(Photo by Darla Tamulitis-La Vita Loco Photography, All Rights Reserved) By Robert H. Kelly
Copyright 2009 TexSport Publications
AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 11, 2009) In the friendly confines of Gregory Gym, The University of Texas Volleyball Team took on the Italian National A2 Team in their first home game of the season.
Texas had never faced a foreign opponent on their home court and came ready to take on the Italian powerhouse. They came into the contest with a 5-0 record and a number 2 national ranking by the AVCA Division 1 Coaches Poll and Volleyball Magazine current poll.
Texas took the first game 25-17 behind Destinee Hooker’s 5 kills and Ashley Engle's 12 assists. The scrappy Italians had five kills by Valentina Biccheri and 11 assists by Manuela DiCrescenzo.
In the second game, the Longhorns continued their dominance by winning 25-18, with Hooker having 9 kills and Engle with five.
Engle was coming off a tremendous week; leading the Longhorns to victory over No. 4 Hawaii, No. 10 California, and No. 19 Saint Louis.
The Italians jumped out to a lead early in the third game, 11-5, with Texas mounting a comeback with the score 16-10. Texas battled backed to within one point of the Italians (17-18), when they took a time out to regroup and attempt to break the Longhorn’s rhythm.
Michelle Kocher came to the serve and gave Texas their first lead of the game 19-18; rattling off 3 points to make the score 20-18 for the Italians.
After trading off points and with the score at 24-23 in favor of the Longhorns, freshman Cristina Doris came to the line and served the match point, giving Texas the game and match 25-23.
The two teams will face off again on Saturday, September 12 at Gregory Gym. Game time is 6:30pm.
Copyright 2009 TexSport Publications
AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 11, 2009) In the friendly confines of Gregory Gym, The University of Texas Volleyball Team took on the Italian National A2 Team in their first home game of the season.
Texas had never faced a foreign opponent on their home court and came ready to take on the Italian powerhouse. They came into the contest with a 5-0 record and a number 2 national ranking by the AVCA Division 1 Coaches Poll and Volleyball Magazine current poll.
Texas took the first game 25-17 behind Destinee Hooker’s 5 kills and Ashley Engle's 12 assists. The scrappy Italians had five kills by Valentina Biccheri and 11 assists by Manuela DiCrescenzo.
In the second game, the Longhorns continued their dominance by winning 25-18, with Hooker having 9 kills and Engle with five.
Engle was coming off a tremendous week; leading the Longhorns to victory over No. 4 Hawaii, No. 10 California, and No. 19 Saint Louis.
The Italians jumped out to a lead early in the third game, 11-5, with Texas mounting a comeback with the score 16-10. Texas battled backed to within one point of the Italians (17-18), when they took a time out to regroup and attempt to break the Longhorn’s rhythm.
Michelle Kocher came to the serve and gave Texas their first lead of the game 19-18; rattling off 3 points to make the score 20-18 for the Italians.
After trading off points and with the score at 24-23 in favor of the Longhorns, freshman Cristina Doris came to the line and served the match point, giving Texas the game and match 25-23.
The two teams will face off again on Saturday, September 12 at Gregory Gym. Game time is 6:30pm.
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