Volleyball Drops Decision To Arkansas State

Saturday, August 25

Memphis, Tenn.

7 pm

University of Memphis

1-2

Arkansas State

2-1

Arkansas State

Memphis

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Aug 25, 2018 | Women's Volleyball

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Marlatt named to Memphis Invitational All-Tournament Team.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis senior Sarah Marlatt had eight kills and fellow senior Kelsey Walter added seven blocks in a 3-0 setback to Arkansas State Saturday. The Red Wolves won the match by scores of 25-22, 25-17 and 25-20.

The Tigers went 1-2 in the Memphis Invitational over the weekend. Arkansas State posted a 2-1 record in the tournament. Marlatt was Tigers' selection to the 2018 Memphis Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Memphis returns to action Wednesday, Aug. 29 with a home match versus Alabama A&M. Match time is 7 p.m. (CT) at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

Tigers Tidbits

Kelsey Walter seven total blocks were a career-high. Her previous-best was six total blocks vs. Houston in 2016.
Meredith Wallace had a season-high eight kills. She also hit .471 in the match.
Kaitlyn Gehler had double-digit digs for the second match this weekend with 11 vs. Arkansas State.

Head coach Sean Burdette comments
"We built in the matches this weekend. We learned a lot about ourselves. We learned what we need to work on in practice this next week. More than anything, we put a product out there that people enjoyed. It was great to see excitement in the stands.

"I was pleased with a lot of things we did. We played a really good Arkansas State team tonight, and earlier today, we were able to get the first win of the season under our belts. I was impressed with our senior performances, especially our middles with Sarah and Kelsey. This evening, Meredith stepped up with a big hitting percentage. We're getting contributions from different players. We just need to tie it together."

Statistic	Memphis Leader	Arkansas State Leader
Kills	Sarah Marlatt, 8 Meredith Wallace, 8	Kenzie Fields, 14 Carlisa May, 13
Assists	Molly Murrihy, 28	Ellie Watkins, 37
Digs	Kaitlyn Gehler, 11	Carlisa May, 10 Tatum Ticknor, 10
Blocks	Kelsey Walter, 7	Madison Turner, 3

Set One

The set was tight throughout with seven ties and four lead changes.
Kelsey Walter posted her career-high seven blocks all in the opening set.
Arkansas State grabbed the early five-point advantage at 11-6 on three-straight Memphis errors.
The Tigers roared back with an 11-2 run to take a 17-13 lead.
Walter scored five of the Tigers' 10 points in the spurt with five blocks.
After a Meredith Wallace kill, Memphis had some breathing room at 19-16, but the Red Wolves made a run.
Arkansas State used a 6-1 spurt to regain the advantage at 22-20.
Memphis closed to within one at 23-22, but the Red Wolves finished the set with the final two points.

Set Two

The Tigers got down early in the set and never recovered.
Arkansas State built an early 8-5 lead and extended it to 10 points at 20-10.
Memphis put together a 5-0 run to slice the Red Wolves' advantage to 20-15.
Sarah Marlatt had two kills in the spurt.
The Tigers, though, were unable to come all the way back as Arkansas State won the set 25-17.

Set Three

The set was tight for the first 19 points with Arkansas State holding a 10-9 lead.
Two Walter kills and another from Marlatt kept the Tigers in the set early.
The Red Wolves then went on a 4-1 run to gain some breathing room at 14-10.
Memphis battled back to tie the set three times at 15-all, 16-all and 17-all.
Marlatt's three kills were key in the Tigers remaining close.
The Red Wolves, though, put together the final push of the set with a 7-2 spurt for a 24-19 advantage and eventual set victory.