Coogs win 3-0 over McNeese. Easily win the Flo Hyman Classic.
The team looks quite strong to my untutored eye. We will learn a great deal more as they spend a month on the road. Opponents include highly ranked squads like Kentucky and BYU.
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I know jack about volleyball, but they look like they play damn good defense. I can’t wait to see the games against stronger B12 teams goes. I’ll definitely be at least one of the Texas matches.
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I am really excited to go to the match between BYU and Houston.
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Enjoy! We both can look at the Big “12” schedule and wonder how the league scheduled only one mid week game between our respective teams.
Anyway, congrats on the victory over #5 Pitt.
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Pitt has been a thorn in our side for a while. It was good to get over the hump.
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Coogs win 1st road test. Coogs beat North Texas 3-1. After taking 1st two sets in routine fashion, they hit a rough patch, losing 3rd set and going down 14 - 6 to start fourth set. However, they found the gear box, accelerated for the rest of the set and won 25-18 (a 19-4 run).
Game was not available on any broadcast of which I was aware. Tomorrow, however, match vs. Texas State at 3 p.m. is marked as being on ESPN+.
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I saw Texas Tech lost to Wyoming. 
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HCU gave them a hard time in their season opener.
Oooof. Bad day at Blackrock. I will skip the gory details. UH now 4-1 on the season.
Chance to right the ship at Kentucky (a preseason top 10 team that is off to a rough start, as well). Game is at Ky this Friday at 3pm. Apparently no broadcast.
What happened? That was a whooping
Yeah. Coogs looked out of focus the whole match. Tx State played well. I am going to chalk it up to one of those days and think the team will learn and get stronger.
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That was a letdown and unexpected from a team with many seniors.
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Good lineup at Purdue’s classic. AVCA’s #19 Kentucky, #20 Purdue, #21 Coogs, plus an unranked SMU that just beat #14 Baylor two days ago.
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It looks like only viewing is to subscribe to a Big10 streaming service. I followed links from uhcougars.com to, eventually, the listing of this match (which began @ 3 p.m.) to find a link to the streaming, but decided against purchasing a subscription for a single match.
At this point, after dropping set 1 25 - 21, Coogs roared backed in set 2. Coogs crush KY kittens: 25 - 18. Match even at 1 set apiece.
Coogs lose 3rd. 4th was hard fought, but Ky prevails 25 - 22, wins match 3 -1.
Looks like SMU v. UH volleyball rivalary remains intense even when meeting in odd locales. After 2 sets match tied at 1 apiece. Coogs win first 28 - 26, SMU prevails 26 - 24 in 2nd.
Coogs win set 3, 25 - 21. Set was closer than the score. Coogs with a good finishing kick to ice a back and forth set.
Coogs close match with 25 - 22 4th set win. IMHO it was important to get this win and right the ship a bit.
Next up, two mid week games in the wasteland, aka College Station. One v. the Ags, one v. Liberty before opening Big however many play at BYU.
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Really close match, especially the 1st set. The biggest lead in the 1st was 2 points; Coogs 5x, SMU 3x.
Can’t take Liberty lightly, they beat Hawaii a couple of days ago.
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NM. Wrong forum