Volleyball Defeats Liberty, 3-1

Saturday, August 31

San Marcos, Texas

11:30 a.m.

University of Northern Iowa

1-0

Liberty

0-2

Liberty

UNI

Volleyball Defeats Liberty, 3-1

8/31/2019 1:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Panthers took on the Liberty Flames in an 11:30 match on Saturday. The Panthers won their first match of the season with a 3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-18) victory, moving to 1-1 on the season. The Panthers trailed the Flames by five before going on a 5-0 run to tie the set at 19-19 and then closed the set on a 4-0 run to secure the first win of he season.

Karlie Taylor against led the Panthers in scoring, recording 23 kills, two solo blocks, and a block assists for 26.5 total points. Kate Busswitz recorded a .389 hitting percentage with 19 kills on 36 total attacks.

Abbi Staack and Taylor Hedges handled the work load in the back row recording 17 and 16 digs respectively. Senior setter, Rachel Koop finished with 46 assists with eight digs and two block assists.

Key Stats

Karlie Taylor: 23 kills, 14 digs, 2 solo blocks and a block assists.
Kate Busswitz: 19 kills, .398 hitting percentage, 3 block assists
Rachel Koop: 46 assists
Abbi Staack: 17 digs
Taylor Hedges: 16 digs

Up Next
The Panthers will take on the Bobcats of Texas State at 7:00 p.m. This will mark the first time the two programs will face each other. Saturday night's match will be broadcasted on ESPN+.