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HOUSTON – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) volleyball team won its second match of the day, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-16) over Prairie View A&M on Friday at the HBU Classic at Sharp Gym.
 
Junior Barbara Silva led UTRGV (2-0) with 16 kills on .414 hitting, six digs and three aces. Junior Julia Moctezuma recorded a career-high 11 digs. Senior Dubravka Vukoja dished out a match-high 34 assists.
 
Jaylan Thomas led Prairie View A&M (0-2) with five kills and seven digs.
 
UTRGV led 3-0 out of the gate on kills by Silva and senior Antonela Jularic. UTRGV maintained that lead, going up 11-7 on a block by Vukoja and junior McAllen Memorial alum Draik Banks before Prairie View A&M scored seven-straight points to take a 14-11 lead. UTRGV regained the lead at 19-18 on an error and took the lead for good at 20-19 on a kill by sophomore Veronika Jandova, who later ended the set with an ace.
 
Prairie View A&M led early in the second set at 3-1 and 9-8, but a Jularic kill sparked a 5-0 run to give UTRGV a 13-9 lead. Then, with the score tied at 15, an error, a Silva ace and two kills by sophomore Los Fresnos alum Jackie Kingsbury helped UTRGV go up 20-15. Prairie View A&M came back to tie the set at 22 before kills by Jularic and Banks put the set away.
 
Prairie View A&M had the lead midway through the third set, going up 13-9. Silva responded with three kills and two aces, however, to power a 15-3 run to end the match.
 
UTRGV closes out the tournament against host Houston Baptist on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

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