9/28/02
Texas Volleyball ends six-game losing streak to Kansas State with 3-0 win
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| LaTonya Coates recorded a double-double against Kansas State as she had 13 kills and 13 digs. |
MANHATTAN, Kan.
-- The University of Texas volleyball team swept the Kansas State Wildcats,
30-27, 30-26, 30-16, in front of 1,014 fans Saturday night at the Adhearn
Field House in Manhattan, Kan. The Longhorns ended a six-match losing
streak, which began on Oct. 9, 1999.
With the win, Texas gave KSU its fifth loss in the last 32 home matches.
The only other opponent that has defeated the Wildcats on their home
court is perennial power Nebraska.
The Longhorns hit .301 on the night for the sixth time this season and
held Kansas State to a .104 hitting percentage. Sophomore Mira Topic
(Kastela Kambelovac, Croatia/Vladimir Nazor) led all attackers with
15 kills while hitting for an impressive .462 clip. LaTonya Coates (Bangor,
Mich./Bangor Public) was the other Horn with double figure kills as
she slammed 13 kills for a .417 hitting percentage. Coates also was
the only player in the match with a double-double as she tallied 13
digs. Freshman Caron Blotch (Franklin, Ind./Franklin) tied her career-high
three game assist total of 42, which she set against Oklahoma on Sept.
25. Kathy Hahn (Leander, Texas/Leander) put away nine kills and added
two aces.
"We won the pass and serve game tonight," said head coach
Jerritt Elliott. "I thought the team competed well and had good
focus from the first serve. We balanced the floor well and our offense
was rolling. It's another important step in the Big 12 for us."
The front line for Texas came out focused in game one as four Longhorns
hit over .400. Topic paced the offense with a .636 mark while Coates
and Kathyrn Wilson (Macomb Township, Mich./Dakota) had identical .500
marks. Hahn hit for .429 in the first game. In game two, Topic and Bethany
Howden (Austin, Texas/Westlake) notched five kills apiece to lead the
Horns. Blotch shared the hits as UT enjoyed a very balanced attack in
the final game of the match.
Texas next travels to Waco in the Big 12 midweek match and will face
Baylor on Wednesday, Oct. 2 in a 7 p.m. start. The Longhorns' next home
match is on Saturday, Oct. 5 when they host the Kansas Jayhawks for
a 7 p.m. contest.
