STATISTICS
Sunday, October 1 Results:
Highlights
- Three American teams entered Sunday undefeated with a 3-0 record in conference play, but only two remained perfect at the end of the week.
- SMU (10-5, 4-0) clashed with Cincinnati, who also started the day with three conference wins, as the two teams went the distance with the Mustangs winning the fifth set, 21-19. SMU set a new conference record with 23 blocks. Meryn Kennedy had 12 stuffs, setting a new league-high on the season. Lauren Mills had her conference-leading 10th double-double with 20 kills and 20 digs. For Cincinnati, Carly Nolan had her ninth double-double of the season, putting down 20 kills and adding 22 digs. The Bearcats’ setter Jade Tingelhoff set a conference season-high 61 assists, as SMU’s setter Kendall Patterson recorded 51 assists.
- Wichita State
25 (12-3, 4-0) dropped the first set but won the next three to defeat UCF, 3-1, at home. The Shockers remain perfect through league play with their fourth win in a row. Alex Koon had a career-high 12 kills, while Tabitha Brown added 11 kills and Abbie Lehman had 10. Emily Hiebert had 43 assists and eight kills, while Giorgia Civita had 22 digs.
- ECU defeated Tulsa for the first time in 16 matches with a four-set victory at home. Hitting in the double digits for the Pirates was Natalie Montini (13) and Lael Ceriani (11). ECU is now 2-2 in conference play, as Tulsa drops to 1-3. Emily Thorson collected her sixth double-double on the year with 15 kills and 12 digs for the Golden Hurricane.
- UConn handed Tulane its third league loss of the year, as the Huskies won in four sets on the road. Kayla Williams had 17 kills and nine digs to lead the UConn. The Huskies improve to 9-1 overall and even out at 2-2 in conference play.
- USF earned its first conference win of the season on the road, coming out on top in a five-set thriller over Memphis. The match was a close battle, as three of the sets came down to the final two points, including the fifth where the Bulls won 15-13. This marked the first five set match of the year for USF, as the win marked the second time this season at least four Bulls recorded double-digit kills in a match. Clara Payne led USF with 14 kills, while Brianna Kadiku notched 15 kills and a .385 hitting percentage to lead the Tigers. Alex Mendoza had 51 assists to lead the Bulls.
- Temple and Houston also went to five sets, as the Owls won their third straight match with the 3-2 victory. The final two sets came down to the last two points. Four players hit in the double digits for each team. Dana Westfield led the charge for Temple with 19 kills and a .341 hitting percentage. Dara Peric and Izzy Rapacz each added a double-double. Megan Duncan had 16 kills to lead Houston for the second match in a row.