Friday, October 1
UCF 3, Wichita State 2 (25-20, 21-25, 21-25, 25-12, 15-12)
UCF moved to 3-0 with a gritty five-set win at Wichita State. The Knights completed the comeback to take a 25-20, 21-25, 21-25, 25-12, 15-12 victory.
McKenna Melville’s 23 kills and 19 digs led the way for UCF, and Anne-Marie Watson hit .389 with 17 kills and three block assists. Amber Olson added a double-double with 51 assists and 10 digs for the Knights.
Brylee Kelly hit .359 with 18 kills in the Wichita State setback, and Lily Liekweg added a match-high 23 digs.
SMU 3, East Carolina 0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-15)
SMU kept pace at the top of The American with a straight-set sweep at East Carolina. The Mustangs advanced to 3-0 by way of a 25-14, 25-16, 25-15 final score.
Rachel Woulfe registered 11 kills with a .385 hitting percentage and four digs in the SMU win, and Hannah Jacobs hit .412 with 10 kills. Lily Heim turned in 39 assists and seven digs for the Mustangs.
Bri Wood guided ECU with eight kills and 13 digs in defeat. Natalie Tyson finished with seven kills and five digs.
Cincinnati 3, Memphis 1 (21-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-21)
Cincinnati dug out of a first-set deficit to down Memphis in four frames at home (21-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-21).
Abby Walker filled the stat sheet with 15 kills, five service aces, seven total blocks and three digs for Cincinnati, and Shannon Williams added 15 kills and three block assists.
Elizabeth Orf nearly missed a double-double for Memphis with eight kills and nine total blocks. Sabrina Bianco chipped in 26 assists, five block assists and five digs.
Tulane 3, Temple 1 (25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21)
Tulane rolled to a key road victory in Philadelphia, defeating Temple in four sets 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21.
Anna Davis hit .524 with 13 kills, three block assists and three digs for Tulane. Lexie Douglas finished the contest with 13 kills and eight digs, and Michelle Urquhart added 12 kills, six total blocks and seven digs.
Miray Bolukbasi’s 13 kills were a match high for Temple, and Gem Grimshaw recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs.
Tulsa 3, South Florida 1 (25-17, 25-17, 22-25, 25-15)
Tulsa defended home court with a four-set win against South Florida, taking down the Bulls 25-17. 25-17, 22-25, 25-15.
Kayley Cassaday closed the night with 13 kills and three digs in the Tulsa win, and Aysu Dalogullari chipped in 12 kills and 11 digs. Avery Kalsu contributed 35 assists and eight digs to the victory.
Marta Cvitkovic connected on 11 kills and 11 digs for USF, with Eke Denessen contributing a double-double of 19 assists and 10 digs for the Bulls.