recent results
Fri., Oct. 30
^ at Houston 3, Marshall 1
^ Tulane 3, at SMU 1
^ at Tulsa 3, UTEP 1
^ at UAB 3, UCF 1
^ Southern Miss 3, at Memphis 0
^ at Rice 3, East Carolina 0
Sat., Oct. 31
^ East Carolina at Houston 7 p.m.
^ Marshall at Rice 7 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 1
^ UCF at Memphis 1 p.m.
^ UTEP at SMU 1 p.m.
^ Tulane at Tulsa 1 p.m.
^ Southern Miss at UAB 1 p.m.
^ C-USA matches.
CONFERENCE USA VOLLEYBALL SHOOTING STARS (Fri., Oct. 30)
at Houston 3, Marshall 1 (21-25, 25-21, 23-25, 21-25)
Houston (8-19, 4-8 C-USA) defeated Marshall 3-1 at the Athletics/Alumni Center behind a career night from freshman Jasmine Terry. The Pearland, Texas native recorded a career-high 19 kills, with three digs and four blocks. She capped the night with the match winning block in the fourth set to top the Thundering Herd. Freshman setter Tara Roenicke added a double-double with 45 assists and 12 digs, while sophomore Ingrida Zauere turned in a 12 kill, 12 dig, double-double performance. Elizabeth Fleming, Elizabeth Herman and Katy Schad all tallied double-doubles for Marshall (19-6, 7-4 C-USA). Fleming was the match-medalist in assists with 50 along with 10 digs. Herman recorded 14 kills and 13 digs, while Schad chipped in with 16 digs and 10 kills.Emily Sullivan connected for a team-high 17 kills and hit at a .371 attacking percentage (17K-4E-35TA), along with three digs and three block assists.
at UAB 3, UCF 1 (25-23, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22)
Behind 14 kills from Andrea Lalic and a strong blocking performance, UAB (13-13, 6-5 C-USA) defeated UCF, 3-1, for a key Conference USA win. With 10 kills and 11 digs, Jordan McDonald recorded her second-straight double-double and her third of the season on a night that focused as much on raising awareness for breast cancer as it did volleyball. For UCF (11-14, 3-9 C-USA), four players finished in double-figure kills, led by Erin Campbell with 15. Andee Youngblood handed out a match-best 49 assists for the Knights, and Meredith Murphy led four Knights in double-digit digs with a match-high 22.
At Rice 3, East Carolina 0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-17)
Jenn McClean had a match-high 18 kills to lead Rice (15-8, 7-5 C-USA) to a 3-0 victory over East Carolina in Tudor Fieldhouse. McClean, by the way, was only four kills shy of East Carolina's team total of 22. Melissa Zenter led the Pirates (9-15, 2-10 C-USA) with 7 kills.
at Tulsa 3, UTEP 1 (25-15, 25-23, 19-25, 25-16)
Jennifer Eichler and Tyler Henderson each had 18 kills, and Kelsey Hancock added 13 kills to lead Tulsa to a 3-1 victory over UTEP (10-15, 3-9 C-USA) at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. With the win, the Golden Hurricane (20-5, 9-2 C-USA) clinches a berth in the C-USA Championship, and will take on conference co-leader Tulane at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Tulane 3, SMU 1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 26-24)
Dana Powell led SMU (17-8, 7-4 C-USA) with a match-high 20 kills and added 18 digs for her 16th double-double of the season but it wasn't enough as the Mustangs had their 11-match home winning streak snapped, 3-1, by Tulane (15-6, 10-2 C-USA). Kathryn Wilkerson finished with 14 kills and 13 digs for her ninth double-double of the season, and Kelli Becerra posted 51 assists and 14 digs for her 14th double-double of the season. Kendra Kahanek had seven blocks in the match and had 12 kills.
Southern Miss 3, Memphis 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-14)
Memphis (5-22, 1-11 C-USA) freshman Altrese Hawkins hit .571 with a match-high 13 kills, but Southern Miss held the Tigers to a .161 attack percentage and a 3-0 loss at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The Southern Miss (22-4, 10-2 C-USA) offense was also successful, striking for eight service aces and a .270 attack percentage on 44 kills. Ashley Mell led the Golden Eagles with a double-double of 12 kills and 13 digs. Caitlin Clark downed 10 kills. Setter Kelsea Seymour handed out a match-best 38 assists. USM converted on 73 percent of its side-out opportunities for the match.
