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Photo by: Manny Flores
Mean Green earn four-set win at Louisiana Tech
10/1/2021 8:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Katie Butler posts career night
North Texas Volleyball finished off Louisiana Tech in a four-set (25-18, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19) win Friday night. Senior Rhett Robinson led all scorers with 25 kills, three blocks and two service aces.Â
The Mean Green started with a bang, launching out to a 6-1 lead to open the first set. UNT eventually extended its lead to 17-7 before a barrage of runs began through the second half of the set. The Bulldogs responded with a 4-0 run, followed by a 3-0 UNT run and another 4-0 LT run to bring the score to 20-15. The Mean Green closed it out 25-18.
Set two lost its run-heavy sequencing despite two 3-0 runs from UNT out of the gate. The two squads traded two-point spurts back and forth for most of the second frame, as the Mean Green took a 2-0 lead with a 25-16 set win.
UNT opened up a 6-5 lead before the Bulldogs gained their lead in the third set. Louisiana Tech earned a 12-7 advantage as the Mean Green called its first timeout since the first set. North Texas eventually dropped the deficit to one, but the Bulldogs finished it 25-23.Â
The Mean Green regained their footing in the fourth set with a 12-2 run to open the frame. A couple Louisiana Tech runs closed the difference to four, but a late 3-0 run by UNT earned it the match.Â
After Robinson, freshman Andrea Owens gained 19 kills and senior Sarah Haeussler had 10. Junior Alysha Johnson and Haeussler each blocked four attacks while sophomore Truli Levy added three. Freshman Katie Butler earned a double double with career highs in assists (54) and digs (14) to go with a new high in kills (7).
UNT will be back in action at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in Ruston, La. Follow the action on CUSA.tv or by following @MeanGreenVB on Instagram and Twitter.
Team Stats
UNT
LATech
Kills
69
48
Errors
16
22
Attempts
165
179
Hitting %
.321
.145
Points
82
57
Assists
69
45
Aces
3
5
Blocks
10
4
Game Leaders
Kills
25
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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