Tulane University
1-0
Grambling State
0-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling | 4 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| TULANE | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Volleyball Sweeps Grambling in First Match of Jim Barnes Era
Aug 26, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
Tulane vs. Grambling
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – The Tulane Green Wave volleyball team entered the Jim Barnes era on Friday night at Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, taking on Grambling State to open the 2016 season. The Green Wave claimed the match in three straight sets, sweeping the Tigers to move to 1-0 on the year.
HOW IT WAS WON
The Green Wave came out strong, taking the first set 25-4 after opening the game on a 5-0 run. Tulane closed the set on four unanswered, carrying the momentum of a .588 first-set hitting percentage into the rest of the match.
Grambling bounced back in set two but was unable to match the Green Wave offense as Tulane moved to 2-0 on the night with a 25-18 final on six kills by sophomore outside hitter Hannah Shaw.
Tulane closed out the match with a convincing 25-14 victory in set three to notch their first win of the Jim Barnes era.
On the night, Tulane held the Tigers under 20 points in each set and hit .453 as a team, the eighth highest mark in school history.
QUOTE
"The key tonight was our teamwork, and everyone stepped up. Hannah [Shaw] led in kills and Tea [Juric] hit a high percentage as well, but we had a lot of people contribute. Running the 6-2 system, we had two setters, Lauren [Etta] and Justine [Bowers], who did a good job running the offense. It was a great team effort."
--Tulane head coach Jim Barnes
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PLAYERS OF THE GAME
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sophomore OH Hannah Shaw: 10 kills (.533), 10.5 points
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sophomore MH Dana Kern: 8 kills (.727), 9.0 points
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Senior MHÂ Sarah Strasner: 5 kills (.571), 10.0 points, 4 service aces
UP NEXT
Tulane will return to action on Saturday morning with a 10:00 AM contest against McNeese State in game two of the Southern Miss Invitational.
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