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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The Kansas Jayhawks topped the West Virginia Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum on Wednesday evening in four sets (23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 26-24) to earn their third-straight win.
The Jayhawks moved to 15-5 (5-3 Big 12) with the win, while West Virginia dropped to 7-13 (0-7 Big 12).
Sophomore Caroline Bien led the Jayhawks offensively, hitting .310 with 17 kills. Super-senior Anezka Szabo added 10 kills, while hitting .227.
“Caroline would probably tell you this was her best match offensively of the year,” head coach Ray Bechard said. “In the big moments, 42 swings and only four errors. She was swinging at a high efficiency.”
On the defensive end, freshman Brynn Kirsch had 18 digs and graduate transfer Lauren Dooley tallied 11 total blocks for Kansas.
“It was a tough place to play,” said Bechard. “When we needed to be competitive in the moment, we were. We’ll look back on this win and it will really benefit us on having the best Big 12 finish we can.”
Up next
Kansas will take on the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, Texas on Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT in Schollmaier Arena. The match will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.