University of Texas Longhorn volleyball match against Texas Tech at Gregory Gym in Austin, Texas on November 4, 2017.
Texas Volleyball senior Chiaka Ogbogu became the all-time career block assist leader at Texas on Saturday afternoon, leading the Longhorns (19-2, 11-0) past Texas Tech (14-10, 3-8). Ogbogu's eight block assists gave her 460 for her career to pass two-time All-American Molly McCage (2012-15), also recording a team-high .500 hitting percentage on nine kills.The next home games are TCU on November 8, Kansas on November 15, and Oklahoma on November 22.
The Longhorns defeated the Red Raiders in four sets at Gregory Gym, 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-12) to remain undefeated in Big 12 Conference play at 11-0 improve to 19-2 on the season. Freshman Lexi Sun led the Longhorns in kills, tying her career high mark of 21 on a .378 hitting percentage while adding four blocks and three digs. Senior Ebony Nwanebu and sophomore Micaya White also finished in double-digit kills, with 10 each. Both finished with hitting percentages above .300, with .333 for Nwanebu and .308 for White.
Senior Cat McCoy recorded a career-high five service aces and 23 digs for her sixth match this season with 20 or more digs. Freshman Ashley Shook registered a team-high 47 assists, adding six digs and four kills, while junior Natalie Gilbert contributed a career-high 10 digs. Texas outblocked its opponent for the 20th time this season, with a 13.0 to 5.0 blocking advantage over Texas Tech, while also recording a .355 to .162 advantage in hitting percentage.
Opening the first set, Texas gained a first multi-point lead at 6-4 with a net violation from the Red Raiders. The Longhorns had begun to test the Texas Tech defense, making an 11-6 run to take a 20-15 lead. With five Texas players recording multiple digs for the set, the Longhorns' defense set up a .355 team hitting percentage, pushing to a 25-19 finish. Texas trailed 7-4 early in the second set before recovering to tie at 9-9 with a block from Johnson. The Longhorns again fell behind, 15-18, with the teams going point-for-point to maintain the visitors' narrow lead. With a four-point lead with set point at 24-20, the Red Raiders closed out the set with a kill on the next point, 25-20.
Having dropped a first set in conference play at Gregory Gym after thirteen-straight opening the season, an emphatic kill from Sun sparked Texas to a 6-1 start in the third frame before a Texas Tech timeout. Sun reached double-digit kills in Texas' opening run and went on to record nine in the set, with the Longhorns' defense sustaining the lead through to a 25-21 set finish. With a 2-1 match set score, consecutive service aces from Cat McCoy helped Texas jump out to a 6-1 lead in the fourth frame. While hitting above .350, the Longhorns stormed to set point at 24-11 before a kill from White secured the match at 25-12. (Source: UT Athletics)
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