Tuesday, February 16
Hattiesburg, Miss.
10 a.m.
Southern Miss
-54,02 CUSA
0
vs
3
Rice
-53,40 CUSA
1
2
3
F
Rice
25
25
25
3
Southern Miss.
16
16
12
0
Southern Miss Falls to Rice to Close Conference-Opening Weekend
2/16/2021 11:52:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Rice's superb offense was too much for the Southern Miss volleyball team to close out the two-match homestand, sweeping the Golden Eagles (25-16, 25-16, 25-12) on a snow-flurried Tuesday morning.
The Golden Eagles (5-4, 0-2 C-USA) got off to a much better start, leading 6-3 in the first set after the Owls had started fast themselves in each of Sunday's sets. The first point even came on a block assist by Maddie Stayer and Nyanuer Bidit. Lauren Talbert's second-straight kill tied it at 11, but the Owls responded with five-straight points and did not look back.
The next two sets saw the Owls lead 9-4 and 13-7 to push it beyond reach.
Duquesne Moratzka tallied 12 kills, which led both teams. The freshman setter Stayer earned her second-straight start, while Kenzie Smith returned to action off the bench. The Owls had 12 blocks to thwart the rest of the offense.
Southern Miss returns to action Sunday and Monday at Louisiana Tech. Both matches are set for 1 p.m. The Golden Eagles bested the Lady Techsters in an Oct. 24 doubleheader, their only fall action.
The Golden Eagles (5-4, 0-2 C-USA) got off to a much better start, leading 6-3 in the first set after the Owls had started fast themselves in each of Sunday's sets. The first point even came on a block assist by Maddie Stayer and Nyanuer Bidit. Lauren Talbert's second-straight kill tied it at 11, but the Owls responded with five-straight points and did not look back.
The next two sets saw the Owls lead 9-4 and 13-7 to push it beyond reach.
Duquesne Moratzka tallied 12 kills, which led both teams. The freshman setter Stayer earned her second-straight start, while Kenzie Smith returned to action off the bench. The Owls had 12 blocks to thwart the rest of the offense.
Southern Miss returns to action Sunday and Monday at Louisiana Tech. Both matches are set for 1 p.m. The Golden Eagles bested the Lady Techsters in an Oct. 24 doubleheader, their only fall action.
Team Stats
Rice
USM
Kills
45
22
Errors
9
19
Attempts
91
104
Hitting %
.396
.029
Points
59
27
Assists
43
20
Aces
2
1
Blocks
12
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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