Singletary and Ames are a very good blocking duo, but they need more help from the outside hitters in blocking. Kahahawai was our only outside hitter who was a plus as a blocker. Wenaas, Skinner, and Rutherford aren't very strong at it.
That is another area in which Swindle was hugely valuable last year. She had 92 blocks last year. This year she and Carlson combined for only 27.
I just never understood Elliott's decision to bring in another setter instead of another great back line player.
Creighton kill. Singletary block, Carlson back in. Creighton block. 22-18.
Wenaas kill weakside. 22-19.
Net violation called on Texas. 23-19. Challenge. Kahahawai's left arm got it.
Creighton kill crosscourt. I think we're nearing the end here, but Ames kills one on the slide. 18-14.
Swindle finally back in.
Long rally ends in near joust, but Creighton knocking it out. 18-15.
Wenaas blocked. 19-15. Swindle and hitters not quite in sync.
Creighton through block. 20-15.
Serve error. 20-16.
Creighton swing into the net. 20-17.
Kahahawai just killed one. She's out leading percentage hitter among out outside hitters today.
Creighton off block wide.
Skinner crosscourt called out. 17-13. Texas challenge. Looked good to me.
Creighton on a roll again, thanks to some return errors, including a gaffe by Skinner, and us still not being alert about their setter killing instead of setting. That is 6 on the match for her. 15-12 Creighton
We have 2 blocks this match. Both shared by Ames/Kahahawai.
Wenaas his wide with no touch. 24-18.
Singletary punched one in from middle position. 24-19.
Creighton back row hit long. 24-20.
Creighton hit wide. 24-21. Timeout Creighton.
Creighton off block. 12-17.
We just aren't getting the ball to Singletary and Ames enough.
Creighton weakside kill. Skinner can't dig it out. 22-17.
Serve error. 22-18.
creighton middle hit goes wide but a touch. 23-18
Creighton hit long. Kahahawai is in 14-13.
Creighton kill. 14 1ll
Kahahawai kill. 15-14
Kahahawi wid from weakside 15 all
Skinner rolled one Creighton couldn't pick up. 16-15 Texas
Singletary will serve return and kill from middle. 13-11.
Skinner "kill" by making a dig with her shoulder and having it find open floor.
then Singletary gets one the traditional way with a middle smash. 13 all
Skinnner serve into net. Looked like a mishit. 10-8.
Tight pass saved by Carlson. Middle kill Ames. 10-9.
Creighton middle kill. 11-9.
Skinner offspeed from back row turned into a kill by Creighton back row. No offspeed there.
Wenaas kill.
Creighton kill. 13-10.
Wenaas off tape out of bounds.
Skinner kill back row. 1-1.
Texas dig goes out of bounds. 2-1 Creighton
Akana return goes wild. 3-1.
Overpass leads to Creighton kill. 4-1.
Singletary blocked. 5-1.
Timeout Texas.
Creighton off block middle back row hit. 21-19.
Halter dig goes over for a smash by Creighton mb. 22-19.
Skinner hit wide. 23-19.
Another middle back row smash by Creighton after long rally. 24-19.
25-19 after another long rally. We were playing patty-cake over those last 6 points, getting no good swings. Carlson was setting, btw.
Kahahawai is in.
Two swings, first picked up barely. Second put down. 20-17.
Skinner dink. 20-18.
Texas won point on something weird there. Dig into the net, Carlson slid to save it, nearly going under the net, Skinner tried to pass it over, and Creighton blocked the pass out of bounds. 20-19. A lot of effort and luck there.
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