Tulane Continues American Conference Play on the Road

WATCH | LIVE STATS: TULANE-CHARLOTTE
WATCH | LIVE STATS: TULANE-EAST CAROLINA

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane volleyball hits the road for the second week of American Conference play as it visits Charlotte and East Carolina this weekend. The Green Wave will face the 49ers on Friday, October 3, at 5 p.m. CT before making the trip to take on the Pirates on Sunday, October 3, at 11 a.m. CT.

The Wave enters the weekend with a 9-4 record including a 1-1 mark in league play after splitting the opening weekend of conference competition at home. Tulane dropped its conference opener to Memphis 1-3 on September 26 before bouncing back to sweep Temple 3-0 on September 28.

TULANE AT CHARLOTTE
This marks the 20th meeting all-time between Tulane and Charlotte with the Green Wave leading series 13-6. The 49ers won the most recent matchup between the two programs 3-2 in New Orleans on November 3, 2024, but the Green Wave earned the last victory in Charlotte 3-0 on October 6, 2013.

Tulane holds a 3-5 record against Charlotte on the road and an 8-2 mark in the last 10 meetings of the series. The last time the Wave defeated the 49ers came on October 27, 2023, by a final score of 3-0 in New Orleans.

TULANE AT EAST CAROLINA
Sunday's matchup will be the 32nd meeting between the Green Wave and the Pirates with Tulane holding a 24-7 advantage over East Carolina. The Wave is 11-5 against ECU in Greenville, North Carolina, after dropping the last road match against the Pirates 0-3 on October 6, 2023.

Tulane defeated ECU 3-2 on October 11, 2024, in the most recent meeting between the two programs and holds a 7-3 record in the last 10 matchups. However, the Green Wave has not beaten the Pirates on the road since earning a 3-2 victory on October 22, 2021.

LAST WEEK
The Wave opened conference play by going 1-1 at home against Memphis and Temple. Tulane lost its league opener falling to the Tigers 1-3 on Friday, September 26. The Green Wave bounced back on Sunday, September 28, to defeat the Owls in a 3-0 sweep and improve to 7-1 at home this season.

The pairing of Avery Burks and Zoe Rachow led the offensive attack for the Green Wave during the opening weekend of league competition. Burks paced Tulane with 36 kills in the two matches averaging 5.14 per set while Rachow tallied 53 assists across two matches to averaged 7.57 per set.

UP NEXT
The Wave will return home to continue conference play hosting North Texas and South Florida inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. Tulane will square off against the Mean Green on Friday, October 10, at 6:30 p.m. before facing the Bulls on Sunday, October 12, at 1 p.m.

TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.

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Avery Burks

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