Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Athletics
8-11,0-7Big 12
Houston
11-7,4-3Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 17 | 9 | 23 | 0 |
| Houston | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Red Raiders fall to Houston
October 18, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
Volleyball will return home next weekend
HOUSTON, Texas โ Texas Tech (8-11, 0-7) fell to Houston (11-7, 4-3) on Sunday afternoon by a score of 3-0.
Shelby Ignash finished the match with eight kills and three blocks while hitting over .300. Faith Jordan had a solid match with three kills and four blocks.
Noemi Despaigne led the match for Cougars with 17 kills. Kamille Gibson did a bit of everything for Houston as she has seven kills, six aces, two digs and seven digs.
Tech got off to a strong start and took an 11-10 lead before the Cougars went on a 5-0 run going to into the media timeout and added to it, going up 17-11 out of the break. The Red Raiders could not get a run of their own in response as Houston took the first set 25-17.
The Cougars kept their foot on the gas and took a 15-3 lead against Tech to start the second set. Houston won the set 25-9 thanks to four straight aces off the swing of Gibson.
Houston didn't dominate as much in the beginning of the third set but did have a 15-10 lead at the media timeout. The Red Raiders climbed back into the set and were only down 23-24 but Houston got the next point to clinch the sweep.
UP NEXT: Tech will host UCF on Friday at 6 p.m. at United Supermarkets Arena.
