Cougars Use Strong Defensive Effort to Sweep Texas Tech

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Volleyball team (11-7, 4-3) defeated Texas Tech (8-11, 0-7) in straight sets inside the Fertitta Center on Sunday afternoon. The win marks its third straight against the Red Raiders, moving Houston to 4-3 in conference play. Sophomore Noemi Despaigne paced the Cougar offense with 17 kills, followed by junior Sydney Jones’ 13 kills. Junior Kamille Gibson also played a huge role on both sides of the game with 6 aces, 7 kills and 7 digs. Sophomore Gillian Pitts led the defense with 13 digs. Houston held Texas Tech to a .034 hitting percentage, the…