Wave Sinks Pirates 3-1 in Uptown - Tulane University Athletics

Sunday, October 25

NEW ORLEANS

1 p.m.

Tulane University

17-3,9-1American

East Carolina

15-7,8-2American

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
East Carolina	25	18	17	22	1
Tulane	14	25	25	25	3

Maddy McLin attack against East Carolina

Photo by: Gregory Guignon

Oct 25, 2026 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS – A balanced attack from Tulane volleyball (17-3, 9-1) powered the Green Wave its third consecutive victory with a 3-1 win over East Carolina (15-7, 8-2) inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Sunday. Six different players finished with multiple kills and four players posted at least five blocks for the Wave in the four-set victory in Uptown.

With the win, the Wave improved to 8-1 at home this season including a perfect 5-0 mark in American Conference action. The victory also moved Tulane to 17-3 on the season marking its best start through 20 matches since beginning the 2013 campaign 18-2. The Green Wave improved to 25-8 and 13-2 in Uptown against the Pirates with Sunday's win as well.

As a team Tulane finished with a season-high 14 total blocks against East Carolina. The performance at the net defensively marked the third match this season the Wave has recorded double digits blocks. The Green Wave limited the Pirates to a hitting percentage of just .195 in the match as Maddy McLin led the team with six total blocks followed by Lauryn Mack, Riley Tucker, and Charlee Solomon with five total blocks each.

The duo of Lauryn Mack and Avery Burks paced the offensive attack for Tulane each finishing with double figures in kills. Mack led the way with 13 kills whiles adding 11 digs for her fourth consecutive double-double and her eighth of the season. Burks followed with 11 kills to go with four digs and a pair of assists. Rounding out the attack for the Wave were McLin with nine kills, Tucker with seven, and Solomon with four.

Continuing to show off her versatility on the floor was Solomon as she ended the match with 43 assists and 10 digs to go with her five blocks and four kills. She has posted a double-double in six-straight matches for Tulane and 11 total matches this season.

Meanwhile, Makena Lim led the patrol on the backend for the Green Wave defense finishing with a team-high 14 digs. She has recorded double figures in digs 13 times this year including eight consecutive matches.

In the opening frame East Carolina took early control breaking a 3-3 tie with a 6-1 run that put Tulane behind 4-9. The Green Wave quickly answered with three-straight points to pull back within two, but the Pirates later scored five points in a row to make the Wave's deficit 9-15. Following the media timeout in the first set Tulane trailed by as many as 11 before ultimately falling 14-25.

The Green Wave shifted the momentum in its favor to begin the second set building a 7-3 advantage over the Pirates. Back-to-back kills from Burks helped spark a push for the Wave to extend its lead to six at 11-5 before hitting the media timeout leading 15-11.

After East Carolina cut the Tulane lead to two points at 16-14, the Green Wave responded with a 6-2 run to claim firm control of the frame. Mack and Tucker combined at the net for a block to eventually secured the set victory for the Wave 25-18 and even the match 1-1.

In the third set the Wave continued to roll opening the frame with an 11-2 run including six-straight points capped off by a kill from Mack. Following a 3-0 run by the Pirates, Burks delivered another kill to send the third set to the media timeout with Tulane leading 15-8.

Tulane maintained its advantage in the third frame as the two teams traded points until a thunderous kill from Mack triggered a 3-1 run that gave the Wave a 21-13 lead. A service ace by Solomon clinched the set win for the Green Wave 25-17 putting Tulane up 2-1 in the match.

The fourth set began as a back-and-forth affair between the Wave and the Pirates as the two teams traded points leading to a tie at 8-8. Back-to-back kills by Mack and a pair of service aces by Lim highlighted a 5-0 scoring run by Tulane to break the tie and pull in front 13-8.

After East Carolina battled to even the score again at 15-15, the Green Wave rattled off a 5-1 scoring run to reclaim control of the frame 20-16. Despite the Pirates making one final push Tulane eventually secured the set 25-22 to win the match 3-1.

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Tulane will travel to Houston, Texas, to face the Rice Owls on Wednesday, October 28. The match between the Green Wave and the Owls is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

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