Wednesday, September 21
Houston 3, Tulane 2 - Box Score

HOUSTON, Texas – The University of Houston volleyball team fell behind after the first set and then again after the third in the American Athletic Conference opener at Tulane on Wednesday, but graduates Isabel Theut and Kortlyn Henderson powered the Cougars through adversity to take the conference opener in five sets (22-25, 25-9, 24-26, 25-18, 15-8).  
 
Theut hit a blistering .395 in the match, pummeling 22 kills, a new career high.
 
Henderson assisted with 12 kills of her own on a season-best .417 hitting percentage. Fellow graduate Kennedy Warren put down 13 more kills as the fifth-year pin hitters helped propel Houston (10-2, 1-0 American) past Tulane (5-7, 0-1 American).
 
Junior Kate Georgiades posted a season-high 33 digs in the match and added an ace to her line. Senior Morgan Janda dished out 34 assists in the match.
 
As a team, Houston hit a season-high .308 in the match, posting a .371 attacking clip in the second set, .333 in the fourth and a match-best .524 in the fifth frame.
 
Kayla Kaiser (17 kills), Melissa Kolurbasi (15 kills) and Amarchi Osuji (11 kills) led the Green Wave attack while being paced by Kate Van Houten (44 assists).

Defensivly, Jillian Dits finished with 23 digs, while Sabrina Skyers ended with four blocks.