A late collapse plagued Houston volleyball as the Cougars dropped the final three sets against East Carolina to fall to the Pirates 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.
In the top of set one, UH jumped out to an 8-6 lead over ECU.
Throughout the set, both teams went back and forth trying to pull away. Tied at 17, the Cougars pushed ahead with a 3-0 scoring run to make it 20-17.
ECU answered with a run of its own highlighted by two consecutive kills to take a 22-21 lead.
A kill by senior middle blocker Isabel Theut tied the set at 22.