Tulane Drops Five-Set Battle at Florida Atlantic

Friday, October 16

Boca Raton, FL

5 p.m.

Tulane University

14-3,6-1American

Florida Atlantic

12-6,5-2American

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Tulane	25	18	14	25	9	2
Fla. Atlantic	21	25	25	19	15	3

Tulane Drops Five-Set Battle at Florida Atlantic

Oct 16, 2026 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Tulane volleyball (14-3, 6-1) had its 10-match win streak snapped in a hard-fought five-set 2-3 loss at Florida Atlantic (12-6, 5-2) on Friday night. The Green Wave battled back from a 1-2 deficit to force the fifth and decisive set against the Owls, but unfortunately the Wave unable to pull off the comeback victory on the road.

The loss for Tulane halted its 10-match win streak which started with the 3-0 sweep of Kennesaw State at the South Alabama Invitational on September 12. The Green Wave's defeat was also its first in American Conference action this season.

Two players finished with double figures in kills for the Wave in the loss as Lauryn Mack finished with a team-high 17 and Avery Burks added 11. Riley Tucker and Maddy McLin made an impact from the middle of the net as well with Tucker posting nine kills and three total blocks and McLin recording eight kills and three blocks. Charlee Solomon set up the offensive attack for Tulane dishing out 41 assists while adding 11 digs, five kills, and a pair of blocks.

The backline of the Green Wave's defense was anchored by the trio of Makena Lim, Mack, and Solomon each with double digit digs. Lim led the team with 12 digs to go with a career-high six aces. Mack and Solomon each followed with 11 digs in the contest.

Tulane put the first three points of the night on the board before the two teams began trading runs. After Florida Atlantic took a 15-14 advantage into the media timeout of the first set, the Wave posted a 5-1 run to take control of the lead 19-16.

The Wave extended its advantage to five points at 24-19 late in the opening set before holding off the final run from the Owls. Tulane claimed the initial lead in the match 1-0 with a 25-21 victory in the first set.

In the second set Florida Atlantic jumped in front early, but Tulane was quick to respond building an 11-8 advantage. Following a timeout by the Owls the lead for the Wave began to dwindle as Florida Atlantic mounted an 8-2 run to put Tulane behind 13-16. The Green Wave was unable to build a response eventually falling 18-25 in the set.

Momentum stayed with the Owls in the third set as the Wave fell behind 4-7 early in the set. Once again Tulane could not flip the script of the set against the Owls as its deficit ultimately reached double figures before the frame ended with a 14-25 loss for the Green Wave.

Tulane did not back down from the fight entering the fourth set trailing 1-2 in the match. The Wave battled back-and-forth with the Owls until pulling in front 8-7.

The Green Wave and the Owls eventually met in a tie score at 16-16 before Tulane rattled off an 8-2 run to take a 24-18 lead. McLin finished off the set with a kill to give the Wave the 25-19 win and force the fifth and final set.

In the final frame Tulane pulled in front 4-2 quickly forcing a timeout from the Owls. Following the break, the Green Wave and Florida Atlantic began trading points until the Owls scored six unanswered to put the Wave behind 7-11. Tulane tried to fight back into the set but ultimately could not overcome the pressure from Florida Atlantic falling 9-15 in the set to drop the match 2-3.

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The Green Wave will journey over to Tampa, Florida, to take on the Bulls on Sunday, October 18. The match between the Wave and the Bulls is set to start at 12 p.m. CT on ESPN+.

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