WVU Volleyball Rallies Past Texas Tech for First Win

After dropping the first set 25-19 Friday at Texas Tech, West Virginia volleyball rallied to win the next three sets and defeat the Red Raiders 3-1 for WVU’s first win of the season.

The Mountaineers (1-1) won a back-and-forth second set on two consecutive kills by senior Briana Lynch and a final kill from junior Kristin Lux.

S2 | Lux places the ball through the defenders for the 25-21 second-set win and ties the match at one set apiece!

WVU 25 | TTU 21#HailWV pic.twitter.com/412LJwItN2

— WVU Volleyball (@WVUVolleyball) September 26, 2020

TTU (1-1) went on a 7-3 run late in the third set to take a 21-18 lead, but WVU won seven of the final nine points to win the set 25-23.

In the fourth set, the Mountaineers looked to close the match win leading 24-20, but the Red Raiders won the next four points to tie the set 24-24. Kills by Lux and sophomore Emmy Ogogor powered West Virginia to a 27-25 set win and a 3-1 match victory, its first of the 2020 season.

S4 | Ogogor puts one down for 𝙨𝙚𝙩 and 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 point!

WVU 27 | TTU 25#HailWV pic.twitter.com/VFIfnEFrvN

— WVU Volleyball (@WVUVolleyball) September 26, 2020

“We minimized our hitting errors. Everyone was committed to hitting smarter and making better decisions. That kept us in the game,” head coach Reed Sunahara said. “When we needed kills, we got them down the stretch. When you have five people in double figures, you have a balanced attack, and (junior setter) Lacey (Zerwas) did a good job disturbing the ball to everyone.”

Lynch led the team with 15 kills, followed by Ogogor (14), Lux (12), Natali Petrova (10) and Audrey Adams (10). Alexa Hasting (23) and Skye Stokes (15) led the team in digs.

WVU’s next series will be next weekend, Oct. 1 and 2, hosting the Kanas State Wildcats at WVU Coliseum.