The quest for the championship of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) continues Wednesday for the Texas Tech volleyball team.
They began the tournament with a straight set victory over SMU, 26-24, 25-23, 25-20. The match was their first in postseason since 2001 and became their first postseason win since 1995.
Tech recorded their second-highest attack percentage of the season at .331 and were led offensively by sophomore outside hitters Emily Hill and Chandler Atwood with 20 and 17 kills, respectively. Hill, who has led the team in kills a team-best 14 times, also added 13 digs for her 12th double-double of the season.