Volleyball Falls Short In Second Match Saturday

Saturday, August 26

Charleston, Ill.

4 pm CT

University of Memphis

0-3

Green Bay

3-0

Green Bay

Memphis

Aug 26, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

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Bierria records second double-double of the day.

CHARLESTON, Ill. – After a grueling five-set match earlier, the University of Memphis volleyball squad returned to the court 30 minutes later and put up a valiant effort against Green Bay in a 3-1 setback to the Phoenix Saturday. Green Bay won the match by scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-27, 25-20.

With the setback, Memphis' record is now 0-3. Green Bay improved to 3-0, and the Phoenix won the Eastern Illinois Panther Invitational.

Sophomore Tai Bierria registered her second double-double performance of the day with 10 kills and 11 digs. She had 14 kills and 10 digs in Saturday's first match versus Eastern Illinois. Sophomore Brianna Kadiku led the Tigers with 11 kills and five total blocks.

Up Next
The Tigers travel to Conway, Ark., to compete in the Central Arkansas Invitational. Memphis faces UT Martin (11 a.m.) and host Central Arkansas (7 p.m.) Friday, Sept. 1. The Tigers close out action with a 10 a.m. match versus Little Rock Saturday, Sept. 2.

Tigers Tidbits

Tai Bierria's double-double match was her second of the season and fourth of her career.
Brianna Kadiku logged 11 kills for her third career double-figures kills performance. Kadiku also collected a match-best five total blocks.
Freshman Tia Gleason split time at setter with Faith Myers and had 20 assists. It was Gleason's first extended playing time at setter in the young campaign.
After redshirting last season, sophomore Sarah Marlatt nearly posted a double-double with nine kills and seven digs. Both are career-bests for Marlatt.
A day after logging 26 digs, freshman Alyssa Kronberg recorded a season-best 28 digs. Kronberg's 28 digs were the most by a Tiger in a four-set match since the 2014 season. The last time a Tigers player had more digs in a four-set match was Aleksandra Petronijevic, who registered 36 digs at SMU Nov. 5, 2014.
Green Bay was a top-75 RPI team in 2016 (No. 74).

Green Bay vs. Memphis Stats Leaders

Statistic	Memphis	Green Bay
Kills	Brianna Kadiku, 11 Tai Bierria, 10	Jessica Wolf, 16 Roberta Todd, 15
Assists	Faith Myers, 24 Tia Gleason, 20	Maddie Yoss, 46
Digs	Alyssa Kronberg, 28	Vanessa Buman, 23
Total Blocks	Brianna Kadiku, 5	Taylor Totka, 4

How It Happened

Overall Match
- The Tigers played Green Bay just 30 minutes after the conclusion of their five-set match vs. Eastern Illinois.
- There were 21 ties and 11 lead changes in the four sets.
Set One (Green Bay 25-20)
- The Tigers managed to stay close in the set's first 21 points, trailing only 11-10. Kate Hoerdemann had three kills in the stretch.
- Green Bay opened up some breathing room with a 9-6 spurt to take a 20-16 advantage.
- Memphis pulled to within two twice, the last on a Hoerdemann kill to make it 22-20.
- The Phoenix closed the set with three-straight points for the victory.
Set Two (Green Bay 25-23)
- The Phoenix jumped out to a 10-6 lead, but the Tigers answered with four-straight to knot the score at 10-all. A Hannah Flowers kill and a Hoerdemann-Brianna Kadiku blocked keyed the run.
- Green Bay, once again, built a small lead at 14-11, only to watch Memphis put together a 4-1 spurt to tie the set at 15-all. Two Tai Bierria kills ignited the spurt.
- For the third time in the set, the Phoenix pulled away and led 21-17. However, the Tigers responded and were tied at 22-all. Flowers had three kills in the run.
- Green Bay closed the set with a 3-1 spurt for the win.
Set Three (Memphis 27-25)
- The Tigers found themselves down in a big way in the third set. Memphis was down by nine at 17-8, and after a tough five-setter in its first match Saturday, could have let down and allowed the Phoenix the match win after three sets.
- Memphis responded with a 9-7 run to slice the Green Bay lead to 24-19, but the Phoenix was on the cusp of the sweep. Redshirt freshman Natale Zanellato had two kills and a service ace in the run.
- Although it needed only one point for the match win, Green Bay didn't get it. Memphis put together a gutsy 6-0 spurt to take a 25-24 lead and gain a set point. Four different Tigers recorded kills in the run.
- The Phoenix tied the match at 25-all, but a Kadiku kill and Zanellato ace gave Memphis the set.
Set Four (Green Bay 25-20)
- The fourth set started close with six ties in the first 24 points, the last at 12-all.
- The Tigers then went on a 4-0 spurt – keyed by two Sarah Marlatt kills – for a 16-12 advantage.
- Green Bay answered with an 8-2 run to take the lead for good at 20-18 and never fell behind on the way to the set and match victory.