STATISTICS
Friday, November 3 Results:
Highlights
- Memphis outlasted Temple in a five-match showdown to snap both the Owls’ seven-match winning streak and its own four-match setback. The Tigers put three hitters in the double digits to hold Temple to hitting under .200. Brianna hit a .583 with 14 kills, as Hannah Flowers had 16 kills with a .560 hitting percentage to help Memphis to its second conference win of the season.
- SMU regained the sole second place spot to improve to 11-2 in league play with a five-set victory over Houston behind a strong defensive outing. The league’s top-blocking team out-stuffed Houston, 12-11 and was led by Kelly Brunstein who had seven blocks. SMU libero Montana Watts added 38 blocks to the victory, which ranks third all-time in Mustang history. Brittany Adams recorded a career-high 23 kills in the win to guide the Mustangs’ offense. SMU has won four in a row and is two games behind Wichita State
21 with seven matches left to play in the regular season.
- Wichita State
21 enjoyed its 13th straight win with a sweep over UConn. The Shockers completed the season sweep over the Huskies to stay unbeaten in The American and hit a .494, while holding UConn to a .019 hitting percentage. Leading the charge was two-time Player of the Week Abbie Lehman who had 12 kills, while hitting .632.
- ECU overcame a three-match conference setback and is back to its winning ways after defeating USF 3-1 at home. ECU (17-9, 8-5 American Athletic Conference) secured its first winning record in 11 years, as head coach Julie Torbett became the winningest coach in program history. The Pirates ran their record to 8-0 when hitting .300 or better and 13-4 when winning the first set. ECU is 8-5 in league play and tied for fourth with Cincinnati.
- The Knights tallied a season high for a three-set match with 12 blocks on the way to a sweep over Cincinnati to split the season series at 1-1. Kia Bright led the way with 14 digs and a .333 hitting percentage. UCF is 6-7 in league play and in sixth place alongside Tulsa.
- Tulsa went the distance with Tulane, as the Golden Hurricane captured a 3-2 win to improve to 6-7 this season and remain tied for sixth place with UCF. Emily Thorson earned her team-leading 11th double-double with 19 kills and 12 digs in the win.
Upcoming Schedule/Results
Sunday, November 5
UCF vs ECU • 1 p.m. *
Temple vs. Wichita State
21 • 1 p.m. *
USF vs. Cincinnati • 1 p.m. *
UConn vs. Memphis • 2 p.m.*
Tulsa vs. Houston • 2 p.m.*
SMU vs. Tulane • 2 p.m.*
All times Eastern and subject to change
*Denotes conference matches