University of Kansas
Arizona
9/13/2019 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas volleyball was unable to secure its second victory of the Kansas Invitational on Friday night as it fell in straight sets to visiting Arizona inside Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena.
Kansas and Arizona opened the contest with two highly contested sets, each ending in a 25-21 score in favor of the Wildcats.
Down two sets, the Jayhawks were in need of a rally to pull off the come from behind win. The set went down to the wire with both teams tied at 23. However, it was the Wildcats who would be able to score the final two points to secure the 25-23 set and match victory.
A trio of Jayhawks led the way on the night, with seniors Zoe Hill and Ashley Smith along with sophomore Rachel Langs, each finishing with six kills. Junior Sara Nielsen finished with 26 assists, while Allie Nelson had a team-high eight digs.
NEXT UP
The Jayhawks are scheduled to finish the Kansas Invitational on Sunday (Sept. 15) against Syracuse at 1 p.m. at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena.
S3 | Ennis with the ???????? and an attack error by Arizona ties the set!
KU: 21 | AZ: 22#RockChalk pic.twitter.com/U0X9ztAgNA
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 14, 2019
Hill with the KILLLLLL
Zoe Hill gets her sixth kill of the night to bring Kansas within one.
Langs with the SMASH
Rachel Langs collects her team-high sixth kill to bring KU within three.
Stat leaders through set two
KILLS | Zoe Hill with five
DIGS | Allie Nelson and Rachel Hickman with five
ASSISTS |Sara Nielsen with 14
S2 | Timeout Update: Jayhawks back in the lead with Hill having a team-high 5? kills.
KU: 15 | AZ: 13#RockChalk
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 14, 2019
Smith brings KU within one
Ashley Smith gets her third kill of the match, tied for second on the team.
Hill leading the way
Her fourth kill of the match brings the Jayhawks within one of the Wildcats.
Stat leaders through set one
KILLS | Zoe Hill with three
DIGS | Allie Nelson with three
ASSISTS |Sara Nielsen with eight
Jayhawks get closer
Zoe Hill with the kill to bring her game total up to three.
Hill with the block
Zoe Hill with the block to pull Kansas within five.
S1 | Smith with the ???????? #KUvball pulls within three points.
KU: 15 | AZ: 18#RockChalk pic.twitter.com/PRnXswV74W
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 14, 2019
S1 | An attack by Nielsen brings #KUvball within two points of Arizona.
KU: 7 | AZ: 9#RockChalk pic.twitter.com/ODEMLgcNBi
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 14, 2019
Shea’s first game!
Shea Carnahan hits the opening serve on Friday in her first game with the Jayhawks since being signed on Wednesday.
???? UPDATED START TIME ???? #KUvball vs Arizona will start at 7:07 PM. #RockChalk
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 13, 2019
