| Nov. 4, 2005
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 458-4907 Roadrunners rally to defeat Sam Houston State in four Box Score
SAN ANTONIO – Junior Meagan Daniel led five Roadrunners in double figures with a match-high 18 kills as the UTSA volleyball came from behind to defeat Sam Houston State, 28-30, 30-18, 30-26, 30-26, Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center.
With the win, the Roadrunners improve to 15-9 overall and 11-5 in the Southland Conference. They also finish the 2005 season with a 9-1 record at the Convocation Center. The Bearkats fall to 14-11 and 12-4.
Daniel registered her second straight and 13 double-double of the season with 18 kills and 13 digs to go along with two service aces and one block assist, totaling 20.5 points on the afternoon. Seniors Julia Hunter and Rachel Tilson posted 13 and 10 kills, respectively, while redshirt freshman Victoria Prior and junior Connie Picard contributed 12 and 11. Junior DeeDee Strickland turned in a match-high 59 assists, her eighth 50-assist outing of the year, while junior Erin McMillan and freshman Audrey Hiser added 17 and 16 digs, respectively.
Alisha Fowler led Sam Houston with 12 kills and four block assists, while Chrissy Engle added 10 kills and three block assists. The top serving team in the conference was limited to just four aces on the afternoon, two apiece from Cynthia Yarotsky and Melissa Sims.
The Bearkats were actually out hit in game one, .310-.213, but came away with a 30-28 victory behind 3.5 team blocks and five kills from Engle. Sam Houston broke open a tight game at 24-23 with a 3-0 run to take a 27-23 lead. After two points by both teams, UTSA negated three consecutive Sam Houston game points on a Hunter kill and two attack errors, but Fowler came through with the winner from the middle.
UTSA limited Sam Houston to a -.030 hitting percentage in game two, while hitting .316 with 18 kills, seven from Tilson. The Roadrunners overcame an early 4-3 deficit with a 7-4 run for an 11-7 lead. The Bearkats hung around and eventually cut the lead to one at 15-14, but UTSA used a huge 12-1 run to open up a 27-15 lead. The Roadrunners hung on from there as senior Jennifer Emelogu ended it with a kill, 30-18.
The Roadrunners grabbed the early lead in game three and built a three-point advantage at 16-13, only to have the Bearkats rally to take the lead at 20-19 on an Engle kill. UTSA fought back to knot the score at 22-all on a kill by Daniel and used a 6-3 run for a 28-25 lead. Following a Bearkat point off the hands of Rhae Walderman, a Hunter kill and a Sam Houston attack error gave UTSA the 2-1 lead, 30-26.
UTSA never trailed in game four, staking a 6-3 lead out of the gates and holding on for the 30-26 win despite a late push by the Bearkats that pulled them to within three at 26-23. Holding on to a 28-26 lead, a kill and ace by Daniel ended the match, 30-26, giving UTSA the season split.
The Roadrunners return to the court next Friday, Nov. 11, when the travel to Natchitoches, La., to face Northwestern State at 7 p.m.
UTSA def. SAM HOUSTON STATE
28-30, 30-18, 30-26, 30-26
SHSU: kills, Alisha Fowler; assists, Megan McNamara 42; digs, Melissa Sims 17; blocks, Fowler 4; aces, Cynthia Yarotsky, Sims 2
UTSA: kills, Meagan Daniel 18; assists, DeeDee Strickland 59; digs, Erin McMillan 17; blocks, Rachel Tilson, Victoria Prior 3; aces, Connie Picard, Daniel 2
Records: UTSA 15-9, 11-5 SLC; SHSU 14-11, 12-4 SLC
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