University of Arizona
7-17,2-11Big 12
Texas Tech
8-16,0-12Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 19 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Texas Tech | 25 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 1 |
11/08/2026 | Volleyball
LUBBOCK, Texas.- Arizona came back from a set down to beat Texas Tech 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at United Supermarkets Arena. The Wildcats won 19-25, 27-25, 25-16, 25-22.
The Cats outblocked the Red Raiders 14-5 and hit .204, holding Texas Tech to .127. Marina Vosloo led the offense with 14 kills on a .571 hitting percentage and added seven blocks. Kennedy Osunsanmi had 11 kills, Destiny Ndam-Simpson had nine and Carlie Cisneros had eight. Harmony Sample ran the offense with 41 assists and had six blocks, and Journey Tucker also had six blocks. Gigi Whann led the defense with 21 digs and Ndam-Simpson added 19.
Texas Tech won the first set 25-19. The Red Raiders hit .286 and went up 9-4 early. Arizona cut the lead to 17-16 with a three-point run while Maria Olga Siapani served, but Texas Tech pulled away to close the set. Osunsanmi had five kills on a .625 clip and Vosloo had four kills off the bench.
Arizona evened the match with a 27-25 win in the second set. The Wildcats had five blocks and held Texas Tech to a .089 hitting percentage. Vosloo had three kills on .750 hitting and four blocks, and Sample also had four blocks. Arizona led 18-12, but Texas Tech came back to tie it, and the set was tied seven times. Renee Jones had kills at 23-23 and 24-24 to keep the Cats in it, and Cisneros finished the set with back-to-back kills.
The Wildcats took a 2-1 lead with a 25-16 win in the third set. Arizona held Texas Tech to a -.024 hitting percentage with five blocks, and Tucker had four of them. Jones, Cisneros and Ndam-Simpson had three kills each. A 5-0 run gave Arizona a 16-7 lead, and later a 4-0 run with Whann serving pushed the lead to 22-14.
Arizona came back to win the fourth set 25-22 and close out the match. The Wildcats were down 14-8, then scored six straight points with Whann serving to tie it at 14, including an ace from Whann. Siapani later served back-to-back aces during a three-point run that gave Arizona an 18-15 lead. Vosloo had five kills in the set, and Osunsanmi ended the match with a kill.
Arizona returns home to host Arizona State at 11 a.m. MST on Sunday, Nov. 15 in McKale Center at ALKEME Arena.
