Buffaloes Drop Big 12 Opener To Texas Tech

Wednesday, September 12

Lubbock, Texas

6 p.m.

Colorado

Texas Tech

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

September 12, 2007 | Volleyball

By: Linda Sprouse, Assistant SID

LUBBOCK, Texas ? Alex Buth recorded a 20-20 double-double, but it wasn't enough as the University of Colorado volleyball team dropped a heartbreaker and its Big 12 Conference opener against Texas Tech 30-19, 30-24, 24-30, 27-30, 15-12 on Wednesday night in Lubbock, Texas.

Buth hammered a career-high 21 kills and picked up 23 digs to become the first Buff in almost five years to record a 20-20 double-double. The last Buff to do so was Nicole Carr on Sept. 13, 2002 against the University of Texas-Arlington. She recorded 20 kills and 24 digs. This was just the 23^rd time any Buff has recorded a 20-20 double-double.

Colorado didn't hit well on the night, amassing just a .138 attack percentage. CU did record 74 kills, but hit 45 errors on 210 attacks. The Red Raiders hit .193 with 54 kills, 22 errors and 166 attempts. Buth hit .410 on the night (21k-5e-39att) and Lauren Schaefer hit .500 with three kills on six errorless swings. Mallori Gibson led CU with 23 kills.

The Buffs hit below .100 in the first two games (-.022 in the first and .081 in the second), but came out of the intermission determined and fired back with a .267 attack percentage in the third and .148 in the fourth. The fifth game turned into a battle, but the Red Raiders were able to pull ahead of the Buffs and take the match despite a match-high hitting percentage for the Buffs of .273.

Callie Webster recorded 22 digs for the Buffs. Colorado picked up 79 digs to TTU's 71. The Red Raiders put up 19.0 team blocks, while CU recorded 6.0.

With the loss the Buffs fell to 5-4 overall and 0-1 in the Big 12. The loss was the second time in three years CU has lost to TTU in Lubbock.

The next action for the Buffaloes will be next Wednesday, Sept. 19 against Baylor at the Coors Events Center. The match is set for 6:30 p.m.

--COLORADO--