UAB Drops Match to UTSA in Four Sets

Sunday, October 7

Birmingham / Bartow Arena

1:00 PM

UAB

-109, 23 CUSA

UTSA

-125, 41 CUSA

UTSA

UAB

UAB Drops Match to UTSA in Four Sets

10/7/2018 5:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BIRMINGHAM – The UAB volleyball team wrapped up its three-game homestand, 2-1, after falling to UTSA in four sets (17-25, 20-25, 25-19, 16-25) on Sunday inside Bartow Arena.

Sophomore Abby Carlile led the Blazers' offense with 14 kills and a .312 hitting percentage while adding four blocks. Emily Rudolph chipped in six kills, hit .294 and led the team in blocks with six.

"Abby is consistently one of the most competitive kids on our roster," head coach Amy Pauly said. "She did really well in the first set and then UTSA made adjustments and slowed her down for a little while. She bounced right back though and stayed aggressive and kept swinging. That's what our whole season is about, it's about the recovery skills and still being competitive even after someone puts pressure on you."

UAB drops to 10-9, 2-3 in Conference USA play while UTSA improves to 12-5, 4-1 in C-USA action.

Set One: UAB 17, UTSA 25

The Roadrunners jumped out to an early lead with the aid of an 8-2 run. A 6-0 scoring run for UTSA gave it a 17-6 advantage as UAB began chipping away at the lead. It wasn't enough however, as the Green and Gold fell 17-25.

The UTSA offense hit at a .394 clip in the opening set and kept the UAB defense uncomfortable while the Blazer attack hit at .194.

Set Two: UAB 20, UTSA 25

UTSA again got out to the early lead with a 6-1 opening run. UAB had a 4-1 run that closed the score to two, 14-12, but UTSA responded with a 4-0 run, giving it an 18-12 lead. The Blazers closed the gap to three points late in the set thanks to a 4-0 run but couldn't come all the way back as UTSA won 25-20.

Set Three: UAB 25, UTSA 19

The third set saw UAB jump out quick with a 5-2 run, which it extended to 6-3 before UTSA came back with a 7-0 charge to take the lead. Midway through the set, UAB exploded for an 11-0 scoring run which saw them take a commanding 20-13 lead in the third. UTSA went on a 4-0 run late to cut into the lead but it wasn't enough as the Green and Gold took the third set 25-19.

Set Four: UAB 16, UTSA 25

UAB started hot in the fourth, taking a 6-1 lead over the Roadrunners but UTSA slowly crept back into the set and eventually took over the lead at 11-10. UAB knotted things up at 14-14 but UTSA closed the set on a 7-0 run to win, 25-16, and take the match, 3-1.

Up Next:

UAB heads out on the road for a three-game stretch from Oct. 12-19. It kicks things off with four-time Conference USA defending champion WKU (Oct. 12) before playing at Charlotte (Oct.14) and Middle Tennessee (Oct. 19).