Volleyball Remains Unbeaten with Win Over Dartmouth

Saturday, September 2

Berkeley, Calif.

2:30 PM

Texas Tech Athletics

4-0

Dartmouth

0-2

Texas Tech

Dartmouth

Volleyball Remains Unbeaten with Win Over Dartmouth

September 02, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

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Red Raiders to take on Cal this evening at 9:30 p.m. CT live on Pac-12.com.

BERKELEY, Calif. – Texas Tech volleyball improved to 4-0 on the season with a 3-0 triumph of Dartmouth Saturday in its second of three matches at the Cal Classic in Berkeley, Calif.

The Red Raiders (4-0) took the win 25-13, 25-20, 25-19, and now gear up to take on Cal (4-1) this evening at 9:30 p.m. CT at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears are also 2-0 on the weekend after sweeping both Dartmouth and Eastern Washington.

Sophomores Chandler Atwood and Emily Hill were the only players for the match in double figures as they connected on 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Junior setter Kyndal Cowan came on in the second set and led the team with 20 assists, while Reyn Akiu, the Big 12 digs leader, recorded 16 digs.

Tech outhit the Big Green .153 to .064 for the match. A strong serve consistently kept Dartmouth off their rhythm as the Red Raiders recorded a season-high eight aces, their most since scoring nine against Abilene Christian on Sept. 9, 2016.

Dartmouth was led by sophomore Abby Kott's six kills on .417 hitting. Sophomores Carly Tower and Tori Dozier provided stiff opposition at the net, picking up nine and six blocks, respectively.

UP NEXT
Tech closes play at the Cal Classic Saturday evening with a match against Cal (4-1) at 9:30 p.m. CT. The match between the Red Raiders and Golden Bears will be streamed on Pac-12.com, while live stats are available at CalBears.com.

TECH NOTES

Tech improves to 1-0 all-time against Dartmouth
Tech is 2-0 on a neutral court this season
The win is Graystone's 454th career victory and 14^th as coach at Texas Tech
Sophomore Taylor Martinez made her first career start
Tech started five underclassmen in sophomores Martinez, Emily Hill and Chandler Atwood along with freshmen Haley Harman and Allison White
Junior setter Kyndal Cowan received her first playing time of the season, starting the second and third sets.