Volleyball Extends Win Streak to Ten, Defeats Wichita State

Friday, October 21

Houston, Texas

7 p.m.

University of Houston

18-2,9-0AAC

Wichita State

10-9,5-3AAC

Wichita St.

Houston

Volleyball Extends Win Streak to Ten, Defeats Wichita State

10/22/2022 12:01:00 AM | Volleyball

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HOUSTON – The No. 24 University of Houston volleyball team capitalized on a season-high 17 kills from graduate Kortlyn Henderson and double-doubles from senior Abbie Jackson and junior Annie Cooke to defeat Wichita State 3-2 in the Cougars' Dig Pink match at the Fertitta Center on Friday night.

Houston (18-2, 9-0 The American) extended its win streak to 10 games dating back to Sept. 18. The Cougars streak is the longest under Head Coach David Rehr and the program's longest since an 11-game win streak in 2000. Wichita State, which sat at 68^th in the NCAA's RPI entering Friday's contest, moves to 10-9 (5-3 The American) on the season.

Jackson tallied 19 kills and 11 digs for her 28^th career double-double, while Cooke recorded 27 assists and 10 digs for her sixth double-double of the season. Henderson tallied 17 kills and a .387 hitting efficiency, while junior Kate Georgiades notched 28 digs, graduate Isabel Theut earned 19 kills and senior Morgan Janda posted 34 assists in the win.

SET ONE
Houston, facing an early 4-1 deficit, posted multiple short rallies to force a Wichita State timeout with the Cougars leading 21-18. Houston captured the set, 25-20, on Theut's fifth kill of the frame to take a 1-0 lead.

Theut led the match in kills in the first set, while senior Rachel Tullos tallied two solo blocks to assist in the set win.

SET TWO
Houston kept its momentum early into the second set. The Cougars took a 15-9 lead near the set's midway point, but a 5-0 run from Wichita State kept the door open and the Shockers would later tie the frame at 21-all. Following a back-and forth battle that pushed the score to 25-25, Wichita State was able to capture back-to-back points to earn the set win, 27-25.

Henderson recorded six kills in the frame and Georgiades paced both teams with nine digs.

SET THREE
The Shockers didn't let up in the third set, grabbing a 11-7 lead. Houston fought back, posting a 4-0 run to tie the set at 11-11 by forcing hitting errors by Wichita State with blocks from sophomore Kellen Morin and Jackson. The battle continued to the score of 15-all before Wichita State was able to earn a few short runs of its own to take the set, 25-22.

Georgiades earned six digs in the frame, while Theut and Jackson tied for the lead with four kills.

SET FOUR
The Cougars fought back in the fourth set. Facing a 6-3 deficit, three straight services aces from Cooke tied the frame at 6-6. Eventually, Houston surged with an 8-2 run that solidified the Cougars' lead, earning them a 25-18 set win and forcing a decisive fifth set.

Jackson led the way for the Cougars in the frame, tallying five kills and two aces, while Janda notched eight assists.

SET FIVE
Houston wasted no time in taking the lead in the fifth set. Out to an 8-4 advantage to force the switching of sides, the Cougars kept pushing and used a 3-0 run at 12-11 to win the set, 15-11, and the match, 3-2.

UP NEXT
Houston remains at home on Sunday for a 1 p.m. meeting with Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane hold a 22-11 advantage in the series, however Houston won the last meeting in a three-set sweep in Tulsa last season.

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