by LAWRENCE, Kan. – Strong play at the front of the net saw Kansas out-block the Red Raiders 13.5-2.5. The solid defense held Texas Tech to a sub-.100 attack percentage as the Jayhawks rolled over Texas Tech in straight sets Saturday afternoon in the Horejsi Family Athletics Center, 25-14, 25-19, 25-20.
In fact, every aspect of Kansas’ (16-6, 4-4) game was impressive from the start, firing out to a 7.0-1.0 blocking advantage in the first set against the Red Raiders (15-5, 3-5), while holding the visitor’s attack percentage to a negative -.071. By the end of the afternoon, KU posted a .290 attack efficiency, the 11th time this season the Jayhawks hit above .250, while stifling the opposition to less than a .100 hitting percentage (.075) for the sixth time in 2014.
Aside from her big-time block in set two, junior outside hitter Tiana Dockery (Navajo) racked up seven kills of her own and had a complete game for Kansas as she also had 8 digs and 4 blocks in the match. Freshman setter Ainise Havili paced the offense with 28 assists, and sophomore libero Cassie Wait led the quick contest with 13 digs.
“We beat a quality team today and to do it 3-0 was big for us, there are very few teams that win like that against them,” Bechard said. “It was just good from start to finish. I felt like we were in control pretty much the whole time.”
Kansas will travel to Forth Worth to close the season series with TCU. The Jayhawks swept the Horned Frogs in their previous meeting this season (10/18). First serve on Saturday is set for 1 p.m.
