UAB Falls to North Texas in Five Sets

Sunday, October 21

Birmingham / Bartow Arena

1:00 PM

UAB

-1112, 36 CUSA

North Texas

-1015, 63 CUSA

North Texas

UAB

UAB Falls to North Texas in Five Sets

10/21/2018 5:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BIRMINGHAM – Playing in its second five-set match this season, the UAB volleyball team dropped a heartbreaker to North Texas on Sunday at Bartow Arena, falling 25-23, 21-25, 24-26, 25-20, 8-15.

Alex Kells, Victoria Young and Emma Mitchell each had over 10 kills with Kells and Mitchell posting 16 apiece, while Young finished with 13. Kells earned her fourth double-double of the season, posting a career-high 15 digs and 16 kills in the match.

Mitchell posted her sixth double-double of the year with 13 digs, tying her with Shelby Holderfield for most double-doubles on the team. The 13 digs tied Mitchell's career high set against Florida A&M earlier this season.

Holderfield set a new season high with 57 assists against the Mean Green. The sophomore setter tallied two service aces, picked up eight digs and recorded two blocks to round out her day.

"I'm proud of how they made adjustments and fought for every point the entire match," head coach Amy Pauly said. "They were confident on the court and competed really well. North Texas makes you work for everything and we still found ways to score. Emma played really well today and she makes a difference for us point-scoring wise so it was great to see her be successful."

Set One: UAB 25, North Texas 23

The Blazers (11-12, 3-6 C-USA) recorded an ace on the first serve of the match and took an early 14-8 lead. North Texas took its first lead late in the set, 23-22, but UAB scored the last three points to win 25-23. The Blazers hit .297, while holding the Mean Green to a .159 hitting percentage.

Set Two: UAB 21, North Texas 25

The Blazers fell behind early as North Texas took a 7-3 lead. UAB answered by cutting the lead to one, 11-10. Late in the set, the Mean Green led by six, 23-17, before winning the set, 25-21. The Mean Green held UAB to .195 hitting, while recording a .500 hitting percentage.

Set Three: UAB 24, North Texas 26

UAB took an early lead, 4-1, but North Texas (10-15, 6-3 C-USA) stormed back to take the lead at 17-12. With the score tied at 24, North Texas scored the final two points to win the set, 26-24. The Mean Green hit .226, while UAB hit .200.

Set Four: UAB 25, North Texas 20

The set was contested early, with the score tied, 6-6. UAB took a 19-14 lead, but North Texas cut the advantage to three at 21-18. The Blazers went on a 4-2 run late to win, 25-20. UAB hit .262 while holding the Mean Green to .146 hitting.

Set Five: UAB 8, North Texas 15

UAB took the first point, but North Texas took over the fifth set from there. UAB responded late, cutting the Mean Green lead to six at 14-8, but North Texas took the final point to win the set, 15-8. The Mean Green hit .769, holding UAB to a .100 hitting percentage.

Up Next:

UAB plays two more games during the homestand against Louisiana Tech on October 26 and against Middle Tennessee on October 28.

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