The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Sunday, February 28
Bartow Arena
1:00 PM
UAB
-65,53 CUSA
3
vs
0
Louisiana Tech
-013,06 CUSA
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2
3
F
Louisiana Tech
19
22
14
0
UAB
25
25
25
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Volleyball Defeats Louisiana Tech 3-0 to Conclude Weekend Sweep
2/28/2021 3:38:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB volleyball team defeated Louisiana Tech 3-0 for the second time in as many days with a 25-19, 25-22, 25-14 victory over the Lady Techsters on Sunday at Bartow Arena.
Fernanda Maida recorded a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs to lead the Blazers, while Alex Kells added a game-high 13 kills in the victory.
The duo of Maida and Kells led UAB (6-5, 5-3 C-USA) the entire weekend as they combined for 49 of the team's 80 kills throughout the two matches and each had double-digit spikes in both contests.
Grace Koper and Lidya Canturk added 20 and 13 assists, respectively, while libero Erin Powers joined Maida with double-digit digs by collecting 10 in the match. The Blazers also had a season-high 11 blocks in the victory, led by Kiana Mack and Tatijana Fucka with five apiece.
"After our first match, we challenged our team to play more disciplined defense, and we did just that today," head coach Betsy Freeburg said. "Louisiana Tech did a much better job handling our serve, and we had to earn our points in transition. We were able to get better while competing and these were two big wins for our program."
With the score tied 7-7 in the first set, UAB tallied four consecutive points, capped by a block assist from Kells and Fucka, which gave UAB an 11-7 lead and forced a Louisiana Tech (0-13, 0-6 C-USA) timeout. The lead would grow to as large as nine as UAB took set one comfortably, 25-19.
The second set was closely contests throughout and a 3-0 run gave the Lady Techsters a 14-11 lead midway through the frame. The Blazers responded with the next three points to tie the match and the set would be tied six more times until the score reached 20-20. From there, UAB scored three straight points for a 23-20 lead, and eventually took the set 25-22 with a kill by Kells.
UAB found itself trailing 8-4 early on in set three, but the Blazers outscored Louisiana Tech 21-6 for the remainder of the stanza to finish off the sweep with a 25-14 third set victory.
UAB had six service aces, bringing their weekend total to 16 in the two contests combined. The Blazers hit at a .233 clip on Sunday and held Louisiana Tech to just a .033.
The Blazers hit the road next weekend for a pair of matches at Southern Miss on Sunday and Monday, Match 7-8.
Fernanda Maida recorded a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs to lead the Blazers, while Alex Kells added a game-high 13 kills in the victory.
The duo of Maida and Kells led UAB (6-5, 5-3 C-USA) the entire weekend as they combined for 49 of the team's 80 kills throughout the two matches and each had double-digit spikes in both contests.
Grace Koper and Lidya Canturk added 20 and 13 assists, respectively, while libero Erin Powers joined Maida with double-digit digs by collecting 10 in the match. The Blazers also had a season-high 11 blocks in the victory, led by Kiana Mack and Tatijana Fucka with five apiece.
"After our first match, we challenged our team to play more disciplined defense, and we did just that today," head coach Betsy Freeburg said. "Louisiana Tech did a much better job handling our serve, and we had to earn our points in transition. We were able to get better while competing and these were two big wins for our program."
With the score tied 7-7 in the first set, UAB tallied four consecutive points, capped by a block assist from Kells and Fucka, which gave UAB an 11-7 lead and forced a Louisiana Tech (0-13, 0-6 C-USA) timeout. The lead would grow to as large as nine as UAB took set one comfortably, 25-19.
The second set was closely contests throughout and a 3-0 run gave the Lady Techsters a 14-11 lead midway through the frame. The Blazers responded with the next three points to tie the match and the set would be tied six more times until the score reached 20-20. From there, UAB scored three straight points for a 23-20 lead, and eventually took the set 25-22 with a kill by Kells.
UAB found itself trailing 8-4 early on in set three, but the Blazers outscored Louisiana Tech 21-6 for the remainder of the stanza to finish off the sweep with a 25-14 third set victory.
UAB had six service aces, bringing their weekend total to 16 in the two contests combined. The Blazers hit at a .233 clip on Sunday and held Louisiana Tech to just a .033.
The Blazers hit the road next weekend for a pair of matches at Southern Miss on Sunday and Monday, Match 7-8.
Team Stats
LATech
UAB
Kills
23
40
Errors
20
16
Attempts
92
103
Hitting %
.033
.233
Points
32
57
Assists
19
35
Aces
1
6
Blocks
8
11
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
3
Blocks
5
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