Tulane University
2-0
McNeese State
0-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TULANE | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| McNeese | 25 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 |
Volleyball Moves to 2-0 on Five-Set Win Over McNeese
Aug 27, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
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HATTIESBURG, MISS. – Tulane volleyball closed in on its second win of the young 2016 season on Saturday morning at Oak Grove High School, defeating McNeese State 3-2 in the second match of the Southern Miss Invitational.
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HOW IT WAS WON
After opening the morning with a disappointing 19-25 loss, the Green Wave bounced back in set two with a handy 25-13 win over McNeese on six blocks that helped Tulane maintain its early lead. Tulane then defeated the Cowgirls 25-22 in set three, but set four proved a challenge as Tulane fell in a 24-26 nail-biter despite matching the Cowgirls in kills at 16 apiece. In the fifth set, the Green Wave pulled off the match victory with a convincing 15-7 final on senior middle hitter Sarah Strasner's sixteenth kill of the day.
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QUOTE
"It was nice to see us battle back this morning. We learned a lot in the match as far as how not to play afraid. We can't play afraid to lose, and the fourth set is proof of that because we let them back in it. We came back after the first set and played sets two and three very well, like we're capable of doing, but in set four, we started playing tentatively. We came out in set five and played our game and finished it off."
--Tulane head coach Jim Barnes
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PLAYERS OF THE GAME
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Senior MHÂ Sarah Strasner: 15 kills (.519), 18.5 points, 5 blocks
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sophomore OH Hannah Shaw: 15 kills (.433), 16.5 points
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Senior OH Tea Juric: 13 kills (.256), 16.0 points, 4 blocks
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UP NEXT
The Green Wave will play one more match in Hattiesburg tonight at 6:00 PM against host Southern Miss at Oak Grove High School. Last night, the Golden Eagles took down McNeese 3-1. The winner of tonight's match will emerge as the tournament champion. Â Â Â
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