Congrats to the OSU Cowgirls volleyball club team who won their pool at the divisional tournament at TCU and automatically qualified for the SIVA conference tournament! The girls finished 5-1 in pool play, sweeping Texas Tech (25-18, 25-19, 25-18) and revenging their previous loss to TCU-A (11-25, 25-21, 25-18).
Going into bracket play as the #4 seed, they were once again matched up with TCU-A (5 seed). Knowing they would come out strong playing on their home court, the girls knew they were in for a challenge. The teams battled back and forth to 18-18 in the first game before TCU served their way to victory. OSU seemed to have gotten a bit of a kick to the stomach which they could never fully recover from. Kelva led the Cowgirl attack with 22 kills followed by Kara with 20. Karis provided an overall performance highlighted by 10 blocks and 16 kills and receiving nearly 1/3 of the other team's serves. Emily T. dished out a season high 72 assists along with 5 service aces. Also contributing to the team's success over the weekend were Mindy (12 kills), London (9 kills), and Emily P. at libero. The team also enjoyed having their supportive fans to cheer them on!
The OSU Volleyball Club teams participated in the NIRSA collegiate club volleyball national championships held at the Dallas, TX convention center. They all had a good time, experiencing their first national tournament, and playing some decent volleyball. The women's team knocked off Nebraska and Texas State, while competing with other teams such as Arizona, Kansas, Arkansas (National Runners-up) and National Champion Texas A&M.
For the most part they played very well in pool play, sweeping TCU-B (3-0) and taking one game from top seeded Baylor-A, with a score of 25-16 (we won't get into the two losses, just to say they were quick). Karis once again led the way with 17 kills and 5 blocks, followed by Kelva (14) and Kara (12). Emily T. and Marisa stepped in wonderfully to help the team as setters as well as each serving up 4 aces. Mindy also added 4 aces as she moved over to OH with Emily P. fighting through an injury and still able to step in as a strong libero. London also had a breakout game at RS with 7 kills and getting her first block during an important run vs. TCU-A. The girls hope to continue to improve and have fun as they get more time playing together.
Looking good as a team in the new uniforms!
