Sept. 2, 2006
Box Score
Texas Tech University didn't have a single offensive standout against the Lady Broncs, but used more of a spread-out, well-balanced attack en route to earning a straight sets victory over the home squad at the UTPA Fieldhouse on Saturday (Sept. 2) in the UTPA Women's Volleyball Invitational.
The Red Raiders captured the tournament championship by winning a pair of three-set matches on Saturday against Texas State in the afternoon and UTPA in the nightcap.
In their second match of the day, Texas Tech held a 53-31 advantage over the Lady Broncs in kills, but did not have a single player record a double-digit performance. Instead, Texas Tech had 11 players record two or more kills against the Lady Broncs as they rolled to a quick 30-19, 30-19 and 30-24 victory.
In the first game, the Red Raiders posted a .400 hitting percentage where they collected 18 kills in 35 total attacks with a mere four miscues to their credit. The second game proved to be an even more dominating offensive performance for the Red Raiders as they tallied a .607 hitting percentage with 19 kills in 28 chances with only a pair of errors.
The third and final match was close throughout the frame where both teams were able to grab the lead for a length of the time, but Texas Tech proved to be too tough down the stretch as the Red Raiders rallied off a 30-24 victory.
Amy Charlebois led the offensive attack for the Red Raiders with nine kills to go along with a .513 hitting percentage, making her one of six players to post a hitting percentage of .500 or higher. Brittany Hughes added eight kills and seven rebounds for the Red Raiders.
Tournament MVP Philister Sang finished with five kills, but finished with 19 for the tournament, as she recorded a .500 hitting performance in one game. Emily Ziegler dished out a team-high 25 assists while Holly Hicks posted 17 assists for the Red Raiders.
UTPA senior Heather Bravo (Las Vegas, NV/Durango H.S.) notched a match-high 11 kills to go along with five digs as she currently stands at 997 kills and 997 digs for her career. Selected to the UTPA Women's Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Team, Bravo is looking to become the second player in Lady Broncs' history to collect 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs for her career.
Chelsea Blakely (Houston, TX/J. Frank Dobie H.S.) added a match-high 26 assists, and Karen Lyons (McAllen, TX/McAllen Memorial H.S.) posted a match-high 10 digs. Monique Schaal (Filer, ID/College of Southern Idaho) and Kellie Phillips (Chandler, AZ/Corona del Sol H.S.) each added five kills for the Lady Broncs.
Sang was selected as the tournament's Most Valuable Player, and she was joined by Charlebois and Gottschalk on the All-Tournament Team for Texas Tech. Lawrencia Brown and Christina Melvin earned all-tournament laurels for Texas State while Bravo and Schaal were the representatives for the Lady Broncs.
The Lady Broncs saw their record fall to 1-5 on the season while Texas Tech improved to 4-2 during the 2006 campaign.
UTPA will be back in action on the road in Laredo, TX, on Monday (Sept. 4) when the Lady Broncs square-off against Texas A&M-International. Match time is set for 7:00 p.m.
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