Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
Rice
Volleyball Drops Two Game Lead in Loss to Rice
11/10/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 10, 2000
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State (12-14, 5-7 WAC) could not hold on to a two game lead and dropped its fourth straight match overall and in Western Athletic Conference play to Rice (9-15, 15-10, 17-15, 9-15, 7-15).
The Bulldogs were led by freshman outside hitter Kara Verwey who tallied a match-high 21 kills, her third 20-kill performance on the season. Junior middle blocker Shauna McQuaid added 16 kills and three blocks while sophomore outside hitter Christy Burnett was the only Bulldog to manage a double-double with 14 kills and 15 digs.
For Rice, Karolina Zelinka had 18 kills and added a match-high 22 digs. Leigh Leman also notched a double-double with 17 kills and 12 digs.
As a team, Fresno State had more kills (76-67) but was outhit (.132-.203) and outblocked (15.5-9.0).
Fresno State will look to regroup tomorrow night when it closes out its 2000 home schedule against UTEP.
NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, this match was not available on the web. Fresno State and FANSOnly will strive to fix the problems before tomorrow night's live broadcast on the Bulldog athletic website. We apologize for the inconvenience.
