Green Wave Ready for Road Match at Temple - Tulane University Athletics

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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane volleyball (17-4, 9-2) will aim to bounce back into the win column this weekend as it continues American Conference action at Temple (14-9, 6-5) on Sunday, November 1. The Green Wave is 6-2 this season on the road including a 4-2 mark against conference opponents.

The match between the Wave and the Owls is set for first serve at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN+. Tulane suffered a 1-3 defeat in its last contest in Houston, Texas, against the Rice Owls on Wednesday.

Sophomore Charlee Solomon earned American Conference Setter of the Week honors for her performance over the weekend. She averaged an impressive 10.78 assists, 3.22 digs, 2.06 points, and 1.22 kills per set while posting double doubles in both of Tulane's home wins over Tulsa and East Carolina. Solomon recorded a career-high 19 digs to go with 54 assists in the Green Wave's 3-2 win over the Golden Hurricane on Friday before posting 43 assists and 10 digs in a 3-1 victory over the Pirates on Sunday.

Redshirt Junior Makena Lim earned her first weekly recognition from the conference on Monday as well landing honorable mention accolades. She picked up the honor after averaging 4.11 digs and 1.00 assist during the 2-0 weekend for the Wave.

Through 11 matches in conference play this season the Green Wave is averaging 16.72 points, 14.13 digs, 13.47 kills, 12.53 assists, 1.80 blocks, and 1.57 aces per set. Tulane leads the league in conference play in assists allowed (10.27) per set in league action.

Tulane Against Temple

The Green Wave enters Sunday's match against the Owls with an 8-10 record all-time in the series including a 3-6 mark on the road. Tulane defeated Temple 3-0 in the lone matchup between the two teams last season on September 28 in New Orleans. The Wave has not won against the Owls in Philadelphia since October 1, 2021, losing each of the last three matches on the road.

In last season's 3-0 sweep for Tulane was led by Burks with 16 kills and 15 digs. Zoe Rachow paced the Green Wave with 18 assists in the win while Ortiz added 16 digs. The last time the Wave won against the Owls in Philadelphia the trio of Lexie Douglas, Anna Davis, and Michelle Urquhart with 38 combined kills as Taylor Henigsman dished out 51assists in the 3-1 victory for Tulane.
Following its match at Temple on Sunday, the Wave will return to Uptown to host the Memphis Tigers on Friday, November 6. The match between Tulane and Memphis is set for first serve at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

Makena Lim

Zoe Rachow

Charlee Solomon

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