University of North Texas Athletics issued the following announcement on Oct. 2.
Mean Green earn fourth 3-0 win of the year
North Texas Volleyball earned its fourth sweep (25-21, 25-21, 25-19) of the season and first of conference play Saturday afternoon at Louisiana Tech. Sophomore Truli Levy earned a career high in kills while freshman Katie Butler posted a high in digs.
The Mean Green fell behind 10-5 to the Bulldogs in the first set before climbing back to a 14-14 tie. Louisiana Tech scored four straight to follow, but UNT countered with six straight points to take its first lead of the set and force the Bulldogs into a timeout. The home team scored two to tie it back up, but the Mean Green earned five of the next six to close out set one.
Louisiana Tech claimed another quick lead in the second frame after starting 8-3. North Texas responded resoundingly with a lengthy 14-4 run to take a commanding lead. The Bulldogs inched back into contention, but the Mean Green finished the second set 25-21.
UNT used two 3-0 runs to take an early 9-5 lead in the third to force a Louisiana Tech timeout. The rest of the frame remained runless until the Mean Green scored the final three points of the matchup for a 25-19 win.
Senior Rhett Robinson led the way in kills for the seventh straight game with 18. Levy added two blocks to her 11 kills, and Butler assisted on 42 successful attacks on top of 17 digs. Freshman Andrea Owens earned nine kills, and junior Alysha Johnson notched three blocks to go with her six kills on a .455 clip.
The Mean Green will return home for a 6:00 p.m. Wednesday matchup with No. 9 Baylor. Follow @MeanGreenVB on Instagram and Twitter and like the team on Facebook for updates throughout the season.
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