Friday, October 28
New Orleans, LA
6:30 PM
Tulane University
vs
East Carolina University
The Wave is Getting Ready to Roll Once Again at Home This Weekend
Oct 25, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
The Wave is Getting Ready to Roll Once Again at Home This Weekend
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NEW ORLEANS- The Tulane University volleyball team is ready for another weekend at home for two inner conference play as it hosts East Carolina University and Temple University. The conference face-off will begin Friday, Oct. 28, inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.
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The Green Wave (7-14, 2-8 AAC) will first take on East Carolina University (8-14, 3-7 AAC) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. before returning to the court to take on Temple University (8-13, 2-8 AAC) on Sunday at noon.
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RECAP-
ย The Green Wave fought hard last weekend but ended up dropping its first match in three sets to Tulsa (17-25, 23-25, 20-25) on Friday. The Wave was victorious in an intense five-set match over Wichita State (25-17, 19-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-4), gaining a conference win on Sunday afternoon at the Avron B. Fogelman Arena inside Devlin Fieldhouse.
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The Olive and Blue showed its talents on the court this weekend. In its first matchup against Tulsa, Outside hitter Melissa Kolurbasi led the Wave with ten kills and hitting .273 overall. Libero Jillian Dits controlled the defensive duties with 23 digs, one reception, and three assists. Senior setter Kate Van Houten tallied 29 assists and nine digs. The Green Wave concluded the match with 40 kills, 34 assists, five aces, 58 digs, three blocks, and a 29% passing rate.
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ย Against the Shockers, the Green Wave battled for an intense five-set match that ended with the Wave gaining a big conference win at home. The Tulane volleyball team had its 11th-most team kills in program history, with a total of 77 in the match. Libero JILLIAN DITS also had a career-high of 29 digs this match, along with three double-doubles by MACKENZIE MARTIN, AMARACHI OSUJI, KATE VAN HOUTEN.
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MATCHUPS-
East Carolina University is currently 8-14 this season and ranked eighth in the AAC standings. The Pirates suffered two conference losses last week, dropping a five-set tussle to Memphis (10-8) on Friday the 21st, followed by a 3-0 loss to SMU Sunday the 23rd (25-13, 25-19, 25-23). The last time the Green Wave and the Pirates matched up this season was Sunday, Oct. 2. The Wave battled hard but fell just short to ECU at the Minges Coliseum by scores of (27-25, 21-25, 16-25, 19-25).
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The Owls hold an 8-13 record on the 2022 campaign and are ranked ninth in the AAC standings. Temple University fell to the SMU Mustangs in four sets, (22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 14-25), on Friday the 21st, and the Memphis Tigers in a five-set match (20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-27,12-15) on Sunday the 23rd. The last time Tulane and Temple faced off was Friday, Sep 30th. The Green Waves dropped a hard fought five set match to Temple. The Owls will face Huston (19-2) on Friday, Oct.ย Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on yourย Androidย orย iOSย mobile device.
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TICKETS
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ย WE ARE NOLA BUILT
ย Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, all-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story atย NolaBuilt.com
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NEW ORLEANS- The Tulane University volleyball team is ready for another weekend at home for two inner conference play as it hosts East Carolina University and Temple University. The conference face-off will begin Friday, Oct. 28, inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.
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The Green Wave (7-14, 2-8 AAC) will first take on East Carolina University (8-14, 3-7 AAC) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. before returning to the court to take on Temple University (8-13, 2-8 AAC) on Sunday at noon.
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RECAP-
ย The Green Wave fought hard last weekend but ended up dropping its first match in three sets to Tulsa (17-25, 23-25, 20-25) on Friday. The Wave was victorious in an intense five-set match over Wichita State (25-17, 19-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-4), gaining a conference win on Sunday afternoon at the Avron B. Fogelman Arena inside Devlin Fieldhouse.
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The Olive and Blue showed its talents on the court this weekend. In its first matchup against Tulsa, Outside hitter Melissa Kolurbasi led the Wave with ten kills and hitting .273 overall. Libero Jillian Dits controlled the defensive duties with 23 digs, one reception, and three assists. Senior setter Kate Van Houten tallied 29 assists and nine digs. The Green Wave concluded the match with 40 kills, 34 assists, five aces, 58 digs, three blocks, and a 29% passing rate.
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ย Against the Shockers, the Green Wave battled for an intense five-set match that ended with the Wave gaining a big conference win at home. The Tulane volleyball team had its 11th-most team kills in program history, with a total of 77 in the match. Libero JILLIAN DITS also had a career-high of 29 digs this match, along with three double-doubles by MACKENZIE MARTIN, AMARACHI OSUJI, KATE VAN HOUTEN.
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QUICK HITS-
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- Osuji leads the team with 214 kills this season.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
- Kayla Kaiser leads the team with 36 total blocks this season.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
- Tulane owns the AAC's sixth-best hitting percentage at .213.
- Tulane is fifth in the AAC in kills with 497, averaging 12.74 a set.ย ย ย ย
- The Green Wave is eighth as a team in service aces (AAC) with 45, an average of 1.15 aces a set. ย ย ย
- Kaiser is seventh in the AAC in hitting percentage at .342.ย ย ย ย
- The team's total of 616 digs lands Tulane fifth in the AAC, averaging 15.79.
- Van Houten is sixth in the AAC for assists averaging 8.78 a set.
MATCHUPS-
East Carolina University is currently 8-14 this season and ranked eighth in the AAC standings. The Pirates suffered two conference losses last week, dropping a five-set tussle to Memphis (10-8) on Friday the 21st, followed by a 3-0 loss to SMU Sunday the 23rd (25-13, 25-19, 25-23). The last time the Green Wave and the Pirates matched up this season was Sunday, Oct. 2. The Wave battled hard but fell just short to ECU at the Minges Coliseum by scores of (27-25, 21-25, 16-25, 19-25).
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The Owls hold an 8-13 record on the 2022 campaign and are ranked ninth in the AAC standings. Temple University fell to the SMU Mustangs in four sets, (22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 14-25), on Friday the 21st, and the Memphis Tigers in a five-set match (20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-27,12-15) on Sunday the 23rd. The last time Tulane and Temple faced off was Friday, Sep 30th. The Green Waves dropped a hard fought five set match to Temple. The Owls will face Huston (19-2) on Friday, Oct.ย Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on yourย Androidย orย iOSย mobile device.
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ย Follow Tulane volleyball on social media at @GreenWaveVB onย Twitter,ย Instagramย andย Facebook. Follow Tulane Athletics onย Twitter,ย Facebook,ย Instagram.
TICKETS
ย Visitย TulaneTix.comย to purchase. For season ticket information, please call 504-861-WAVE (9283) or log on toย TulaneTix.com.
ย ย
ย WE ARE NOLA BUILT
ย Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, all-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story atย NolaBuilt.com
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