University of North Texas
6-9,3-1AAC
East Carolina
10-4,3-1AAC
Volleyball Falls in Five Sets
10/6/2024 3:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – UNT volleyball dropped a hard-fought 3-2 loss (26-24, 22-25, 25-16, 23-25, 12-15) at East Carolina on Sunday inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
UNT (6-9, 3-1) posted season-best marks in both kills (68) and assists (65) in its first American Athletic Conference loss of the season.
The Mean Green finished with a .327 hitting percentage, the third-highest mark of the season, as opposed to ECU (10-4, 3-1) who registered a .292 clip, its second-best mark of the season.
The trio of Ryann Vik (.450), Reagan Bedell (.438) and Priscilla Jones (.400) led UNT in hitting efficiency while Payton Van Veen and Aryn Johnson each dropped 15 kills on 41 attacks.
Setter Kamryn Scroggins recorded a season-high mark of 40 assists with 12 assists for her fourth double-double of the season and first since Sept. 27 at UTSA,
Trailing by six points for the majority of the first set, including a 20-14 deficit, the Mean Green closed the frame with a 12-4 run. Over the spell, Johnson led UNT with two kills and the set-tying ace at 23-23.
After the Pirates won the second set, the Mean Green harnessed the momentum for a wire-to-wire third set victory in which Van Veen and Vik each posted four kills.
In the fourth, the two programs traded blows before ECU edged out UNT despite a late charge that pulled the Mean Green within one point on three separate occasions.
With a pair of early kills, Van Veen helped UNT build a 6-1 lead in the fifth before the pendulum swung back into the Pirates' favor to hang on for the five-set victory.
UP NEXT
The Mean Green visit preseason conference favorite Rice (9-4, 4-0) on Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ from Tudor Fieldhouse.
