The Hilltoppers' .422 hitting clip was also led from both corners of Kaylee Cox with nine kills, and Kenadee Coyle with seven as the Tops tied for their least amount of hitting errors in a match. The four errors also tie up with Liberty on October 3. On the other side of the net, middle hitter Gabby Weihe tacked on a trio of blocks, while Briggs and Coyle each stuffed two.
WKU 3, LA Tech 0: 25-8, 25-12, 25-12
Set 1
After a rally between the Tops and Bulldogs with a 3-2 lead for the Red and White, WKU pushed out an explosive 11-0 run. An errant Bulldog serve into the net kicked off the Hilltopper points, as the Red and White picked up five kills – two back-to-back points for freshman Gabby Weihe – added on a block, four Bulldog sideout points, and an ace from the line for Callie Bauer. After the 12-point scoring margin, LA Tech earned their third point of the set with a kill off the side from Izabely Benjamin. Both teams rallied back-and-forth on the court, until three straight for WKU, capped by kills from the Hilltopper front line of Kenadee Coyle, Logan Grevengoed, and Kaylee Cox, margined the Tops to 20 points. After another 3-0 run for the Red and White, Paige Briggs ended the frame with a solo stuff on the outside.
Set 2
Logan Grevengoed opened up set two with a solo block, followed by a kill down the middle to give WKU the start. After the Bulldogs took some back on the board and both teams rallied, the Tops jumped into an 8-0 run to take a nine-point lead. After the first three straight for the Red and White featuring a Briggs kill and two back-to-back Cox shots, LA Tech was forced to burn a timeout. Out of the break, an ace from Briggs highlighted the next five, as she picked up another straight point off of a serve to end the run. Both teams would play on, as the Tops held a broad lead that was later extended by a 6-0 drive. The home team took back three points of their own – their largest run of the set, before WKU called back with three straight, ending on a Paige Briggs kill.
Set 3
After the Bulldogs collected two straight points on the board to start the set, WKU and LA Tech rallied points until the Bulldogs took their largest lead of the match at 4-2. Building momentum, the Tops rallied up four straight points with Briggs and Cox kills, and back-to-back blocks from the right side of the net with Kenadee Coyle and Gabby Weihe. The Bulldogs cut the run short with a kill from LA Tech's Courtney Carter, then the Tops continued on their scoring streak with four more points in a row. As they led 10-5, the Tops and Bulldogs traded points on the court, while a Coyle kill and sidepoint point from LA Tech gave the Hilltoppers an eight-point lead. Louisiana Tech fought back for one more kill, at point 12, not long before WKU ran on six straight, capping the sweep with a Kaylee Cox solo block on the pin.
POST-MATCH NOTES
- WKU started Callie Bauer, Paige Briggs, Kelsey Brangers, Kaylee Cox, Logan Grevengoed, Gabby Weihe, and freshman Abby Schaefer in at libero.
- Earning their 10th win in Ruston, the Hilltoppers are now 17-7 all-time against LA Tech.
- Fifth year Paige Briggs collected her 46th career double-double, picking up 15 kills and 11 digs during the sweep.
- Averaging 10.59 assists/set, Callie Bauer garnered 34 assists and two kills off of five attempts during the afternoon.
- With LA Tech's -.031 hitting clip at the net, the Tops have now held two opponents under .000 this season.
- Abby Schaefer is now on a four-match double-digit dig streak, as she received 15 from the back row, leading the Tops.
- WKU heads back to Bowling Green for the final regular season CUSA series against FIU Nov. 3 and 4. Friday's BRAVO night will serve off at 6 p.m. CT, while senior day on Saturday will begin at 1 p.m. CT. Both matches will be on ESPN+.
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