{"id":448132,"date":"2026-09-26T04:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/448132\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T04:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:42:14","slug":"volleyball-falls-in-conference-opener-to-19-kansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/448132\/","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball Falls in Conference Opener to #19 Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAWRENCE, Kan. \u2013\u00a0The University of Houston Volleyball team lost in its conference opener in straight sets against #19 Kansas, Friday night at the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena.
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\nThe Cougars battled hard in the first set but fell short, 29-31. Sophomore Mattie Casale<\/a> registered 10 digs along with junior Sydney Jones<\/a> tallying six kills, leading the team in their respective categories. The Jayhawks opened the match on a 7-0 run, forcing a Houston timeout. Kansas continued its strong start boasting a 15-7 lead at the media break. The Cougars scored five out of seven points to cut the deficit to five. With the score at 19-13, Houston’s four unanswered points decreased the advantage to two. Kansas answered two points, before Houston returned the favor with four consecutive points to close the gap to 22-21. An exchange of points knotted the score at 23 before a service error by Houston created a set point for Kansas. The Cougars responded with two points of their own to create a 25-24 advantage. Kansas fended off two set points before creating three set points of their executing the final one winning the set, 31-29.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nKansas doubled their lead, taking the second set 25-20. Neither team created an advantage larger than three points with six lead changes occurring in the set until a Jayhawk ace extended the Kansas lead to 23-19. The Jayhawks finished the set shortly after ending the set 25-20.
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\nHouston dropped the third set, 25-15. The team struggled offensively, hitting .129 in the final set. The Cougars jumped to an early 3-0 advantage, forcing a Kansas timeout. A strong response from the Jayhawks saw the cut disappear with the score knotted at five. Kansas continued that momentum using a 4-0 and 5-0 run the to take the final set 25-15.\u00a0
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