set with 17 kills, taking the set and the match 25-14 in the fourth.
UP NEXT
Houston will stay in the city to face Memphis on Sunday at 1 p.m. CST in the Fertitta Center.
BUY TICKETS
Fans can purchase Houston Volleyball tickets by calling 713-462-6647 or by clicking here. The 32-match schedule features 13 contests inside the Fertitta Center, which has returned to full capacity for the 2021 season.
JOIN POINT HOUSTON CLUB
Fans can help support the Houston Volleyball program by joining the Point HOUSTON Club. For more information about the Point HOUSTON Club, fans can click here or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Volleyball on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarVB, and "Like" UHCougarVB on Facebook.
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Team Stats
SMU
UH
Kills
58
48
Errors
16
16
Attempts
150
151
Hitting %
.280
.212
Points
67
58
Assists
54
47
Aces
4
3
Blocks
5
7
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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