No. 15 Jayhawks Ace Convention Take a look at vs. Texas Tech

The 12 service aces by Kansas is tied for third-most in program historical past in a three-set match. In addition to Zelenovic’s seven, which ranks second at school historical past for a three-set match, Ptacek had two aces whereas Nelson, White and Logan Bell every added one.

With the win, Kansas improves to 12-7 on the yr and 3-2 in Big 12 play, whereas dropping Texas Tech to 8-9 (0-5 Big 12).

“I thought Ryan (White) set the tone early, and our servers followed her lead,” Kansas Coach Matt Ulmer mentioned. “We were attacking with pace and confidence from the first point; that’s the mentality we need every night. When we serve with that kind of intent, it opens up every part of our game and allows us to stay on the front foot.”

In the primary set, Texas Tech struck first, however Kansas shortly responded with a dominant 9-0 run. Nelson, Zelenovic and Ptacek every recorded kills throughout the stretch, whereas White added an ace to make it 8-1. Texas Tech referred to as a timeout following an assault error, then got here out with a 3-0 surge to chop the deficit to 9-4. The Jayhawks answered once more with a 4-0 run, highlighted by two aces from Zelenovic, to increase the result in 13-4. A kill from Rhian Swanson pushed the margin to double digits, forcing one other Tech timeout. After a quick response from the Red Raiders, Kansas closed the set on a 6-0 run, reaching set level at 24-9. Texas Tech earned three extra factors to shut the hole to 24-12, however the Jayhawks sealed the set with a kill from Nelson. 

The Jayhawks opened the second set with a 3-0 run earlier than Texas Tech obtained on the board with some extent off a service error. Kansas remained unfazed, responding with a dominant 9-1 scoring run to push the result in 13-2. The surge was fueled by a kill from Aurora Papac, one from Jovana Zelenovic, three from Grace Nelson and two extra aces from Zelenovic. Tech halted the run with a kill however adopted it with a service error that returned the serve to Kansas at 15-5. The Jayhawks maintained management all through the set, regardless of Tech trimming the deficit to 16-8. Kansas continued its regular play, reaching set level off a Molly McCarthy service ace earlier than Nelson sealed the 25-16 win with a kill.

Kansas carried its momentum into the third set, leaping out to a 5-1 lead behind back-to-back aces from Zelenovic, who completed the match with a season-high seven aces. Nelson added two early kills throughout the surge, whereas setter Dalton continued to orchestrate the offense effectively. Texas Tech chipped away to shut inside 15-13, however the Jayhawks responded with one other dominant stretch. Ptacek delivered consecutive service aces as a part of a 6-0 Kansas run that pushed the result in 21-15. Swanson sealed the match with two late kills, because the Jayhawks closed out the sweep with a 25-18 victory.

Up subsequent, Kansas has sooner or later between matches earlier than internet hosting Iowa State on Friday evening at 6 p.m. CT. The match will stream reside on ESPN+.