Box Score RENO, Nev. -University of Nevada (11-11, 5-4 WAC) freshman Grace Anxo's 13 kills helped the Wolf Pack volleyball team sweep Louisiana Tech (10-14, 0-9 WAC) in a Western Athletic Conference match Saturday night at the Virginia Street Gym before 422 fans. The Pack won by scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-22 to even their overall record at 11-11 and improve to 5-4 in WAC play. The Lady Techsters fell to 10-14 on the season a remained winless in conference play at 0-9.
With the first set tied for the fifth and final time at 7-7 the Pack scored the next three points and went on to win 25-20. Anxo and Lindsay Baldwin had five kills each in the first set while setter Tatiana Santiago had 13 assists. Nevada hit .250 and LA Tech .184 in set one.
Nevada led by five points early at 8-3 but the Lady Techsters tied the score at 10-10. The Pack regained control with a 5-0 run to break the tie, which proved to be the final difference at 25-20. Anxo again had five kills and junior Erin Garvey added four. Freshman setter Dana Holt came off the bench and had nine assists. Both squad's hit well as Nevada had .433 attack percentage and LA Tech .393.
There were 15 ties and nine lead changes in set three as the Pack rallied for the 25-22 win and 3-0 match victory. Trailing 21-19 Nevada closed out the set and match with a 6-1 run down the stretch. Senior Kylie Harrington had five kills and Baldwin four in the final set of the night. Santiago totaled 11 assist in set four.
Anxo's 13 kills led three Pack players in double figure kills with Baldwin and Harrington having 11 and 10 respectively. Santiago finished with a match-high 30 assists and Holt had 10. Harrington just missed a double-double as she had a team-high nine digs.
Clara Vido topped the Lady Techsters with 12 kills and setter Bianca Bin had 27 assists. Lori Hunsucker's 10 digs were a match-high.
Nevada hit a season-high .301 in the match and LA Tech posted a .184 attack percentage. The Lady Techsters had seven blocks and Nevada six. Garvey topped the Pack with three blocks and Gabryel Ording had four for LA Tech.
Nevada takes to the road next week for a pair of Western Athletic Conference matches playing at Fresno State on Thursday and at San Jose State on Saturday.
