Wednesday, September 20
Morgantown, W.Va.
6:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
12-2, 1-0
3
vs
1
TCU
8-4, 0-1
1
2
3
4
F
TCU
25
19
17
19
1
West Virginia
21
25
25
25
3
Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks
WVU Downs TCU for 10th Straight Win
September 20, 2017 09:05 PM | Volleyball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Bouncing back from a first-set loss, the West Virginia University volleyball team won three straight sets to top TCU, 3-1, for its 10th straight win and its first Big 12 victory of the season on Wednesday evening at the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers (12-2, 1-0) downed the Frogs (8-4, 0-1) in set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-17 and 25-19.
West Virginia moves to 12-2 on the season, tying its 2016 win total. The team's 10-match win streak started on Sept. 2 with a sweep of Tennessee at the Diet Coke Classic in Minneapolis.
"It's a good start for us," third-year head coach Reed Sunahara said. "We're 1-0 to start the conference. I don't think we started at 1-0 in the conference in my first two years. We've got to build on this. I'm happy with the way we played."
Sophomore right side Natania Levak hit .406 with 17 kills to lead the way. Sophomore outside hitter Payton Caffrey notched her fifth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 11 digs. Senior middle blocker Mia Swanegan also finished in double figures with 10 kills, hitting a team-best .600 in the process, while sophomore hitter Katelyn Evans added seven.
Swanegan had four blocks to lead WVU's blocking effort, while Caffrey and freshman middle Katie DeMeo each had three. Evans and sophomore setter Erin Slinde added a pair as well.
Slinde finished the match with 46 assists in addition to six digs and six kills on 10 swings. Freshman libero Alexa Hasting led the floor defense with 18 digs, while freshman defensive specialist Lindsay Proctor had 12 digs and added a trio of service aces.
The Mountaineers ended the night hitting .315, the fifth time this season they've hit .300 or better. They registered 56 kills on 127 attempts with 7.5 blocks, six aces and 60 digs. Ashleigh Martin and Allye Beth Deaton each had 12 kills to lead the Horned Frogs, who hit .169 with 46 kills and 9.0 team blocks.
Despite hitting .353 with 17 kills in the first set, the Mountaineers fell to the Frogs by a score of 25-21 in the frame. An early 4-0 run by TCU put WVU in a 4-1 hole before Evans and Levak came through with kills to bring WVU within three, down 9-6. Levak added two more kills, as did Swanegan, but five service errors proved fatal for the Mountaineers who dropped the set to trail 1-0 in the match.
West Virginia bounced back in set No. 2 for a 25-19 win. A pair of TCU errors and a service ace from DeMeo gave the Mountaineers a 7-5 advantage. Swanegan and Slinde teamed for the block as WVU scored three in a row to make it 10-7. The Mountaineers took five of six points, grabbing a 23-12 lead as Swanegan found the court. TCU scored six straight to cut its deficit from 11 to five, but Caffrey came through with a kill before Slinde and Swanegan teamed for the stop to give WVU the win, tying the match at one set apiece.
The Mountaineers rolled to a 25-17 win in set three, as a pair of service aces by Proctor gave them an early advantage. Caffrey put a pair through the pins and added an ace for a 9-4 lead. Levak and Caffrey each added another kill to the scoresheet to cushion the WVU lead at five points with the Mountaineers on top 17-12. Swanegan added two more before back-to-back kills from Evans and Caffrey brought up set point. A TCU attacking error put the set away for WVU, who grabbed a 2-1 lead in the match.
Levak had an impressive seven kills in the fourth set alone as WVU hit .368 in the 25-19 win. The two teams battled, with the Mountaineers gaining a slight upper-hand at 12-10 following a Caffrey kill. A pair of kills from the Frogs tied the set, 13-13. However, the Mountaineers claimed four of the next five points for an 18-14 advantage. After four straight by the Frogs brought them within one, down 20-19, Levak led WVU on a 5-0 run to cap the set. She scored three kills and was part of a block as the Mountaineers took the set for the 3-1 victory in the match.
