Sunday, October 24
UCF 3, Memphis 0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-22)
UCF extended its conference lead to two games by improving to 9-1 following a road sweep at Memphis. The Knights took the win 25-15, 25-21, 25-22.
McKenna Melville hit .341 to lead all players with 19 kills for UCF, chipping in eight digs and two blocks. Anne-Marie Watson chipped in eight kills and a pair of blocks, and Amber Olson contributed 36 assists, four digs and three blocks for the Knights.
Gig Crescenzo hit .357 with 13 kills and 11 digs to power the Memphis lineup. Tabytha Toelke narrowly missed a double-double with eight kills and nine digs for the Tigers.
Cincinnati 3, Tulane 0 (26-24, 26-24, 25-19)
Cincinnati defended home court with an impressive conference sweep of Tulane on Sunday. The Bearcats blanked the Green Wave 26-24, 26-24, 25-19.
Maria Mallon and Kailea Carrier each finished the match with 11 kills for Cincinnati, as Mallon chipped in 12 digs for a double-double. Emme Madden tacked on 38 assists, seven digs and three blocks in the win.
Lexie Douglas contributed 13 kills and four digs in defeat to lead Tulane. Michelle Urquhart filled the stat sheet with 10 kills, seven digs and four total blocks.
East Carolina 3, Houston 2 (24-26, 17-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-9)
East Carolina battled back from an early 2-0 deficit to earn a signature home win against Houston. The Pirates outlasted the Cougars in five sets 24-26, 17-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-9.
Sydney Kleinman recorded 19 kills and 17 digs for ECU in the comeback victory. Natalie Tyson hit .367 with 13 kills and nine digs and Bri Wood logged 10 kills and 11 digs for the Pirates.
Abbie Jackson turned in 31 kills, three aces and 12 digs for Houston in the setback. Kelsey Childers closed with 48 assists and 13 digs and Kate Georgiades recorded a match-high 23 digs.
SMU 3, South Florida 1 (25-16, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16)
SMU motored past South Florida with a four-set victory in Dallas, taking a 25-16, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16 win.
Kaylyn Walker hit .550 with 12 kills and six block assists for SMU, and Alex Glover added 12 kills on .545 hitting with five block assists in the win. Hannah Jacobs chipped in 12 kills and six digs for the Mustangs.
Marta Cvitkovic registered 15 kills and seven digs in the USF loss. Kelsey O’Loughlin closed the match with 22 assists and five digs for the Bulls.
Wichita State 3, Temple 1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-19)
Wichita State won the final three sets to defeat Temple on the road 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-19.
Natalie Foster hit .417 with 18 kills, two digs and three total blocks in the Wichita State win. Brylee Kelly added 13 kills, three aces, five digs and four blocks and Kalin Newsome posted 12 kills and eight digs. Kayce Litzau registered 48 assists, three aces and 16 digs for the Shockers.
Miray Bolukbasi contributed 15 kills and 13 digs for Temple. Taylor Davenport closed the match with eight kills and seven blocks.