Tulane University
UT Rio Grande Valley
Volleyball Opens Home Slate with Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic
Sep 1, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
GAMES 4-6: Tulane Volleyball (3-0) Hosts Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic |
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When |
Friday, Sept. 2 - Saturday, Sept. 3 |
Where |
New Orleans, La. | Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse |
Opponents |
Bethune-Cookman | Sam Houston State | UT-Rio Grande Valley |
Tickets |
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Live Stats |
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Giveaways |
Tulane Volleyball "Ready to Roll" T-shirts | Free pizza for students |
Social
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NEW ORLEANS – After a successful weekend at the Southern Miss Invitational to open up the 2016 season, the Green Wave return to the friendly confines of Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse to host the Allstate Sugar Bowl Collegiate Volleyball Classic. The tournament will be the fifteenth Sugar Bowl-sponsored event in Tulane volleyball history and will feature opponents Bethune-Cookman, Sam Houston State and UT-Rio Grande Valley.
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"The team is ready to play at home in front of our Tulane fans and family. Our first opponent, UT-Rio Grande Valley, beat Baylor last weekend, so it will be a good contest to kick off our home tournament. We played very well in Hattiesburg, and we're looking forward to going for another tournament championship. Tulane fans will be impressed with the way our team works together to play at a very high level."
--Tulane volleyball head coach Jim Barnes
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 2
Sam Houston vs. Bethune-Cookman, 4:00 PM
TULANE vs. UT-Rio Grande Valley, 7:00 PM (t-shirt giveaway, autograph session to follow)
Saturday, Sept. 3
UT-Rio Grande Valley vs. Sam Houston, 10:00 AM
TULANE vs. Bethune-Cookman, 12:30 PM
Bethune-Cookman vs. UT-Rio Grande Valley, 4:30 PM
TULANE vs. Sam Houston, 7:00 PM (Tulane students get free pizza with valid student ID)
An awards ceremony will follow the final game of the tournament
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TEAM SUMMARIES
Tulane (3-0), The American
Bethune-Cookman (0-4), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Sam Houston State (1-2), Southland
UT-Rio Grande Valley (2-1), Western Athletic Conference
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LAST TIME OUT
-The Green Wave are coming off a tournament sweep at the Southern Miss Invitational last weekend, counting their first tournament title since 2013 and first road win since 2014. On the weekend, Tulane swept Grambling to open the 2016 season before going five sets each with McNeese and host Southern Miss, both matches ending in Tulane's favor. The Green Wave hit .344 as a team on the weekend, good for a No. 7 spot nationally.
-Bethune-Cookman began its season on a four game skid at the FAU Invitational, being swept by Florida Atlantic, Northeastern University and Drake and dropping a Saturday match 1-3 to North Florida.
-Sam Houston opened up with back-to-back five-set losses to UT-Arlington and Sacramento State at the UTA Mavericks Classic. The Wild Kats wrapped up the weekend with a sweep of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
-UT-Rio Grande Valley started out their season on a high note, going 2-1 in Waco, Texas and upsetting host Baylor 3-1 on their home court. The Vaqueros dropped their second match to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3-2 before sweeping the nightcap against Prairie View A&M.
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SERIES HISTORY
Tulane and Bethune-Cookman will face off for the first time this weekend.
Tulane is 5-11 against the Wild Kats of Sam Houston State, sporting a 3-2 record at home. The teams last met on Aug. 28, 2015 at the Sam Houston Invitational, where the Green Wave dropped the match in three straight sets.
The Green Wave are 1-0 against UT-Rio Grande Valley, their sole meeting taking place last year at the Cardinal Classic in Beaumont, Texas. Tulane defeated the Vaqueros 3-1.
