This article originally appeared on September 16, 2013 on The Arkansas Traveler website, uatrav.com.
The Arkansas volleyball team split its Saturday matches, but
still won the Golden Hurricane Classic in Tulsa, going 2-1 at the tournament.
The Razorbacks defeated Northern Colorado 3-0 in the first game,
before falling to Texas State 3-0 in their last game of the tournament. Their
overall record is 6-3.
Game one featured strong performances by junior Meredith Hays
and senior Raymariely Santos. Hays collected 12 kills, which led all players,
while Santos picked up another double-double, with 17 assists and 15 digs. It
was Santos’ fourth double-double of the season.
Arkansas posted a .310 hitting percentage against the Bears,
their highest of the season.
After winning the first two sets 25-13 and 25-20, Northern
Colorado rallied and tied the third set at 23. Hays and freshman Barbara Dapic
then collected two consecutive kills before Santos and sophomore Summer Morgan
got the game-winning block.
They won the third set 28-26.
In their final match of the tournament, the Razorbacks lost to
Texas State in straight sets, 25-21, 25-18 and 25-22.
Hays had another solid performance, collecting a match-high 17
kills, as well as three digs. During the tournament, she had 50 total kills,
bringing her season total to 149, which leads the team. That is 10 more than
the next two Razorbacks combined.
Morgan also played well. She picked up 10 total blocks, which is
her career-best and tied for the most by a Southeastern Conference player this
season. Her 10 blocks helped the Razorbacks out-block the Bobcats 16-10 in the
match.
With 12 assists and seven digs, Santos finished the tournament
with 55 assists and 33 digs, which averages to a double-double each game.
The
Razorbacks return to Fayetteville to finish their nonconference schedule in the
Razorback Invitational. They play Kansas State Friday at 7 p.m., then South
Alabama and Saint Louis on Saturday, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.
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