Setter Ella Swindle leads Texas volleyball to sweep of Houston

Texas volleyball wasn’t about to let another two-set lead slip away.

Four days after Miami rallied to win three straight sets to steal a win on the Longhorns’ home court, No. 6 Texas took care of business, 3-0, Wednesday against Houston at Gregory Gymnasium.

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A return to the starting lineup by setter Ella Swindle coincided with one of the Longhorns’ most efficient attacks of the young season. Texas (3-2) fired 48 kills with just 11 hitting errors for a hitting percentage of .370, which was just a few points short of the .385 hitting percentage last week against Indiana. Swindle had a season-high 37 assists in the 25-19, 25-18, 25-20 win, which matched her career-high for a three-set match set last season in a NCAA Tournament match against SMU.

Averi Carlson, an offseason transfer from Baylor, has played well at setter through the first two weeks of the season and started the previous two matches for Texas.

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Swindle spent most of the match spreading the wealth to her array of outside hitters. The trio of Madisen Skinner (13 kills), Reagan Rutherford (12) and Jenaa Wenaas (11) combined for 36 kills with just seven total hitting errors.

The Longhorns will face a stern test Sunday with a trip to No. 2 Stanford.