University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
11-15,5-9AAC
University of Houston
15-14,9-5AAC
Huskies Win Thriller in Houston
11/10/2019 7:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
HOUSTON, Texas – The UConn volleyball team defeated Houston (15-14, 9-5 American) in five sets on Sunday afternoon at the Fertitta Center. The Huskies (11-15, 5-9 American) win their second straight game and complete the weekend sweep.
Five-Set Thriller
The opening set was an exciting, tightly contested game to start. Houston jumped out to a 14-7 lead in set one before UConn scored four straight to close the gap. The Cougars maintained their advantage, forcing the Huskies to call timeout trailing 20-17. The Huskies would claw back, tying the game at 23 thanks to back to back service aces from Sophomore Anna Petrova. UConn would take a 1-0 lead with a 25-23 victory in the first set.
The second set began much like the first with the teams exchanging points. The Huskies opened a 9-4 lead, forcing Houston into an early timeout. The Cougars would fight back after the break and cut the Husky lead to 13-12. After several long rallies, the Huskies held a slight lead at 17-16. Houston rallied to take a 19-18 lead, but a 5-2 scoring run saw UConn claw back in front 23-21. The Huskies would go on to take a 2-0 lead in the match, winning the second set 25-23, courtesy of Freshman Jasmine Davis' 14th kill of the afternoon.
Houston took the lead early in set three and forced the Huskies to call timeout, trailing 12-8. The Cougars continued to roll and led 16-8 as UConn called another timeout. Houston went on to take the third set 25-15.
The Cougars got up 6-0 to start the fourth set, forcing UConn into an early timeout. Following the break, the Huskies cut into the Cougar lead, but trailed 13-8 at the midway mark of the set. After UConn used its second timeout trailing 16-9, Houston would lead 20-14 late in the set. The Huskies rallied, but fell 25-17, sending the match to a decisive fifth set.
The final set began with back and forth action with the game tied 4-4. The Cougars went on a 4-1 run to lead 8-5 as the teams switched sides. UConn rallied to tie the game at 9-9 with a service ace from sophomore Caylee Parker, forcing Houston to call timeout. The Huskies would take a 12-10 lead, forcing Houston into their last timeout. Jasmine Davis delivered the final kill as UConn took the fifth set 15-12, and the match 3-2.
Davis Leads the Way
Jasmine Davis had a career-high 22 kills on Sunday and recorded her fifth double-double of the season, adding a team-high18 digs, and hitting at .217, leading the Huskies to victory. Anna Petrova also had a career-high 18 kills, recording her second double-double of the season with 10 digs. Sophomore Kennadie Jake-Turner hit at .216, tallying 14 kills and adding four blocks. Freshman Madi Whitmire recorded a team-high 48 assists and tallied 12 digs. The UConn defense was also strong throughout the match, with six Huskies recorded double digit digs.
Up Next
The Huskies return to Gampel Pavilion for their final regular season games of the season. UConn hosts USF on Thursday, November 14th at 7:00pm before hosting UCF on Saturday, November 16th at 7:00pm.
