Volleyball Falls To Tulane Friday

Friday, October 5

Memphis, Tenn.

4:30 pm

University of Memphis

7-10, 0-5

Tulane*

13-7, 1-4

Tulane

Memphis

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Oct 05, 2018 | Women's Volleyball

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Murrihy posts fifth double-double of the season in Friday's setback.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis' Molly Murrihy recorded her fifth double-double performance of the season, but Tulane took a 3-1 decision in American Athletic Conference play at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse Friday.

The Green Wave won the match by scores of 18-25, 25-12, 25-17 and 25-18. With the loss, Memphis drops to 7-10 overall and 0-5 in the league. Tulane improves to 13-7 overall and 1-4 in The American.

Murrihy had a match-high 38 assists and collected 12 digs in her double-double performance Friday.

Up Next
Memphis continues its conference homestand next weekend at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The Tigers welcome Houston to the Bluff City for a 7 p.m. (CT) match Oct. 12 and then host SMU in a 1 p.m. (CT) match Oct. 14. Admission is free.

Head coach Sean Burdette comments
"Early on, we had some great connections. Molly (Murrihy) made some phenomenal choices and put our hitters in very good positions. More than anything, we had good ball control. We passed the ball well and defended well. It's hard to stop us at times, but unfortunately, we stop ourselves like we did tonight when we headed into the second set.

"In the second set, Tulane did a great job of serving. They moved the ball around, and we didn't react well. They won those four-straight points (at the start of the second set), and that changed the mood of the set."

Tigers Tidbits

Hannah Flowers posted her 14^thdouble-digit kills match of the season with her match-high 13 kills Friday.
Flowers led Memphis in kills for the 10^thtime this season.
Three players – Kaitlyn Gehler (18), Molly Murrihy (12) and Meredith Wallace (10) – posted double-digit digs Friday. The last time Memphis had three or more players with double-figures digs in a match was Sept. 11 in the 3-2 win at Ole Miss. In that match, Mady Ruhlman (18), Murrihy (13), Anna Palmer (10) and Kelsea Bivins (10) all had 10 or more digs.
Meredith Wallace logged a career-high 10 digs Friday. Her previous career-best was seven vs. UCF Sept. 30.
Molly Murrihy had 38 assists Friday for her 10^thmatch of the season with 30 or more assists.
Kaitlyn Gehler collected 18 digs Friday for her seventh match of the season with 15 or more digs.
Mady Ruhlman, the Tigers' defensive specialist, did not play for a third-straight match Sunday due to injury.
Anna Palmer also was out due to illness.

Statistic	Memphis Leaders	Tulane Leaders
Kills	Hannah Flowers, 13 Kelsea Bivins 11	Dayna Kern, 12 Lexie Douglas, 10
Assists	Molly Murrihy, 38	Jenna Ibieta, 28
Digs	Kaitlyn Gehler, 18	Kayle McHugh, 21
Blocks	Kelsey Walter, 5	Kayla Dinkins, 8
Aces	4 players, 1	Makala Heidelberg, 4

Set One

The set was close early with Tulane pushing out to a 6-4 advantage.
Memphis then went on a 5-0 run to take the lead for good at 9-6.
Kills from Meredith Wallace and Kelsea Bivins ignited the Tigers' spurt.
Tulane pulled to within two points at 11-9, but got no closer the remainder of the set.
Two Wallace kills and two Kelsey Walter kills put Memphis ahead 20-15.
Walter and Hannah Flowers each downed a kill in the final stretch for the 25-18 win.

Set Two

Tulane jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never trailed.
The Green Wave score four of their five points on service aces.
The Tigers scored the next two points – one off a Flowers kill – but Tulane continued to pull away.
The Green Wave used a 13-7 spurt to go out to an 18-9 advantage.
Tulane took the set 25-12.

Set Three

Memphis took an early 6-3 lead on kills from Flowers and Sarah Marlatt.
Tulane went on a 10-1 run to take the lead for good at 13-7.
The Tigers closed to within three points at 18-15 on a Molly Murrihy kill.
The Green Wave, though, closed the set on a 7-2 surge for the 25-17 victory.

Set Four

The Green Wave grabbed the early lead 6-4, but Memphis answered with a 4-0 spurt for an 8-6 advantage.
Martina Faietti, Flowers and Bivins each had a kill in the run.
The Tigers added to their lead and went up 14-10 after consecutive Tulane attack errors.
Tulane, though, stormed back with an 11-2 run to take control of the set with a 21-16 lead.
Wallace ended the run with a kill to pull Memphis to within four at 21-17, but the Green Wave had the final answer with a 4-1 spurt to take the set and match.