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WVU Falls in Five Sets at TCU
October 18, 2018 11:32 PM | Volleyball
FORT WORTH, Texas – Playing in its second consecutive five-set match, the West Virginia University volleyball team fell to Big 12 foe TCU, 3-2, Thursday evening, inside the University Recreation Center, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Mountaineers (9-11, 1-6) fell to the Horned Frogs (12-7, 4-4) in set scores of 18-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-23 and 15-7.
Four Mountaineers tallied double-digit kills for the second straight match, as junior right side hitter Natania Levak paced WVU with 15 kills on the evening. Junior outside hitter Katelyn Evans added 14, while freshman outside hitter Kristin Lux followed suit with 12. Freshman middle blocker Kristina Jordan rounded out the Mountaineers in double-digits, matching her career high, with 11, for a .320 hitting percentage.
Additionally, sophomore middle blocker Katie DeMeo led the team's blocking efforts with 11, two blocks shy of a career high. Levak and Jordan added six total blocks apiece, while freshman setter Lacey Zerwas and Lux each posted four block assists on the evening.
Zerwas also recorded her third double-double of the season, dishing out 47 assists and recording 11 digs in the match. Sophomore defensive specialist Alexa Hasting led the floor defense with a career-high 28 digs, while classmate Ava Richards matched her career high, with 12.
The Mountaineers posted 60 kills, 85 digs and 18.5 team blocks in the loss. The Horned Frogs had 65 kills, 94 digs and 11 team blocks. Anna Walsh led TCU's offense with 24 kills, while Lexi MacLean had a team-high 24 digs.
The Mountaineers rolled to a 25-18 first-set victory, as Levak lead the team with four kills and a .429 hitting efficiency in the opening frame. WVU capitalized on four TCU attacking errors and a pair of kills from Levak, jumping out to a 6-0 lead to start the stanza. The Horned Frogs took a timeout, down 16-8, scoring four of the next five points out of the stoppage to come within five at 17-12. Levak put two more balls through the pins, followed by Lux, as the Mountaineers took a 20-14 advantage. Zerwas found the floor with a tip, as WVU used a trio of TCU miscues to reach set point at 24-15. TCU extended the set with three straight points of its own, but Evans came up with a huge kill to win the set, giving the Mountaineers a 1-0 lead in the match.
WVU came from behind in set two, winning by a score of 27-25 for the 2-0 match advantage. With the stanza tied at 20 points apiece, Levak found the floor twice for the 23-21 lead in favor of the Mountaineers. TCU called a timeout, notching a kill out of the stoppage, but a Horned Frog attacking error brought the Mountaineers to set point at 24-22. However, TCU extended the set with a pair of kills, serving set point at 25-24 off a WVU attacking error. A kill from Lux kept the Mountaineers alive at 25-25. Levak then served up an ace, as Lux put down another kill for the 27-25 victory and 2-0 match lead.
The Mountaineers momentum started to fade, though, as the Horned Frogs stormed back to win back-to-back sets, forcing WVU to play in its fifth five-set match of the season.
The Horned Frogs jumped out to an 8-2 lead in set five before a trio of Mountaineer kills cut WVU's deficit to three at 8-5. TCU took a timeout, scoring back-to-back points out of the stoppage and never looked back. The Horned Frogs then used a pair of late kills for the 15-7 win and 3-2 match victory.
Of note, the Mountaineers are three wins away from collecting their 700th win in program history. West Virginia currently holds a 697-734 all-time record since its inaugural season in 1974.
WVU will finish the first half of conference play this weekend, as the Mountaineers swing through Oklahoma for their first meeting with the Sooners on Saturday. First serve is set for 2:30 p.m. ET.
Looking ahead, West Virginia will close out the month of October at home with a pair of Big 12 matches, as the squad takes on Texas Tech on Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Kansas on Wednesday, Oct. 31. First serve for both matches is set for 6 p.m. ET at the WVU Coliseum.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUVolleyball on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Four Mountaineers tallied double-digit kills for the second straight match, as junior right side hitter Natania Levak paced WVU with 15 kills on the evening. Junior outside hitter Katelyn Evans added 14, while freshman outside hitter Kristin Lux followed suit with 12. Freshman middle blocker Kristina Jordan rounded out the Mountaineers in double-digits, matching her career high, with 11, for a .320 hitting percentage.
Additionally, sophomore middle blocker Katie DeMeo led the team's blocking efforts with 11, two blocks shy of a career high. Levak and Jordan added six total blocks apiece, while freshman setter Lacey Zerwas and Lux each posted four block assists on the evening.
Zerwas also recorded her third double-double of the season, dishing out 47 assists and recording 11 digs in the match. Sophomore defensive specialist Alexa Hasting led the floor defense with a career-high 28 digs, while classmate Ava Richards matched her career high, with 12.
The Mountaineers posted 60 kills, 85 digs and 18.5 team blocks in the loss. The Horned Frogs had 65 kills, 94 digs and 11 team blocks. Anna Walsh led TCU's offense with 24 kills, while Lexi MacLean had a team-high 24 digs.
The Mountaineers rolled to a 25-18 first-set victory, as Levak lead the team with four kills and a .429 hitting efficiency in the opening frame. WVU capitalized on four TCU attacking errors and a pair of kills from Levak, jumping out to a 6-0 lead to start the stanza. The Horned Frogs took a timeout, down 16-8, scoring four of the next five points out of the stoppage to come within five at 17-12. Levak put two more balls through the pins, followed by Lux, as the Mountaineers took a 20-14 advantage. Zerwas found the floor with a tip, as WVU used a trio of TCU miscues to reach set point at 24-15. TCU extended the set with three straight points of its own, but Evans came up with a huge kill to win the set, giving the Mountaineers a 1-0 lead in the match.
WVU came from behind in set two, winning by a score of 27-25 for the 2-0 match advantage. With the stanza tied at 20 points apiece, Levak found the floor twice for the 23-21 lead in favor of the Mountaineers. TCU called a timeout, notching a kill out of the stoppage, but a Horned Frog attacking error brought the Mountaineers to set point at 24-22. However, TCU extended the set with a pair of kills, serving set point at 25-24 off a WVU attacking error. A kill from Lux kept the Mountaineers alive at 25-25. Levak then served up an ace, as Lux put down another kill for the 27-25 victory and 2-0 match lead.
The Mountaineers momentum started to fade, though, as the Horned Frogs stormed back to win back-to-back sets, forcing WVU to play in its fifth five-set match of the season.
The Horned Frogs jumped out to an 8-2 lead in set five before a trio of Mountaineer kills cut WVU's deficit to three at 8-5. TCU took a timeout, scoring back-to-back points out of the stoppage and never looked back. The Horned Frogs then used a pair of late kills for the 15-7 win and 3-2 match victory.
Of note, the Mountaineers are three wins away from collecting their 700th win in program history. West Virginia currently holds a 697-734 all-time record since its inaugural season in 1974.
WVU will finish the first half of conference play this weekend, as the Mountaineers swing through Oklahoma for their first meeting with the Sooners on Saturday. First serve is set for 2:30 p.m. ET.
Looking ahead, West Virginia will close out the month of October at home with a pair of Big 12 matches, as the squad takes on Texas Tech on Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Kansas on Wednesday, Oct. 31. First serve for both matches is set for 6 p.m. ET at the WVU Coliseum.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUVolleyball on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
WVU
TCU
Kills
60
65
Errors
32
28
Attempts
200
187
Hitting %
.140
.198
Points
82.5
83.0
Assists
56
61
Aces
4
7
Blocks
18.5
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
6
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