No. 21 Houston volleyball was able to compete with No. 7 Texas at home Saturday afternoon but was unable to capture the win, losing in four sets.
Houston opened up the scoring in front of a raucous, 7,054-strong crowd (a new record) in Fertitta Center with a kill from junior middle blocker Kellen Morin. However, Texas was able to grab the lead soon after and began pulling away before the first timeout to go up 15-9.
The Cougars responded out of the break, closing the gap to within three down the stretch before the Longhorns closed it out to win the first set 25-21.