Fri., Oct. 30
^ at Houston 3, Marshall 1
^ Tulane 3, at SMU 1
^ at Tulsa 3, UTEP 1
^ at UAB 3, UCF 1
^ Southern Miss 3, at Memphis 0
^ at Rice 3, East Carolina 0
Sat., Oct. 31
^ East Carolina at Houston 7 p.m.
^ Marshall at Rice 7 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 1
^ UCF at Memphis 1 p.m.
^ UTEP at SMU 1 p.m.
^ Tulane at Tulsa 1 p.m.
^ Southern Miss at UAB 1 p.m.
^ C-USA matches.
CONFERENCE USA VOLLEYBALL SHOOTING STARS (Fri., Oct. 30)
at Houston 3, Marshall 1 (21-25, 25-21, 23-25, 21-25)
Houston (8-19, 4-8 C-USA) defeated Marshall 3-1 at the Athletics/Alumni Center behind a career night from freshman Jasmine Terry. The Pearland, Texas native recorded a career-high 19 kills, with three digs and four blocks. She capped the night with the match winning block in the fourth set to top the Thundering Herd. Freshman setter Tara Roenicke added a double-double with 45 assists and 12 digs, while sophomore Ingrida Zauere turned in a 12 kill, 12 dig, double-double performance. Elizabeth Fleming, Elizabeth Herman and Katy Schad all tallied double-doubles for Marshall (19-6, 7-4 C-USA). Fleming was the match-medalist in assists with 50 along with 10 digs. Herman recorded 14 kills and 13 digs, while Schad chipped in with 16 digs and 10 kills.Emily Sullivan connected for a team-high 17 kills and hit at a .371 attacking percentage (17K-4E-35TA), along with three digs and three block assists.
at UAB 3, UCF 1 (25-23, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22)
Behind 14 kills from Andrea Lalic and a strong blocking performance, UAB (13-13, 6-5 C-USA) defeated UCF, 3-1, for a key Conference USA win. With 10 kills and 11 digs, Jordan McDonald recorded her second-straight double-double and her third of the season on a night that focused as much on raising awareness for breast cancer as it did volleyball. For UCF (11-14, 3-9 C-USA), four players finished in double-figure kills, led by Erin Campbell with 15. Andee Youngblood handed out a match-best 49 assists for the Knights, and Meredith Murphy led four Knights in double-digit digs with a match-high 22.
At Rice 3, East Carolina 0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-17)
Jenn McClean had a match-high 18 kills to lead Rice (15-8, 7-5 C-USA) to a 3-0 victory over East Carolina in Tudor Fieldhouse. McClean, by the way, was only four kills shy of East Carolina's team total of 22. Melissa Zenter led the Pirates (9-15, 2-10 C-USA) with 7 kills.
at Tulsa 3, UTEP 1 (25-15, 25-23, 19-25, 25-16)
Jennifer Eichler and Tyler Henderson each had 18 kills, and Kelsey Hancock added 13 kills to lead Tulsa to a 3-1 victory over UTEP (10-15, 3-9 C-USA) at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. With the win, the Golden Hurricane (20-5, 9-2 C-USA) clinches a berth in the C-USA Championship, and will take on conference co-leader Tulane at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Tulane 3, SMU 1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 26-24)
Dana Powell led SMU (17-8, 7-4 C-USA) with a match-high 20 kills and added 18 digs for her 16th double-double of the season but it wasn't enough as the Mustangs had their 11-match home winning streak snapped, 3-1, by Tulane (15-6, 10-2 C-USA). Kathryn Wilkerson finished with 14 kills and 13 digs for her ninth double-double of the season, and Kelli Becerra posted 51 assists and 14 digs for her 14th double-double of the season. Kendra Kahanek had seven blocks in the match and had 12 kills.
Southern Miss 3, Memphis 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-14)
Memphis (5-22, 1-11 C-USA) freshman Altrese Hawkins hit .571 with a match-high 13 kills, but Southern Miss held the Tigers to a .161 attack percentage and a 3-0 loss at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The Southern Miss (22-4, 10-2 C-USA) offense was also successful, striking for eight service aces and a .270 attack percentage on 44 kills. Ashley Mell led the Golden Eagles with a double-double of 12 kills and 13 digs. Caitlin Clark downed 10 kills. Setter Kelsea Seymour handed out a match-best 38 assists. USM converted on 73 percent of its side-out opportunities for the match.
