Volleyball Posts 3-0 Win Over UT Martin Friday

Friday, September 1

Conway, Ark.

11 am CT

University of Memphis

1-3

UT Martin

2-3

UTM

Memphis

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Sep 01, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

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Bierria's 11 kills, Marlatt's seven blocks lead the Tigers.

CONWAY, Ark. – University of Memphis sophomore Tai Bierria downed a team-high 11 kills, and senior Faith Myers posted a double-double of 17 assists and 14 digs to lift the Tigers volleyball squad to a 3-0 victory over UT Martin Friday afternoon.

The match was part of the Central Arkansas Invitational. The Tigers play a second match against host Central Arkansas later tonight at 7 p.m. (CT).

Memphis improved its record to 1-3. The Skyhawks dropped to 2-3.

2017 UCA Invitational Schedule

Date/Day	Opponent	Time (CT)
Sept. 1/Friday	Central Arkansas	7 p.m.
Sept. 2/Saturday	Little Rock	10 a.m.

Tigers Tidbits

Tai Bierria registered her 11^th double-figures kills match of her career.
Senior Faith Myers recorded her 18^th career double-double with 17 assists and 14 digs. It was her third double-double this season.
Redshirt sophomore Sarah Marlatt, who set career-highs for kills and digs last weekend, logged a career-best seven total blocks vs. UT Martin. She also had a career-high two aces.
Freshman Hannah Flowers collected a season-best five total blocks.
Redshirt freshman Natale Zanellato had a season-best six kills vs. the Skyhawks.
Senior Regan Comperry split time at setter with Myers and registered 13 assists and five digs.

Memphis vs. UT Martin Stats Leaders

Statistic	Memphis	UT Martin
Kills	Tai Bierria, 11 Daija Lowe, 7	Jemima Idemudia, 13
Assists	Faith Myers, 17 Regan Comperry, 13	Kenzie Hinshaw, 23
Digs	Alyssa Kronberg, 17 Faith Myers, 14	Brooke Gyori, 15 Megan Fair, 11
Total Blocks	Sarah Marlatt, 7 Hannah Flowers, 5	Jemima Idemudia, 2 Rachel Noffsinger, 2

How It Happened

Overall Match
- The match was the Tigers' first three-setter of the season.
- Although the match was only three sets, two went into extras, and Memphis won both by identical 28-26 scores.
- The match had 31 ties and 16 lead changes.
Set One (Memphis 28-26)
- The opening set was close throughout with 13 ties and seven lead changes.
- There were five ties in the opening 16 points, but Memphis then nudged out to a two-point lead at 10-8.
- The Tigers maintained their two-point edge at 12-10 when UT Martin put together a 4-0 run to take a 14-12 advantage.
- Memphis tied the set at 14-all and, after a 15-all tie, pulled out to an 18-16 lead. Kills from Daija Lowe and Hannah Flowers helped the Tigers grab the advantage.
- The Tigers held on to their two-point lead until 23-21 when the Skyhawks went on a 3-0 spurt to take a 24-23 advantage to gain set point on their serve. An attack error, though, tied the set at 24-all.
- Two Flowers kills put Memphis ahead at 27-26 with the serve for the set. Sarah Marlatt's first career service ace sealed the first-set victory.
Set Two (Memphis 25-14)
- The Tigers blew out to an 11-3 lead in the second set and never looked back.
- UT Martin held a 3-2 lead, but Memphis answered with nine-straight points.
- In that run, Tai Bierria, Lowe and Natale Zanellato each logged a kill.
- The Skyhawks pulled to within four at 11-7, but Memphis responded with a 9-3 spurt to take a 20-10 lead. Bierria had four kills, and Marlatt added a kill and her second service ace of the match in the run.
- From there, the Tigers cruised to the set win.
Set Three (Memphis 28-26)
- Like the opening set, the third was close the entire way with 15 ties and six lead changes.
- The set had six ties in the first 16 points, with the last at 8-all.
- Memphis put together a 4-0 spurt to take a 12-8 advantage. Junior Mady Ruhlman served on all four points and collected one ace in the run.
- After a Bierria kill gave the Tigers a 15-12 lead, UT Martin responded with a 5-2 spurt to knot the score at 17-all.
- The score was tied again at 20-all when the Skyhawks jumped out to a 24-21 lead and were one point from taking the third set.
- UT Martin, however, committed a service error on set point, and a Skyhawks attack error allowed Memphis back in the set at 24-23.
- A Myers kill tied the set at 24-all, and the two squads played back-and-forth volleyball over the next couple of points and were tied at 26-all.
- Bierria's 11^th kill of the match gave Memphis a 27-26 lead, and a UT Martin attack error wrapped up the set and match for the Tigers.