SEATTLE – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros volleyball team fell to the Seattle U Redhawks 0-3 (18-25, 21-25, 20-25) on Monday at the Redhawk Center.
Sophomore
Victoire Nama led the Vaqueros (1-10, 1-8 WAC) with eight kills and two aces. Freshman
Ada Bulgur also had eight kills. Senior
Veronika Jandova recorded six kills, two aces and three blocks. Junior
Yasmim Da Silva posted the first five kills of her career with six digs. Senior
Debora Nazario dished out 27 assists. Senior
Samaret Caraballo posted 15 digs.
Julia Queiroz led the Redhawks (2-7, 2-7 WAC) with 14 kills on .600 hitting and four blocks.
Amaris Carter recorded 12 kills with eight digs.
Eve Kerschenbaum posted 11 kills with five digs.
Ezgi Ozkan dished out 42 assists.
Tijana Milojevic finished with 17 digs.
The Vaqueros led early in the first set, going up 2-1 on a block by Nama and junior
Sarah Cruz and 8-6 on a Jandova ace. The Redhawks responded with a 10-2 run to go up 16-10. The Vaqueros pulled to within four twice, including 15-19 on a Nama kill, but that's as close as they got.
The Vaqueros jumped out to leads of 2-1 on a Bulgur kill and 7-4 on a Da Silva kill in set two. The Redhawks won seven of the next eight serves to go up 11-8 before the Vaqueros scored three in a row, capped by a Jandova ace, to tie the set. The Redhawks regained the lead, going up 17-15 before Jandova bookended a 4-0 run to put the Vaqueros up 19-17. The Redhawks, however, won eight of the final 10 serves to win the set.
The third set was close early, as the Vaqueros were within 5-6 on an error and 8-11 on a Nama kill. The Redhawks won six of the next seven serves to go up 21-11. The Vaqueros had one more run in them, scoring five-straight points, four of which came from Bulgur kills, to pull to within 16-21, but that's as close as they got.
UTRGV and Seattle U complete the series on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Fans can watch for online in the United States on
ESPN+ and internationally at
WACDigitalNetwork.com.
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