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Red Raiders drops season opener to Cowgirls
Texas Tech volleyball dropped its season opener to Wyoming 3-1 in Laramie on Friday night, falling to a Cowgirls squad backed by a record home crowd of 2,402. The match was anything but settled early.
The match was anything but settled early. Set one went back and forth with 11 ties and lead changes before Wyoming edged it 25-21. Both teams then traded dominant sets, with the Red Raiders rolling through set two 25-14 before Wyoming answered with a lopsided 25-11 win in set three to retake control.
The Red Raider block was a bright spot in set two, recording four blocks as Tech briefly looked like it had found its footing. Wyoming's crowd never let the Cowgirls get rattled, and home-court energy played a visible role in how the final sets unfolded.
For Tech fans back in Lubbock, it's a tough way to start a season, but a road opener against a fired-up Wyoming squad in front of their biggest crowd ever is about as hard a first test as you can draw. The Red Raiders now head into the rest of their early schedule needing to clean up the stretches where they gave up points in bunches, like that 25-11 set three collapse.
Wyoming's record crowd suggests the Cowgirls program is building something worth watching in the Mountain West.
Common questions
How did Texas Tech volleyball do in their first match of the season?
- The Red Raiders lost 3-1 to Wyoming in Laramie on Friday. The match included a strong set two win for Tech, 25-14, but Wyoming controlled the final set 25-11 to close it out.
What was the score of each set in the Texas Tech vs Wyoming volleyball match?
- Wyoming won set one 25-21, Texas Tech took set two 25-14, Wyoming dominated set three 25-11, and Wyoming closed out the match in set four. A record crowd of 2,402 packed Wyoming's arena for the home opener.
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