Saturday, November 14
Provo, UT
3:00 p.m.
Texas Tech Athletics
8-18,0-14Big 12
0
at
3
BYU
21-2,13-1Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 12 | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| BYU | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
November 14, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
Tech falls 3-0 to the Cougars, Bowcutt shines in return to starting lineup
PROVO, Utah โย Texas Tech volleyball (8-18, 0-14) fell to No. 7 BYU (21-2, 13-1) in straight sets on Saturday afternoon but made the Cougars work for the second and third sets and looked as good as they have all season.
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Freshmen Sara Bowcutt and Aviya Russo had strong swings throughout the match and seemed to catch the Cougars defense off guard at times. Bowcutt finished with a match-high 13 kills and hit .344, second highest of her career, while Russo finished with five kills and three digs.
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Gretchen Sigman finished the match with six kills and was in on two blocks. Katelyn Cochran had 25 assists, five digs, two blocks and two kills as she did a bit of everything for the Red Raiders.
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The Cougars looked every bit of their top 10 ranking. Coming off a loss at No. 24 Baylor on Thursday, BYU came out fired up and went up 10-3 in the opening before the Red Raiders could get their footing. Tech closed the gap a bit after a timeout but BYU, led by Little Chambers and Hardy, quickly made up the lost ground. The Cougars went on to win the set 25-12.
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Tech held its own in the beginning of the second set, taking its first lead of the match at 3-2 and again at 4-3. Tech kept fighting and took a 15-13 lead into the media timeout to stun the Cougar faithful. BYU didn't let it build as they came out of the break and tied it at 17 to force a timeout by Tech. Out of the break, BYU took a small lead, but Tech didn't go away and tied it back up at 21. BYU would escape with the set two win after a 4-0 run to make it 25-21.
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The Red Raiders had some more in the tank and traded blows with the Cougars and even took the lead at 13-11. BYU would retake the lead on a 4-0 run going into the media timeout but Tech quickly tied it with back-to-back kills by Russo and Bowcutt. Tied at 20-20, BYU would go on a 5-0 run to clinch the match.
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UP NEXT: The Red Raiders will be at home next weekend to host Kansas State and Houston.
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Freshmen Sara Bowcutt and Aviya Russo had strong swings throughout the match and seemed to catch the Cougars defense off guard at times. Bowcutt finished with a match-high 13 kills and hit .344, second highest of her career, while Russo finished with five kills and three digs.
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Gretchen Sigman finished the match with six kills and was in on two blocks. Katelyn Cochran had 25 assists, five digs, two blocks and two kills as she did a bit of everything for the Red Raiders.
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The Cougars looked every bit of their top 10 ranking. Coming off a loss at No. 24 Baylor on Thursday, BYU came out fired up and went up 10-3 in the opening before the Red Raiders could get their footing. Tech closed the gap a bit after a timeout but BYU, led by Little Chambers and Hardy, quickly made up the lost ground. The Cougars went on to win the set 25-12.
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Tech held its own in the beginning of the second set, taking its first lead of the match at 3-2 and again at 4-3. Tech kept fighting and took a 15-13 lead into the media timeout to stun the Cougar faithful. BYU didn't let it build as they came out of the break and tied it at 17 to force a timeout by Tech. Out of the break, BYU took a small lead, but Tech didn't go away and tied it back up at 21. BYU would escape with the set two win after a 4-0 run to make it 25-21.
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The Red Raiders had some more in the tank and traded blows with the Cougars and even took the lead at 13-11. BYU would retake the lead on a 4-0 run going into the media timeout but Tech quickly tied it with back-to-back kills by Russo and Bowcutt. Tied at 20-20, BYU would go on a 5-0 run to clinch the match.
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UP NEXT: The Red Raiders will be at home next weekend to host Kansas State and Houston.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
TTU
BYU
Kills
34
52
Errors
15
12
Attempts
100
103
Hitting %
.190
.388
Points
40.0
63.5
Assists
34
45
Aces
2
3
Blocks
4
8.5
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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