Tulane University
Memphis
Volleyball Set to Open AAC Play, Host Memphis in Weekend Matchup
Feb 11, 2021 | Women's Volleyball
| TULANE GREEN WAVE (2-5 OVERALL, 0-0 AMERICAN) | |
| When: | Friday, Feb. 12ย | 6 p.m. vs. Memphisย (3-1 Overall, 0-0 American) Saturday, Feb. 13ย | 1 p.m.ย vs. Memphisย (3-1 Overall, 0-0 American) |
| Where: | New Orleans, La. | Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse |
| Stats: | Memphis (Match 1) | Memphis (Match 2) |
| Watch: | ESPN+ |
| Notes: | Week 4 Game Notes |
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NEW ORLEANS โ Theย Tulane volleyball teamย (2-5) brings action back home to New Orleans this weekend as the Green Wave open American Athletic Conference play with back-to-back matches against Memphis (3-1).
The Olive and Blue will face the Tigers on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. This weekend's matches will be streamed live on ESPN+, with Andrew Beyer serving as the play-by-play commentator and five-time Olympian Danielle Scott serving as the color analyst.
In their last time out, Tulane fell to now 6-0 UCF (3-1) in both matches in Orlando, movingย to 2-5 on the season.ย
Senior outside hitter Lexie Douglas is leading the Green Wave offensively heading into conference action, totaling 92 kills to average 3.41 per set. Douglas has notched double-digit kills in six of Tulane's seven matches in 2021, notching a season-high 17 last weekend against the Knights, while also earning four double-doubles this season. The senior leads the conference in total points with 110.0, ranking sixth with 4.07 points per set.
Also recording three double-doubles this season is junior setter Amanda Giardina, who has totaled a team-leading 150 assists and 68 digs.
A force for the Green Wave's offense in 2021 is junior middle hitter Kayla Dinkins. Dinkins has recorded double-digit kills in three matches this season, most recently notching 13 kills while hitting .478 at UCF. The third-year middle also adds 28 blocks, ranking fifth in the AAC with an average of 1.07 per set.
Junior outside hitter Makala Heidelberg leads the Olive and Blue in digs, totaling 120 in her third season Uptown. Heidelberg currently ranks fourth in the conference with 4.88 per set. Following her is freshman outside hitter Mackenzie Martin with 82 digs, also adding 69 kills. Martin has earned three double-doubles so far in her first year on the roster.
Memphis is 3-1 in 2021, splitting a series with Southern Illinois to open the season before sweeping Louisiana Tech in consecutive matches on Jan. 29-30. The Green Wave are 23-30 against the Tigers, defeating them in 2019 at home before dropping a match on the road. In Fogelman in Devlin, Tulane holds a 12-11 record against Memphis.
The Tigers lead The American in kills per set (14.33) and digs per set (19.47), while tied for first in assists (13.53) and standing in third in opponent hitting percentage (.121). Junior setter Sabrina Bianco leads the conference with 11.80 assists per set, while freshman libero Bailey Houlihan is second in digs (5.27 per set) and senior middle hitter Elizabeth Orf is third in blocks (1.18 per set).
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