Volleyball Match vs Ole Miss

[bierce]

Fought off two set points to tie it at 24.

Three of Mississippi's last 5 points were on our service errors. 

[bierce]

Pulled it out 27-25.  A lot of shared duty among Wenaas, Rutherford, and Singletary to get points down the stretch.

[bierce]

Our blocking finally started showing up in the third set.  Ames solo block wins it 25-23.  We had 2 blocks in the first two sets combined.  We had 4 in the third set.

[bierce]

Nia Washington is tiny, but she is probably pound for pound the hardest hitter in the game. 

[bierce]

Going to a fifth set.

[HudGar1922]

why can’t these girls perform at home? 

[bierce]

We're 0-5 in fifth sets this year and starting this one with a thud.  5-1 Mississippi.  Timeout Texas.

[bierce]

Staring at a 8-3 deficit, we got a solo block from Singletary and two severe cross court kills by Rutherford.  8-6.

[bierce]

Mississippi flubbed offspeeed by Rutherford, then Washington got her 29th kill, then Rutherford got blocked, then Wenaas sailed one.  11-7 Mississippi.  Looking grim.

Edited November 30, 2024 by bierce

[bierce]

We let their next serve land in the corner without making an attempt to play it.  Then another Mississippi kill.  13-7.

[bierce]

Trying to come out of it.  Back to back to back kills by Rutherford and Kahahawai and Rutherford again.  13-10.  Timeout Mississippi.

[bierce]

Facing 4 match points.

[bierce]

Singletary kill middle, back to back long hitting errors by Mississippi, second being challenged for a touch.

[bierce]

Not even close.  Rutherford Ames block ties it up.

[bierce]

Washington kill, and Texas staves off a fifth match point with a Rutherford kill. 

Carlson kill gives us our first lead in the 5th set.

[bierce]

Kahahawai nails the winner.  Our first 5th set victory this year.

[bierce]

Last point had a lot of really good components.  Serve was tricky, Wenaas made a great dig, and Kahahawai went cross-court and overpowered Washington trying to dig it. 

[GoHorns1]

Maybe this is the match that lights the fire. Plus Madi didn’t play because she was sick.