Kentucky volleyball overpowers Texas in straight sets
😼 Kentucky stuns Texas in 3 sets
No. 3 Kentucky delivered a commanding sweep over No. 2 Texas in the highly-anticpated matchup between the top dogs of the SEC. The Wildcats silenced a roaring Greggory Gym with the 3-0 victory, extending their SEC win streak to 22 matches.
The Wildcats came out firing on all cylinders, setting the tone early with a dominant 25-14 win in the opening set. Kentucky was without an attacking error in Set 1 and took 36 swings before their first.
The second set proved to be a thriller, featuring 11 ties as Kentucky fought off a 10-1 socring run and three Texas set-points en route to the 28-26 win.
In a highly-contested third set, the Longhorn’s held momentum early and shifted the momentum. The Cats flipped the script at the 20-point mark and overcame the Texas lead, sealing the statement sweep, 27-25, with a Longhorn net violation.
Eva Hudson powered the Wildcat win with 20 kills on a .452 clip, 10 digs and two blocks while her outside duo in Brooklyn DeLeye logged 18 kills of her own on .417 hitting. The Wildcat offense recorded a .353 hitting percentage on the day that was backed by the impressive back-court defensive skills of Molly Tuozzo.
Kentucky handed Texas only its second loss of the season and first in a three-set fashion. The sweep marks the Longhorns’ first three-set loss at home since 2023.
With the win, Kentucky maintains sole possession of first place in the SEC while earning only their second win against the Longhorns since 1994.
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👆 Point Texas
An Ayden Ames kills knots the SEC foes at 24 a piece in the Set 3 dual.
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🚨 Kentucky wins challenge
Head Coach Craig Skinner challenged a touch on a Brooklyn DeLeye termination. The Wildcats won the challenge and cut the deficit 22-21.
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🪢 Tied at 20-20
Brooklyn DeLeye goes off hands to tie Set 3 for the fifth time, 20-20. ;
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🧹 Stafford on clean up duty
Torrey Stafford powers her 14th kill of the day on a .387 clip to extend the Longhorn lead 15-12 in Set 3.
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🙌 Abby Vander Wal(l)
Texas takes its first lead of the third set after Abby Vander Wall stuffs an attack by Kennedy Washington. The Longhorns are up 5-4.
VANDER WAL(L)😎
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball)
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🙀 KENTUCKY SURVIVES SET 2
The Wildcats are up two sets in the SEC shootout against Texas. Kentucky survived a 10-1 scoring run and three Longhorn set points en route to the 28-26 gritty win. Eva Hudson boasts 14 kills on a. .542 clip.
SET TWO TO KENTUCKY ✅✅
— Kentucky Volleyball (@KentuckyVB)
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😱 It's 26 ALL at the Gregg
The second set is tied up for the eleventh time, 26-26.
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🤯 WE ARE TIED AT 20
After anothe Longhorn block by Ayden Ames and Devin Kahahawai, Set 2 is tied for the seventh time as Texas overcomes a seven point deficit to meet Kentucky at 20-all.
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🏃♀️ Longhorns on a run
Texas capitalizes on the momentum shift in Greggory Gym and continues its 4-0 scoring run to cut the deficit 19-16. Ayden Ames and Abby Vander Wal block a Asia Thigpen attack, forcing a Kentucky timemout.
TURN US UP ABBY 🤘
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) \
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Kentucky reaches 1️⃣5️⃣ first
Lizzie Carr's termination boosts the Wildcats to reach 15 first in Set 2. The score stands at 15-12 entering the media timeout.
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💪 Torrey Stafford with the ACE
Torrey Stafford powers her third service ace of the day in a pivotal moment, tying Set 2, 11-11.
THAT'S 3️⃣ ALREADY FOR TORREY!
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball)
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🔥 Ayden Ames with the monster block
Ayden Ames puts up a wall up front to stuff Brooklyn DeLeye, cutting the Longhorn deficit to 8-6. The block marks the Wildcats' first attacking error of the day.
AYDEN 🤯💪
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball)
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🚢 Kentucky cruises to Set 1 win
It was all Kentucky in Set 1, as the Wildcats dominated in the 25-14 win. The Cats were perfect offensively, hitting .571 without an error. Eva Hudson and Brooklyn DeLeye combined for 11 kills in the fiery start.
Terminator.💪💪💪
— Kentucky Volleyball (@KentuckyVB)
16-9, Kentucky | Set 1
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😸 Cats reach 20 first
A Lizzie Carr kill propels Kentucky to the 20 mark first in Set 1. The Wildcats hold a 20-12 lead over Texas.
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