{"id":206378,"date":"2025-09-07T01:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T01:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/206378\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T01:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T01:11:10","slug":"cougars-suffer-setback-against-lsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/206378\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars Suffer Setback Against LSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The Houston Volleyball team took its first loss of the season, falling in three sets to LSU at Fertitta Center on Saturday afternoon.
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\nJunior Halle Schroder<\/a> led Houston’s (5-1) offense with 13 kills and a .267 hitting percentage while also picking up her 20th\u00a0career double-double after earning 10 digs. Sophomore Alyssa Gonzales<\/a> shined off the bench, picking up six kills and a .455 efficiency along with no serving or reception errors. Senior Avery Shimaitis<\/a> and redshirt senior Barakat Rahmon<\/a> each posted five blocks apiece.\u00a0
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\nLSU (4-2) quickly established themselves in the contest, winning seven of the first 10 points in the opening frame. Houston fought back to tie the set at 11-11 and 13-13, but a 3-0 run for the Tigers put LSU in front for good as it coasted to a 25-18 set win.\u00a0
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\nHouston seized the momentum early in the second with a 3-0 run to go up 6-3 and extended its edge to five at 12-7, but LSU answered with a 5-0 run to even the set. The Cougars didn’t allow an LSU lead until 16-15, but the slight gap was all the Tigers needed to claim the second, 25-23.
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\nLSU jumped in front to start the third, securing nine of the first 15 points to take the lead. Evening the set at 14-14, Houston put itself in front for the first time in the frame as Gonzales rattled off back-to-back kills to give the Cougars a 19-18 edge. The home team extended its lead to three as Shimaitis picked up her seventh kill of the match, but the Tigers secured the sweep as it fought off two set points and won the set, 26-24.\u00a0
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\nUP NEXT<\/strong>
\nHouston heads back on the road for a pair of tests against #17 Purdue and #4 Kentucky next weekend in Lexington, Ky. The Cougars face the Boilermakers to start play at 10 a.m., Saturday, before closing the weekend against the host Wildcats at 1 p.m., Sunday.\u00a0
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