Hurricane Volleyball to Wrap Up Home Conference Play This Week

TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa Volleyball team will wrap up American Athletic Conference home play at the Reynolds Center this week, beginning with a contest against defending conference champion and current leader SMU before taking on Memphis Friday at 7 p.m. on Senior Night. Six Hurricane seniors will be honored before the match on Friday evening.

The Hurricane (18-10, 7-9 The American) fell in four sets to both SMU and Memphis in their matchups earlier this season. Tulsa trails the all-time series with SMU 23-18 after dropping four straight, having picked up their last victory over the Mustangs on Oct. 15, 2014. TU holds a 13-10 all-time advantage against Memphis, as both teams have split each season series dating back to 2014.

Tulsa will wrap up regular season play next week as they travel northeast to take on Connecticut on Nov. 23 at 11 a.m. before playing their final conference match against Temple on Nov. 25 at noon.

Full Weekly Notes

RATING PERCENTAGE INDEX (RPI)...
Tulsa improved their spot in the Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for the third consecutive week, jumping one spot up to 66 in the rankings. Dating back three weeks ago, the Hurricane have climbed 13 spots in the index and currently rank fifth among American Athletic Conference competition, who as a conference ranks sixth nationally.

20 AND 20...
The Hurricane had two attackers reach the 20 kills mark in the same match for the first time this season on Thursday as Rebecca Reeve and Erica Bohannon combined for 43 kills in a five-set win over USF. The feat marked the first time that Tulsa has two players reach the 20 kills mark in the same match since Bohannon (20) and Valerie El Houssine (21) did so in a five-set win over Houston on Oct. 12, 2014.

HONOR ROLL...
Senior outsider hitter Rebecca Reeve was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the week after racking up a season-high 23 kills in a five-set win over USF on Thursday evening. Reeve also pitched in 12 digs in the match to complete her 12th double-double of the season. Through 28 matches in 2016, Reeve had tallied double-digit digs 18 times and double-digit kills 17 times.

Hurricane Volleyball to Wrap Up Home Conference Play This Week

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Erica Bohannon

Rebecca Reeve