Neugebauer-Groff wins 500th career match in Roadrunners sweep of North TexasNeugebauer-Groff wins 500th career match in Roadrunners sweep of North Texas
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Neugebauer-Groff wins 500th career match in Roadrunners sweep of North Texas

SAN ANTONIO — Laura Neugebauer-Groff reached yet another milestone in her 22-year coaching career on Sunday as she led her team to a sweep (25-18, 25-15, 25-16) against North Texas at the Convocation Center for her 500th career victory.

UTSA improved to 11-5 overall and 2-0 in Conference USA, while North Texas dropped to 10-8 on the year and 2-1 in league play.

The trio of Kasey Kiefer, Dajana Boskovic and Kylie Schott accounted for almost all the Roadrunners kill as Kiefer put up a match-high 15. Boskovic added 11 and Schott 10 for the day.

Amanda Gonzales and Jessica Waldrip split duties at setter with Gonzales tallying 17 assists and Waldrip 18. Gonzales also registered her third double-double of the year with 10 digs.

As a team, UTSA hit .396 and held North Texas to a .170 attack percentage.

The Roadrunners led throughout the entire match for the exception of once in the third set after a blocking error by UTSA tied the score at five. A kill from Hannah Shaw put UNT up 6-5 but was short lived.

In the first set, UTSA spread the offense around and won the opening frame 25-18. Boskovic led the corps in the first set with five kills and nearly reached a double-double with seven digs. The junior outside hitter didn’t complete her fifth double-double of the year until the third set when she totaled three kills and five digs for the stanza.

UTSA came out stronger in the second set as they hit .393 and held North Texas to a .037 clip. The Roadrunners totaled 13 kills to the Mean Green’s eight and also tallied three blocks.

In the final set, the score tied twice, but after Kiefer tied the score at six, a miscue by the Mean Green allowed UTSA to remain on top the remainder of the set.

North Texas’ Carnae Dillard was one kill shy of reaching her 2,000th career kill as she registered 14 on the day.

The Roadrunners will now hit the road for a three-game road swing beginning next Friday, Oct. 2, when the team heads to Birmingham, Ala. to take on UAB at 7 p.m.