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Aggies Spike Louisiana Tech In Three Sets
Oct. 2, 2008
LOGAN, Utah - Senior outside hitter Kris Hymas came off the bench to record a match-high 10 kills and Utah State posted a season-high 12 service aces in its three-set win (25-18, 25-20, 25-11) against Louisiana Tech here Thursday night. Utah State improves to 5-10 overall and 3-1 in the Western Athletic Conference with the win, while Louisiana Tech falls to 2-9 on the season and 0-4 in league play with the loss. Hymas, who did not play in the first set, came off the bench to record seven kills in the second set and three more in the third as she finished the match with a .304 (10-3-23) hitting percentage. Senior middle blocker Rebecca Anderson added five kills for the Aggies and hit .714 (5-0-7) overall, while sophomore libero Christine Morrill had a match-high 17 digs. Samantha Crowder had five kills and three blocks to pace Louisiana Tech. Utah State opened the match by scoring seven of the first eight points en route to the 25-18 win. USU hit just .074 (9-7-27) in the first set, but limited LTU to a negative .100 (6-8-20) hitting percentage. The Aggies also had five service aces and four service errors in the set. Louisiana Tech scored the first three points of the second set and led 12-8 before USU took control with a 7-0 spurt to notch the five-point win. The Aggies hit .149 (16-9-47) in the set and held the Lady Techsters to a .025 (6-5-40) hitting percentage. In the third and final set, Utah State scored the first seven points as it coasted to the 25-11 win. USU hit a blistering .409 (12-3-22) in the final set as compared to a .143 (7-4-21) hitting percentage for LTU. Utah State finished the match by hitting .188 (37-19-96) and Louisiana Tech hit .025 (19-17-81). USU also recorded 12 more digs (41-29) and 10 more service aces in the match (12-2), while LTU had 4.5 more team blocks (5.5-1.0) and one fewer service errors (6-5). Utah State will conclude its season-long four-match homestand on Saturday, Oct. 4 against New Mexico State at 7 p.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
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