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Buffs Escape Deficit To Defeat Baylor
October 18, 2006 | Volleyball
“That's a nice road win for the Buffs and now we need to get ready for Texas Tech on Saturday,” head coach Pi'i Aiu said.
With the win, the Buffs finish the first half of the Big 12 schedule at 6-4 and improved to 10-7 on the year.
Alex Buth had a career night, leading the Buffs to victory. Buth recorded a career-high 14 kills on 28 swings with just one error and hit a team-high .457. She recorded her second career double-double by picking up 11 digs. Buth also added 5 block assists and three aces.
“Tonight I just felt like I had a lot of confidence,” Buth said. “I felt different on the court. I was helped out a lot by all of my teammate, especially Ashley Nu'u. I had a different attitude tonight and I just felt things were clicking. It was a great night for me and a great win for the team.”
After the Buffs dropped the second and third games, CU needed some fresh legs in the match. Austin Zimmerman entered and helped turn the game in favor of CU with two kills and four block assists. Her impact was especially felt in the fifth set as she picked up a dig, a kill and a block assist with Lara Bossow to seal the victory for the Buffs.
“I think coming in fresh and bring in a different face helped to change the over all emotion on the court,” Zimmerman said. “Going into the competition and being able to encourage my teammates on the court has helped in the past and it seemed to work again tonight.”
The Buffs recorded 71 digs. Kristin Karlik notched 20 for the third time this season. Sutherland picked up 12, Nu'u added 11 and Callie Webster recorded nine.
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