TAMPA (October 10, 2021) – The University of South Florida Bulls (6-111, 0-6 AAC) looked to derail the University of Houston (x) after the Cougars knocked off UCF on the road Friday night, but Houston rallied from a set one loss at The Corral on Sunday to comeback for a win in four sets.
Houston won the match by set scores of 28-30, 25-23, 25-10, 25-12.
The Cougars won set two after a call that originally knotted the game at 24-24 was overturned to give the point and set to Houston. The Cougars carried that momentum into set three and took the final two games in decisive fashion.
Houston hit .219 in the match while also owning the defensive advantage in blocks (13) and digs (79) compared to nine blocks and 64 digs by the Bulls.
Tizi Puljiz (Resistencia, Argentina) led the Bulls with 10 kills and 14 digs for her second double-double in as many matches and fourth on the year. Marta Cvitkovic (Rijeka, Croatia) floored nine kills while Ally Barnhart (Lenexa, Kan.) and Amanda DeWitt (Jupiter) added seven apiece.
Kelsey O'Loughlin (Fort Lauderdale) dished out 32 assists to the offense to go along with 17 digs. Â
Up Next
The Bulls will move from The Corral to the Yuengling Center on Wednesday when they take on UCF in a War On I-4 showdown set for 7 p.m. in Tampa.
About USF Volleyball
Head coach Jolene Shepardson enters her second season at the helm of her alma mater in 2021-22. Named head coach on Jan. 8, 2020, Shepardson led the Bulls' program to its last conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance as a student-athlete in 2002. USF made its last postseason appearance in 2018, posting 20 wins and appearing in the NIVC. USF Volleyball has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances and won 12 conference titles since its inception in 1972 and is entering its 50th campaign in 2021-22. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus.
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