Saturday's match will now be played on Sunday at 1 p.m. at The Venue.
TAMPA, Fla. (UCFKnights.com)--The UCF volleyball team won its fourth American Athletic Conference match with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-20) victory over Houston on Friday afternoon.
"I thought we played well when we needed to, and I thought we scraped hard," said head coach Todd Dagenais. "I commend (Houston) for a lot of the things they did. I thought we were able to get some really nice kills on important points, put a lot of pressure on them with our serve. I think we played some pretty good defense."
The Knights jumped out to an early 9-3 lead in the first set. The set went back and forth before UCF pushed ahead down the stretch for a 25-20 win. The Black and Gold came out strong in the second, going on a 12-5 run to start. The Knights never lost the lead and took the second 25-19. Houston came out swinging in the third, jumping to an early 10-5 lead but UCF came back fighting to take a 14-13 lead. The Knights used the momentum to finish off the match.
Hard-Hitters
- The Knights had four players hit above .250. Freshman Jeanne Westney hit at a .714 clip, followed by redshirt junior Taylor Wickey at .400. Freshman Alli Sabol came out swinging .364, while senior Jalé Hervey hit .258.
Block Party
- The Black and Gold registered eight team blocks.
- Senior Taylor Gallart finished with three total blocks (1 solo, two assists), Westney tallied with three blocks and Wickey registered four blocks (two solo, two assists).
Up Next
- UCF takes on Tulane on Sunday at 1 p.m. at The Venue.
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