Hogs Break Out the Brooms on Black Friday

Arkansas obtained its closing two matches of the common season began with a bang because the Hogs took down the Auburn Tigers in straight units on Friday.

The match was the fourth consecutive sweep for the Razorbacks, and the primary time Arkansas gained at Auburn since 2014. The Hogs held the Tigers to a .000 hitting proportion, the bottom for Auburn all season. The Razorbacks are actually 19-8 on the season and 10-7 in convention, and the Tigers transfer to 21-7 and a good 10-7 with the Hogs within the SEC.

Junior Taylor Head had a team-high 12 kills and 10 digs for her fifteenth double-double of the season. Her eighth kill of the day pushed her to 1,000 in her profession, and she or he is the 18th member of the Arkansas 1,000 kill membership.

The Razorbacks had one other nice outing on protection with a dozen blocks, highlighted by former Tiger and grad switch center Tatum Shipes with 5. Three different Hogs additionally had 5 blocks: Abigail Archibong, Jill Gillen and Maggie Cartwright.

Set 1
The 2 groups performed tight to start out and the rating was tied 4 instances. Auburn took a short lead, however the Hogs answered with 5 straight factors and went forward 12-9. The Tigers got here inside two a few instances, however the Hogs tacked on three extra, together with two kills from Head, for a 20-15 benefit. Auburn known as time and scored three of the following 4 factors, however Arkansas closed out the set with a four-point tear, capped by an ace from Courtney Jackson, for the 25-18 victory.

Set 2
The Hogs stored their foot on the fuel for the second body and obtained going with a 6-1 run early. The Tigers added three, however Arkansas responded with 5 unanswered, together with a solo block by Gillen and an ace from Head, and Auburn took a timeout down 12-4. It was all Arkansas from there, and the Razorbacks went up by 12 at 19-7 following a dump kill from Gracie Ryan and an ace from Gillen. The Tigers tacked on two, however a four-point streak completed by Head’s 1,000th profession kill to place Arkansas two away. Auburn obtained over double digits, however Cartwright closed it 25-10 in favor of the Hogs.

Set 3
Auburn discovered a rhythm within the third and rapidly jumped out to a lead, however Arkansas settled in rapidly and rattled off six factors for a 9-7 edge. The Razorbacks restricted the Tigers to 1 level at a time from there whereas a kill and an ace from Gillen prolonged the result in 4 for Arkansas at 14-10. The momentum continued to interrupt the Hogs’ method as they scored 4 unanswered at 19-12, and so they stored the lead simply from there. Again-to-back blocks put the Razorbacks two away, and an Auburn assault error gave Arkansas set and match level. The Tigers spoiled it 4 instances, which prompted a Razorback timeout. Auburn got here inside one, however a Tiger assault error ended it 25-23 for the Hogs.

Up Subsequent
The common season finale for the Razorbacks is ready for Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. in Auburn. The match will likely be streamed stay on SEC Community Plus.

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