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Saturday, September 16 Results:
| Grand Canyon 0, UConn 3 |
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| UT Martin 1, Memphis 3 |
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| Virginia 0, vs. UCF 3 |
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| Wyoming 3, Tulsa 0 |
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| Alabama State 0, Tulane 3 |
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| Houston 0, LSU 3 |
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| Presbyterian 1, USF 3 |
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| Arkansas 3, SMU 2 |
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| USF 3, Jacksonville 0 |
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| Central Arkansas 3, Tulsa 2 |
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| Cincinnati 0, Michigan21 3 |
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| North Florida 0, Tulane 3 |
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Highlights
- Memphis (7-5) captured its home opening tournament title with a 3-1 win over UT Martin. The Tigers dropped their first set but refused to look back from there and won three straight to secure the win. Memphis has won four matches in a row. Faith Myers had 91 assists, 25 digs and four total blocks in earning Memphis Invitational MVP honors.
- Tulane (11-2) has won six in a row after two Saturday victories at home. The Green Way started the day with a 3-0 win over Alabama State in the afternoon. Kaylie McHugh delivered a team-best 18 digs and had three servic aces. The Green Wave then secured its second tournament win with a 3-0 sweep over Alabama State. Hannah Shaw led the offense with 11 kills. Tulane has gone undefeated in its last two weekends and will be ranked first in The American to enter conference play next weekend.
- USF (4-5) went 2-0 on the day. The Bulls dropped their first set of the day but battled back to win the last three to earn a 3-1 win over Presbyterian. Clara Payne guided the team with 13 kills and a .520 hitting percentage. USF then defeated Jacksonville 3-0 with Priscilla Ehieze pacing the Bulls with 11 kills and a .450 hitting percentage. Payne added nine kills with just one error for a match-high .471 hitting percentage. Payne and Reagan Davey made the Dolphin Invitational All-Tournament team.
- UConn (7-5) also ended its nonconference slate on a high note with a 3-0 win over Grand Canyon to wrap up the weekend, notching a .297hitting percentage in the win. The Huskies went 2-1 at the Bradley Invitational, as Emma Turner and Kennedy Arundel were named to the All-Tournament Team following their performances on the weekend.
- UCF (7-5) captured its fourth win in a row and swept its weekend action with a second 3-0 win over Virginia at home on Saturday. Kia Bright had her seventh double-double this season with 11 kills and 13 digs. The Knights posted their second straight match with a hitting percentage above .350, while holding the Cavaliers (4-7) under .200 at the net. The Black and Gold finished with seven attacking errors, besting the season low from last night by five.
- Houston dropped to 4-4 after a 3-0 setback on the road against LSU. Megan Duncan led Houston with nine kills and tied Brianna Gardner with three blocks.
- Tulsa went 0-2 on the day. The Golden Hurricane (6-6) took a three set loss to Wyoming to start off its Saturday action, as Emily Thorson had a team-best 12 kills. Tulsa then went to five sets with Central Arkansas (11-1) but couldn’t get the edge and suffered its second straight setback. Thorson had 16 kills with nine digs and a .308 hitting percentage.
- SMU (6-5) brought Arkansas (10-2) to five sets but fell, 15-13, in the fifth. Lauren Mills had a double-double of 12 kills and added 18 digs for her seventh of the season. She shares the conference lead in double-doubles with UCF's Bright.
- Cincinnati was unable to overcome its third ranked opponent faced this season, dropping a 3-0 match at Michigan
21 (10-2) on Saturday night. Nolan was just short of a double-double with 11 digs and nine kills. She also had three blocks.
Upcoming Schedule
Sunday, September 17
Iowa State
19 vs. Wichita State
RV • 3:30 p.m.
All times Eastern and subject to change