Texas Tech University Athletics
Saturday, August 21
Las Cruces, NM
1:00 PM
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Red Raiders Down Aggies in Exhibition Match
August 21, 2021 | Women's Volleyball
Texas Tech defeated New Mexico State in four sets: 21-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-14
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – After dropping the opening frame, the Red Raiders dominated the next three sets to take a 3-1 victory in Saturday afternoon's exhibition match against New Mexico State. Tech picked up the four-set win 21-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-14.
Reagan Cooper led the way offensively for the Red Raiders with 11 kills and a couple of blocks. Multiple Red Raiders saw their first action in the red and black including Kenna Sauer who racked up five kills, five digs and one block. Senior setter Alex Kirby led the team with 28 assists, nine digs and three blocks.
HIGHLIGHTS
The Red Raiders jumped out on an early 6-0 run to take a four-point lead in the set sparked by three straight blocks from Karrington Jones. Jones tallied two solo blocks and combined with Kirby for another to force the Aggies to use a timeout. Following the break, New Mexico State went on a 12-2 run to take the first set 25-21.
Tech evened things up in the second frame with a 25-19 set win. Cooper and Brooke Kanas combined for nine of Tech's 14 kills in the set while freshman Madison Gilliland recorded three blocks, teaming up with Kirby and Cooper for two late in the set.
After the Aggies took the opening point in the third, the Red Raiders did not trail again in the set. A 5-0 run with kills from Cooper and Maddie O'Brien put Tech up by six halfway through the frame. Tech did not let up, taking the set 25-18 to lead two sets to one.
The Red Raiders dominated the fourth set from the beginning, jumping out to a 6-1 lead with a couple of kills from Mackenzie Morgan. In her first action as a Red Raider and her return to Las Cruces, Brielle Sterns tallied back-to-back kills to give Tech an eight-point advantage. Sterns tallied four kills and one block in the set to help lead the Red Raiders to a 25-14 set victory and the win.
UP NEXT
Tech will play its annual Red and Black intra-squad scrimmage on Sunday at 6 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena practice gym. The scrimmage is open to the public but capped at the first 150 fans. The scrimmage will serve as the final tune-up before the regular season begins on Aug. 27 at the Tennessee Classic in Knoxville.
For the latest information on the Texas Tech volleyball team, visit TexasTech.com or follow @TexasTechVB on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Reagan Cooper led the way offensively for the Red Raiders with 11 kills and a couple of blocks. Multiple Red Raiders saw their first action in the red and black including Kenna Sauer who racked up five kills, five digs and one block. Senior setter Alex Kirby led the team with 28 assists, nine digs and three blocks.
HIGHLIGHTS
The Red Raiders jumped out on an early 6-0 run to take a four-point lead in the set sparked by three straight blocks from Karrington Jones. Jones tallied two solo blocks and combined with Kirby for another to force the Aggies to use a timeout. Following the break, New Mexico State went on a 12-2 run to take the first set 25-21.
Tech evened things up in the second frame with a 25-19 set win. Cooper and Brooke Kanas combined for nine of Tech's 14 kills in the set while freshman Madison Gilliland recorded three blocks, teaming up with Kirby and Cooper for two late in the set.
After the Aggies took the opening point in the third, the Red Raiders did not trail again in the set. A 5-0 run with kills from Cooper and Maddie O'Brien put Tech up by six halfway through the frame. Tech did not let up, taking the set 25-18 to lead two sets to one.
The Red Raiders dominated the fourth set from the beginning, jumping out to a 6-1 lead with a couple of kills from Mackenzie Morgan. In her first action as a Red Raider and her return to Las Cruces, Brielle Sterns tallied back-to-back kills to give Tech an eight-point advantage. Sterns tallied four kills and one block in the set to help lead the Red Raiders to a 25-14 set victory and the win.
UP NEXT
Tech will play its annual Red and Black intra-squad scrimmage on Sunday at 6 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena practice gym. The scrimmage is open to the public but capped at the first 150 fans. The scrimmage will serve as the final tune-up before the regular season begins on Aug. 27 at the Tennessee Classic in Knoxville.
For the latest information on the Texas Tech volleyball team, visit TexasTech.com or follow @TexasTechVB on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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