North Texas Goes 3-0, Claims Tournament Title

Saturday, August 25

Denton, TX

11:00 AM

University of North Texas

3-0

Kent State

2-1

Kent State

North Texas

8/25/2018 3:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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DENTON - Led by 12 kills each from freshman Rhett Robinson and sophomore Valerie Valerian, the North Texas volleyball team defeated Kent State, 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-14) on Saturday afternoon. The Mean Green were crowned the North Texas Invitational champions, finishing 3-0 without losing a set.

Teakell joined Robinson and Valerian in double-digits with 11 kills, including two in a 7-1 run after the teams were knotted at 4-4 early in the first set. She added three more down the stretch, including one to bring up set point, which North Texas (3-0) earned on one of Valerian's three aces.

After hitting .226 as a team in the opening frame, the Mean Green posted a .423 attack percentage in the second set, committing just two errors on 26 attempts with 13 kills.

Valerian found her stroke in the final set, tallying seven kills in the frame and contributing three points to a 12-2 run to end the match. Karley York, who finished with 37 assists and a team-high four block assists, teamed up for three blocks in the streak.

York was named the tournament MVP after averaging 12.67 assists per set and tallying six block assists and a pair of aces. Valerian and Teakell joined York on the all-tournament team, combining for 68 kills and nine aces across the three matches.

2018 North Texas Invitational Standings

North Texas (3-0)
Kent State (2-1)
Northeastern (2-1)
Nicholls (1-3)
Grambling (0-3)

2018 North Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team
Karley York, S, North Texas (MVP)
Barbara Teakell, OH, North Texas
Valerie Valerian, OH, North Texas
Kathryn Ellison, OH, Kent State
Danie Tyson, MH, Kent State
Samantha Shupe, S, Northeastern
Taylor Reiter, MB, Northeastern

UP NEXT
North Texas heads south on I-35 to Waco for a midweek matchup with No. 16 Baylor at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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