West Virginia returns to the WVU Coliseum on Saturday for its second straight Big 12 match. The Mountaineers will host No. 6 Texas at 1 p.m.
West Virginia moves to 12-2 on the season, tying its 2016 win total. The team's 10-match win streak started on Sept. 2 with a sweep of Tennessee at the Diet Coke Classic in Minneapolis.
"It's a good start for us," third-year head coach Reed Sunahara said. "We're 1-0 to start the conference. I don't think we started at 1-0 in the conference in my first two years. We've got to build on this. I'm happy with the way we played."
Sophomore right side Natania Levak hit .406 with 17 kills to lead the way. Sophomore outside hitter Payton Caffrey notched her fifth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 11 digs. Senior middle blocker Mia Swanegan also finished in double figures with 10 kills, hitting a team-best .600 in the process, while sophomore hitter Katelyn Evans added seven.
Swanegan had four blocks to lead WVU's blocking effort, while Caffrey and freshman middle Katie DeMeo each had three. Evans and sophomore setter Erin Slinde added a pair as well.
Slinde finished the match with 46 assists in addition to six digs and six kills on 10 swings. Freshman libero Alexa Hasting led the floor defense with 18 digs, while freshman defensive specialist Lindsay Proctor had 12 digs and added a trio of service aces.
The Mountaineers ended the night hitting .315, the fifth time this season they've hit .300 or better. They registered 56 kills on 127 attempts with 7.5 blocks, six aces and 60 digs. Ashleigh Martin and Allye Beth Deaton each had 12 kills to lead the Horned Frogs, who hit .169 with 46 kills and 9.0 team blocks.
Despite hitting .353 with 17 kills in the first set, the Mountaineers fell to the Frogs by a score of 25-21 in the frame. An early 4-0 run by TCU put WVU in a 4-1 hole before Evans and Levak came through with kills to bring WVU within three, down 9-6. Levak added two more kills, as did Swanegan, but five service errors proved fatal for the Mountaineers who dropped the set to trail 1-0 in the match.
West Virginia bounced back in set No. 2 for a 25-19 win. A pair of TCU errors and a service ace from DeMeo gave the Mountaineers a 7-5 advantage. Swanegan and Slinde teamed for the block as WVU scored three in a row to make it 10-7. The Mountaineers took five of six points, grabbing a 23-12 lead as Swanegan found the court. TCU scored six straight to cut its deficit from 11 to five, but Caffrey came through with a kill before Slinde and Swanegan teamed for the stop to give WVU the win, tying the match at one set apiece.
The Mountaineers rolled to a 25-17 win in set three, as a pair of service aces by Proctor gave them an early advantage. Caffrey put a pair through the pins and added an ace for a 9-4 lead. Levak and Caffrey each added another kill to the scoresheet to cushion the WVU lead at five points with the Mountaineers on top 17-12. Swanegan added two more before back-to-back kills from Evans and Caffrey brought up set point. A TCU attacking error put the set away for WVU, who grabbed a 2-1 lead in the match.
Levak had an impressive seven kills in the fourth set alone as WVU hit .368 in the 25-19 win. The two teams battled, with the Mountaineers gaining a slight upper-hand at 12-10 following a Caffrey kill. A pair of kills from the Frogs tied the set, 13-13. However, the Mountaineers claimed four of the next five points for an 18-14 advantage. After four straight by the Frogs brought them within one, down 20-19, Levak led WVU on a 5-0 run to cap the set. She scored three kills and was part of a block as the Mountaineers took the set for the 3-1 victory in the match.
West Virginia returns to the WVU Coliseum on Saturday for its second straight Big 12 match. The Mountaineers will host No. 6 Texas at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
TCU
WVU
Kills
46
56
Errors
22
16
Attempts
142
127
Hitting %
.169
.315
Points
58.0
69.5
Assists
44
54
Aces
3
6
Blocks
9.0
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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