NCAA Womens Volleyball

Jordan Wilson’s 37 Kills Leads Arizona to Five Set Upset of No. 8 Kansas

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Volleyball upset No. 8 Kansas in a five-set thriller (25-20, 21-25, 27-29, 25-20, 15-13) on Friday night in McKale.    
 
Jordan Wilson had a career night with 37 kills and a .465 hitting percentage to lead all attackers. Wilson’s previous career high was 22 kills. She also had 12 kills to record her ninth double-double of the season. Her 37 kills is tied for third all-time for kills in a single match in program history.
 
Arizona’s offense hit .347 and its defense had nine blocks to hold Kansas to a .250 hitting percentage. In addition to Wilson’s 37 kills, Jaelyn Hodge followed with 18 kills and Carlie Cisneros had 15 kills. Cisneros and Journey Tucker both had four blocks to lead the defense, and five Wildcats recorded double-digit digs.
 
The Wildcats came out strong to win the opening set, 25-22. Arizona jumped to an early lead, but Kansas came back to take the lead at 17-18. The Cats went on a 5-0 run to regain control and win the set. Arizona had four blocks to hold the Jayhawks to a .119 clip. Wilson recorded five kills and Hodge had four kills to help the Cats take a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
The second set went to Kansas, 25-21, to even the match. Although the…

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