Tulsa Volleyball Set to Host Temple and UConn This Weekend

TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa Volleyball team returns home this weekend for two American Athletic Conference contests, beginning with a match against Temple on Friday at noon before hosting Connecticut at noon on Sunday. Fans are asked to park in the LaFortune Lot North of the Reynolds Center across 8^th street for Friday's match. Friday's match against the Owls marks alumni weekend while Sunday's match against the Huskies is faculty staff appreciation day.

Tulsa (13-3 overall, 2-2 AAC) trails the all-time series to Temple, 1-3, with their last win coming at the Reynolds Center during the 2014 campaign. Temple comes to Tulsa on a three-match winning-streak and currently sits in a four-way tie for third place in the conference. The Owls return two first-team and one second-team all-conference honorees from last season, including junior Irem Asci, who leads Temple with 4.45 kills per set.

The Hurricane hold a 4-0 all-time series advantage over UConn dating back to when Tulsa first joined the AAC in 2014, including a 3-2 win at home before winning on the road 3-1 last season. The Huskies have compiled a 12-3 record on the year and are one of the four teams in a tie for third place. UConn is led by Kayla Williams, who averages team-leading 3.80 kills to go along with 2.28 digs per set.

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RPI RELEASED...
The NCAA released the first Rating Percentage Index (RPI) of the season on Monday, Oct. 3. The Hurricane find themselves ranked 45th out of 334 teams in college volleyball and are the highest ranked team in the American Athletic Conference by seven spots.

RECORD WATCH...
Senior outside hitter Erica Bohannon currently sits tied for second all-time with Kristien Van Lierop (1997-00) on Tulsa's career kills list with 1,510 kills as she recorded 30 kills in two matches last weekend on the road at Houston and at Tulane. Earlier in the season, Bohannon moved into second all-time on the TU career list for total attempts and currently sits at 4,206.

DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE...
The Hurricane rank second nationally and first in the AAC in digs per set this season with 18.46. TU also ranks highly in other statistical categories, including fourth nationally in team attacks per set (38.72), 13th in team digs (1,200), and 15th in opposing hitting percentage (.150). Individually, Brooke Berryhill ranks 21st nationally in digs per set with 5.18 while leading the conference in total digs with 337.

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Tulsa Volleyball Set to Host Temple and UConn This Weekend

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