Friday, November 4
Wichita State 3, East Carolina 1 – Box Score
Houston 3, Cincinnati 0 – Box Score
South Florida 3 , Memphis 2 – Box Score
Tulsa 3, Temple 1 – Box Score
UCF 3, SMU 1 – Box Score
 
Recaps
Wichita State 3, East Carolina 1 – Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Wichita State got 15 or more kills from three different sources and combined for 13 blocks, downing East Carolina 27-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-16 on Friday night at Minges Coliseum. It's the ninth straight win in the series for the Shockers, who have never lost to ECU.
 
The Shockers (12-11, 7-5 American) showcased the potent offensive trio of Natalie Foster (16 kills), Sophia Rohling (16) and Brylee Kelly (15), who all reached double-digit kills for the third consecutive match. As a team, Wichita State hit better than .250 in each set, highlighted by a fourth set onslaught in which the Shockers put down 15 kills on a .419 attack percentage. For the match, WSU finished at .302 while holding the Pirates to .146.
 
Wichita State got off to a slow start, failing to capture any of the first five points before Chris Lamb took timeout. The Shockers gradually fought their way back to level the score seven times, but could not take their first lead until a Lauren McMahon kill made it 21-20. East Carolina (8-17, 3-10 American) had two different cracks at putting the set away, leading 24-23 and 25-24, but a Foster kill, combined with an attack error from Izzy Marinelli, set up Kelly for the winner as the Shockers rallied to take the opener.
 
The second set was all Black and Yellow, as Wichita State led from the opening point and never allowed East Carolina to reach level terms. An early 7-2 spurt put Wichita State in the driver's seat, and five blocks in the set held the Pirates to a -.024 hitting percentage. Kelly provided the offense with five kills, as WSU cruised to a 2-0 lead.
 
16 ties and five lead changes took place in a thrilling third set, one that was deadlocked at 22-all following another Foster termination. East Carolina momentarily staved off defeat by stringing together three consecutive points to snatch the set, capped by a kill from Angeles Alderete. Alderete finished with a match-high 21 kills, but also committed 12 errors among her 60 attempts.
 
There would be no such drama in the clinching fourth set, as WSU bolted to a 6-2 lead that prompted an East Carolina timeout. The lead later swelled to nine at 19-10, and the Shockers put things away with an exclamation point via a Foster ace, the team's fifth of the match.
 
Kayce Litzau was brilliant operating the Shocker attack, delivering 50 assists to go along with 10 digs, while Lara Uyar set a career high for a second straight match with 19 digs of her own. Kelly finished with a double-double, adding 11 digs to her 15 kills.
 
Houston 3, Cincinnati 0 – Box Score
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The No. 23 University of Houston volleyball team continued to it’s undefeated streak in conference play, posting its fifth consecutive sweep in a three-set win over Cincinnati on Friday evening in Fifth Third Arena.
 
Houston (23-2, 14-0 American) extended its win streak to 15 matches and has also won its last 17 sets dating back to the fourth set against Wichita State on Oct. 21. The Cougars also extended its win streak against fellow future Big 12 Conference member Cincinnati (6-17, 4-9 American) to four matches.
 
With her first ace of the match, senior Abbie Jackson broke the program's all-time service aces record. She now has 143 in her career, surpassing Sami Sawyer's (1993-96) 140.
 
Jackson led the way on offense for Houston, posting a match-best 14 kills while senior Morgan Janda recorded her second consecutive double-double, tallying 18 assists and 12 digs. Senior Rachel Tullos also earned a match-leading six blocks.
 
Houston held its opponent to a sub-.100 hitting percentage for the third time this season, limiting the Bearcats to a .049 efficiency and never allowing a set hitting percentage over .100.
 
South Florida 3, Memphis 2 – Box Score
Tampa, Fla.  – The University of South Florida Bulls (9-14, 3-8 American) took their second conference win in a row after a five-set battle against Memphis (17-9, 7-6 American) on Friday night at the Yuengling Center.
 
South Florida took the match against Memphis by set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-14, 17-15.
 
Kelsey O'Loughlin posted her third double-doubles of the season with 26 assists and 12 digs. Meanwhile, Maria Clara Andrade also posted her sixth double-doubles with 12 kills and 15 digs.
 
Amanda DeWitt paced the Bulls with a new career high of 18 kills on a .444 hitting percentage. Marta Cvitkovic contributed 14 kills.
 
Freshman Yasmin Shaw also posted a new career high with two solo blocks and another five block assists, leading the Bulls in blocks. DeWitt contributed with another five total blocks.
 
The Bulls tallied an impressive 10 total service aces, led by Cvitkovic who claimed a new career high mark with five aces in the match. O'Loughlin claimed another two, along with Andrade, Alexis Williams, and Emma Santi with a single ace each.
 
O'Loughlin posted 36 assists throughout the match followed by Tatiana Johnson who added 14 assists. The Bulls combined for a total of 173 total attacks.
 
CC Clausen led the Bulls' back row with 18 digs, followed by Andrade and O'Loughlin. Santi also saw a new career high with eight total digs.
 
Tulsa 3, Temple 1 – Box Score
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Sophomore libero Marta Pecalli reached the 1,000 career-dig mark during The University of Tulsa volleyball team's four-set victory (25-21, 25-18, 24-26, 25-14) over the Temple Owls (9-15, 3-10 American) Friday night in Philadelphia.
 
The Trieste, Italy native needed only 12 digs to surpass the feat, and she delivered with a team-leading 16 digs to lead the Golden Hurricane to victory.
 
The win improved Tulsa's record to 11-13 overall and 4-8 in American Athletic Conference action.
 
Outside hitter Kayley Cassaday went on a rampage for the Tulsa offense as she recorded 24 kills and only one error in 52 total attacks (.442). She also landed a career-high three solo blocks and finished the night with a team-leading four blocks. To cap off the historic night, she added 10 digs to secure her seventh double-double of the season.
 
Setter Avery Kalsu put up a whopping 45 assists on the night to boost the unrelenting Hurricane attack.
 
UCF 3, SMU 1 – Box Score
ORLANDO—The 24th-ranked UCF volleyball team earned its eighth straight win on Friday, defeating SMU, (25-20, 18-25, 25-17, 25-21) in The Venue. The Knights move to 20-1 on the season and 12-1 in American Athletic Conference play, while SMU falls to 17-8 overall and 10-3 in league action.
 
Tonight's win marked it as the 300th win for UCF Head Coach Todd Dagenais.
 
The Knights started the night on a hot start with a 3-0 scoring run led by McKenna Melville with the first kill of the night. UCF kept its momentum going throughout the entire set to take set one 25-20.
 
The Mustangs came out strong and took the lead at 2-1 and ran with it. The Knights tried to rally back with a 3-0 scoring run to close the gap. SMU won set two 25-17.
 
Katelyn Grimes served up an ace to lead off set three. The Mustangs tied it up at one. Melville struck back with a kill to take the lead. SMU came back with a kill, but the Knights took advantage of an attack error from the Mustangs to take the lead and run with it through out the remainder of the set to finish out with a final score of 25-17.
 
UCF and SMU traded points early in the fourth set until the Knights took the lead with a kill from Heidi Bonde, 9-8. Bonde sparked a 6-0 scoring run with a kill, with Chloe Scheer serving for the Knights. The Mustangs went on a six-run rally to slowly close the gap, but the Knights pushed through to take the final set 25-21.
 
Melville recorded a season-high 29 kills with an attacking percentage of .418. Bonde contributed on the offensive side with 15 kills.