CHICAGO, Ill. The University of Denver volleyball team fell to the University of Texas-San Antonio 3-2 in the Pioneers’ second match of the DePaul Invitational at McGrath Arena. The loss halts the Pioneers’ win streak at five matches.

 

“Today’s match was tough because we were out-played,” said head coach Beth Kuwata. “They played great defense which made the difference in the match.”

 

Senior Kerry Porter (Western Springs, Ill.) finished with a personal-best 17 kills with a .387 attack percentage.  Senior Holly Benson (Colorado Springs, Colo.) tallied 14 kills along with 23 digs and three blocks. Rounding out the double-figure kills were Jacqueline Paul (Sr., Albuquerque, N.M.) with 12 and Emmy Davidsmeyer (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) with 11.

 

Setter Clare Maxwell (Jr., Western Springs, Ill.) finished with a season-high 56 assists, while libero Kacie Wikierak (So., Crystal Lake, Ill.) notched 27 digs and two service aces.

 

Denver will close out the DePaul Invitational with a 6:30 p.m. (MT) match against the hosts, DePaul tonight at McGrath Arena. The Pioneers are 1-0 against DePaul.

 

Live Stats will be offered for the final match tonight and can be viewed by clicking the Live Stats icon on the volleyball schedule on the Denver Pioneers’ Web site. Denver’s match against UTSA on Saturday will be webcasted live from McGrath Arena. To view the game via the webcast, fans either have a subscription or purchase a single-game subscription through the Pioneer Web site.

 

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