Women's Volleyball

Women's Volleyball: Saturday Recap - First weekend in the books

 
Saturday, Aug. 27 Results:
 
Farleigh Dickinson 0, East Carolina 3 RECAP BOXSCORE
Middle Tennessee 1, Cincinnati 3 RECAP BOXSCORE
Weber State 3, Houston 1 RECAP BOXSCORE
McNeese State 2, Tulane 3 RECAP BOXSCORE
Mercer 1, USF 3 RECAP BOXSCORE
17 Florida State 3, UCF 0  RECAP  BOXSCORE
South Dakota 3, Tulsa 0  RECAP  BOXSCORE
Belmont 3, Memphis 1  RECAP  BOXSCORE
Little Rock 0, SMU 3  RECAP  BOXSCORE
Louisiana Monroe 0, Cincinnati 3  RECAP  BOXSCORE
UConn 3, Colgate 1  RECAP  BOXSCORE
East Carolina 3, Bucknell 1  RECAP  BOXSCORE
Hampton 0, Temple 3  RECAP  BOXSCORE
USF 3, Charlotte 0  RECAP  BOXSCORE
Tulane 3, Southern Miss 2  RECAP  BOXSCORE
Stetson 0, UCF 3  RECAP
Houston 3, Houston Baptist 0  RECAP  BOXSCORE
 
Highlights
-ECU won the Bucknell Invitational on Saturday with wins against Farleigh Dickinson and host, Bucknell. Sydney Darden was named tournament MVP and notched her first double-double of the season (17 kills, 14 digs) in the win against Bucknell.
 
 -Cincinnati bounced back from its loss to Tennessee with wins against MIddle Tennessee and Louisiana Monroe. Sophomore Jordan Thompson finished the weekend with 51 kills and junior Maya Muldrow tallied 16 blocks in the three games.
 
-Houston juniors Shelby Harper and Brianna Lynch were named to the all-tournament team of the Marriott Houston Westchase Invitational. The Cougars finished as runners-up in the tournament after beating  Houston Baptist in the last game.
 
-Tulane won the Southern Miss Invitational after winning two five-set matches against McNeese State and Southern Miss. Seniors Tea Juric and Sarah Strasner as well as sophomore Hannah Shaw were named to the all-tournament team,
 
-SMU’s Katie Hegarty had a career-high  23 kills againt Little Rock and was named to the all-tournament team of the SMU DoubleTree Classic. Morgan Heise was named Libero of the Tournament.
 
 -UConn picked up a win over Colgate behind senior Jade Strawberry's 17 kills. The Huskies had 71 kills, to Cogate's 48 in the 3-1 victory
 
-Temple won the Sonesta Hotel Philadelphia Temple Invitation with a sweep over Hampton. Senior Izza Rapacz was named MVP after 14 kills and five aces in the match.
 
-UCF won the Holiday Inn Orlando East UCF Area Invitational after beating Stetson 3--0. Jale Hervey was named tournament MVP while Kia Bright and Ann Richards were named to the All-Tournament team.