Friday, September 2
New Orleans
6:30PM
Tulane University
3-2,0-0AAC
0
vs
3
Kansas City
2-3,0-0Summit League
1
2
3
F
Kansas City
25
25
25
3
Tulane
21
17
17
0
Volleyball Drops Friday Night Matchup With Kansas City
Sep 2, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane University volleyball team suffered a 3-0 (21-25, 17-25, 17-25) setback to Kansas City in its second match of the Green Wave Classic on Friday.
Senior Amarachi Osuji led the Green Wave with 11 kills. Senior Kate Van Houten paced Tulane with 24 assists and junior Sophia Ervanian tallied a team-best 20 digs.
Set one opened strong on both sides with an early 4-4 score. Kansas City brought the heat with a seven-point run, opening the score to 11-4. The Green Wave showed resilience squaring off six of the next eight to force a timeout from Kansas City. The Wave battled hard but couldn't dig out of the early hole. The set went final by a score of 25-21.
The Green Wave fell behind early 14-7 in the second set and was unable to get any closer for the remainder of the frame. The Roos never let off the gas to push the game final 25-17.
The third set was a carbon copy of the second. Tulane remained within striking distance of Kansas City through most of set but wasn't able to knot it up and get ahead. The set went final at 25-17.
The Green Wave will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, as it takes on Ohio at 1 p.m. at Avron B. Fogleman Arena inside the. Devlin Fieldhouse.
Follow Tulane volleyball on social media at @GreenWaveVB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
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 at NolaBuilt.com.
Senior Amarachi Osuji led the Green Wave with 11 kills. Senior Kate Van Houten paced Tulane with 24 assists and junior Sophia Ervanian tallied a team-best 20 digs.
Set one opened strong on both sides with an early 4-4 score. Kansas City brought the heat with a seven-point run, opening the score to 11-4. The Green Wave showed resilience squaring off six of the next eight to force a timeout from Kansas City. The Wave battled hard but couldn't dig out of the early hole. The set went final by a score of 25-21.
The Green Wave fell behind early 14-7 in the second set and was unable to get any closer for the remainder of the frame. The Roos never let off the gas to push the game final 25-17.
The third set was a carbon copy of the second. Tulane remained within striking distance of Kansas City through most of set but wasn't able to knot it up and get ahead. The set went final at 25-17.
The Green Wave will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, as it takes on Ohio at 1 p.m. at Avron B. Fogleman Arena inside the. Devlin Fieldhouse.
Follow Tulane volleyball on social media at @GreenWaveVB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
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 at NolaBuilt.com.
Team Stats
KC
Tulane
Kills
41
34
Errors
7
15
Attempts
119
116
Hitting %
.286
.164
Points
51
37
Assists
36
27
Aces
6
3
Blocks
4
0
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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