Going on the road for conference play is tough in any sport. NCAA volleyball is no exception.
Wednesday night was a perfect example, as top-ranked Texas had to come back from an 0-2 deficit to win at five at unranked Kansas, No. 20 Arkansas lost in five at LSU, No. 5 Stanford recorded a tough sweep at Cal, and Houston had to go five to win at Tulane.
The recaps and top performances follow, but first a look at Thursday’s schedule, highlighted by a West Conference match between No. 17 Pepperdine at No. 5 San Diego. Also in the WCC, No. 16 BYU plays host to Loyola Marymount.
Pac-12 play continues with USC at UCLA and Colorado at Utah.
Conference play begins in a handful of leagues, including the Big Sky, Southland and Summit, and there’s a full slate in the Mountain West, including an expected battle for the top when UNLV (9-2) goes to Colorado State (8-4).
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In the Big 12, Texas (9-0) lost the first two sets of the conference opener and then won 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-9. The Longhorns hit .333 and were led by Logan Eggleston, who had 29 kills, hit .299, and added an assists, an ace, eight digs and three blocks. Texas had eight aces but 17 service errors.
Kansas (10-3) hit .252 and had four players with nine or more kill, 15 by Ayah Elnady, who added an ace, six digs and two blocks … No. 14 Baylor (11-2) beat visiting TCU 25-13, 29-27, 15-25, 25-19. The Bears, who hit .302, had four players with eight or more kills, 12 by Allie Screech, who hit .435 and had six blocks and three digs. TCU (5-7) got 22 kills from Audrey Nalls, who hit .315 and had an assist, an ace and 13 digs …
The Pac-12 opened with four matches and while there were no upsets, Arizona State (7-6) surprised at Arizona (10-2) with a four-set victory that broke the Wildcats’ six-match winning streak. ASU’s Iman Isanovic had 18 kills, an assist, an ace, a block and 12 digs; Marta Levinska had 17 kills, hit .325, and had an assist, three blocks and seven digs; and Geli Cyr had 15 kills, hit .353 and added five assists, a block and eight digs … Stanford (6-3) swept at Cal (7-4), but it was a tough 25-23, 25-21, 25-22 victory in which the Cardinal hit .346….
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