Volleyball looking for first conference win against Memphis

Junior libero Katie Karbo has 345 digs this season across all of Houston’s games. | Thomas Dwyer/The CougarAfter starting the season with a 13-2 record, the Cougars have lost five straight games and sit at the bottom of the American Athletic Conference standings.

After a close 2-3 loss against Temple to start the conference, Houston has fallen with two 1-3 and two 0-3 defeats. The Cougars have a chance to start turning things around against Memphis, which is also 0-5 in the AAC.

The defense has struggled to shut down all the hitting lanes, and the team is No. 9 in the conference in opponent hitting percentage. However, Memphis sits at No. 12 in that category and Houston should be able to…