MORGANTOWN, W.Va.– After taking the first set, the West Virginia University volleyball team was unable to capitalize on the early momentum and dropped its Big 12 opener, 3-1 to the No. 5 Texas Longhorns at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown on Tuesday. WVU (8-6, 0-1) fell to Texas (9-2) in set scores of 26-24, 26-28, 18-25 and 15-25.
“I thought we did some nice things,” said second-year head coach Reed Sunahara. “Texas is ranked No. 5 in the country for a reason. They really put pressure on us, and we need to learn how to respond to that.