University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
10-12,1-6American
Tulsa
16-3,6-1American
Tigers Fall in Five-Set Battle to Tulsa
Oct 18, 2025 | Women's Volleyball
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the opening frame, both teams battled point-for-point until Tulsa took advantage of Memphis attack errors to take a 14-9 lead. Génesis Rodriguez and Jasmyn Tate combined for three kills to cut the deficit to two. The Tigers went on a 4-0 run behind a kill from Zaniah Hoskins and three Tulsa attack errors to take a 21-19 lead. Tate and Janyah Henderson sealed the set with back-to-back kills, 25-23.
The second set mirrored the first as both teams traded points early before Memphis used a 3-0 run to pull ahead 11-8. Junior libero Abigail Schlueter recorded two service aces during that stretch. Despite late kills from Tulsa's Olivia Vance, Kat Cooper and Lauren Eitler, Memphis closed strong behind Rodriguez and Hoskins to take the set, 25-20.
Tulsa responded in the third with a 3-0 run to take a 6-4 lead and gained momentum behind Eitler and Vance, who combined for six kills. The Golden Hurricane secured their first set of the night, 25-16.
Tulsa carried its momentum into the fourth with a 4-0 run fueled by Cooper, Eitler and Beth Bayless for an 8-3 advantage. Memphis tried to close the gap with kills from Henderson and Hoskins, but Tulsa stayed in control to win the set, 25-11, and even the match at two sets apiece.
In the decisive fifth set, both teams traded points until Tulsa used a 4-0 run to tie the frame at 10-10. Memphis earned a match point at 14-12, but a Tulsa kill and a Tiger attack error knotted the set at 14-14. A service aces and kill by Tulsa's Jill Hanson resulted in a 16-14 set win for the Golden Hurricane, giving them the match victory.
NOTABLES
- Zaniah Hoskins led the offense with a double-double, recording 16 kills and 18 digs.
- The freshman's 18 digs marked a career high.
- Janyah Henderson and Génesis Rodriguez followed with nine kills each.
- Rodriguez set season highs with nine kills and 10 points.
- Henderson totaled 10.5 points, her most in a conference match this year.
- Setters Sydney Marshall and Maddy Bach recorded double digits in assists.
- Marshall tied her career high with 22 assists in the loss.
- For Marhsall, it marked her fifth match this season with at least 20 assists.
- Abigail Schlueter added two service aces, bringing her career total to 97.
- Two Tigers, Brianna Washington and Zaniah Hoskins, each recorded four block assists.
- Four blocks mark a new career high for Washington.
- Hoskins' four blocks were her most in an American Conference match this season.
- Three Tigers recorded at least 10 digs as Abigail Schlueter finished with 23, Zaniah Hoskins had 18 and Maddy Bach registered 10.
- Schlueter's 23 digs marked a season high.
- Memphis' 70 digs were tied for their second-most in a season.
- The Tigers current single match high in digs is 74 against Tulane.
- The Tigers' 16 block assists were the second-most in a match this season, as they recorded 18 against Alabama A&M this past Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Memphis closes out the weekend on Sunday at 1 p.m. against North Texas. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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