Volleyball game between the Texas Longhorns and Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at Gregory Gymnasium in Austin, Texas on September 8, 2023. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
No. 7 Texas Volleyball swept Florida Gulf Coast, 25-19, 25-18, 25-13, for the first home of the season on Friday at Gregory Gym. The Longhorns (3-2) hit a season-high .382 in the match and finished with a season-high 14 blocks and held the Eagles to a .023 hitting percentage.
Jenna Wenaas led the Longhorns with 12 kills and an impressive .524 hitting percentage. Madisen Skinner finished with eight kill, while Asjia O'Neal had five kills and six blocks and Bella Bergmark added four kills and six blocks.
Ella Swindle finished with 20 assists, two kills and a team-high seven total blocks. Emma Halter led the Longhorns with 14 digs and added three assists, while Keonilei Akana had one dig and a team-high two service aces.
The Longhorns led nearly the entire first set and used a pair of 4-0 runs to take a commanding lead before cruising to a 25-19 win. Texas finished the set with five total blocks and held the Eagles to an .033 hitting percentage.
The second set was more of the same as Texas had five more blocks and hit .391 in the set to win it 25-18 and take a 2-0 lead in the match. The set was tied 10-10 before the Longhorns took over.
Texas cruised in the final set, winning 25-13 to finish off the sweep. Reilly Heinrich came into the match and served an ace and Kenna Miller made her Longhorn debut and picked up her first career kill.
The Longhorns will continue their homestand, welcoming Rice to Gregory Gym on Monday at 6 p.m. (Source: UT Athletics)
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