Tulsa Volleyball Ends Non-Conference Slate with Loss to Northern Kentucky at WKU Volleyball Invitational

Saturday, September 21

Bowling Green, Ky.

3:00 pm

Tulsa

7-6

Northern Kentucky

7-5

Tulsa

Northern Kentucky

Tulsa Volleyball Ends Non-Conference Slate with Loss to Northern Kentucky at WKU Volleyball Invitational

9/21/2019 8:18:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Box Score
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Tulsa volleyball team concluded its non-conference schedule on Saturday with a 3-0 loss [19-25, 21-25, 22-25] to Northern Kentucky on day two of the WKU Volleyball Invitational. The two-day invite was hosted by Western Kentucky at the E.A. Diddle Arena.

The Golden Hurricane fall to 7-6 overall, while the Norse improve to 7-5. Junior middle blocker Maggie Hembree received All-Tournament team recognition for her performance over the three-game slate. The junior middle blocker capped off the weekend with 26 kills and just three errors on 46 swings (.565). She also totaled 4.5 blocks.

The two teams combined for 19 ties and six lead changes. Of the 19 ties, 16 occurred over the first two sets.

Following a 10-10 tie, the Norse used a 7-2 run to create a five-point gap at 17-12. Hembree had a strong offensive performance in the opening set, as she connected on five of six attacks (.833).

The Golden Hurricane quickly fell behind in the second set, as Northern Kentucky used five-straight points for an 8-3 advantage. Following a TU timeout, the Golden Hurricane outscored the Norse, 8-2, to force a tie at 11.

The two teams were knotted up five more times before NKU scored four straight points for a 20-16 advantage.

In the third set, a 6-0 NKU run quickly put Tulsa in 9-3 deficit. The Golden Hurricane would shortly react with five unanswered points, cutting the NKU lead to 12-11. But the Norse didn't budge, as 6-1 run brought the deficit back to six points at 18-13.

TU came within two points three times over the final points of the match.

Tulsa hit a .183 attacking clip on 40 kills, 19 errors, and 115 total attacks. Northern Kentucky ended with a .202 attacking percentage, totaling 41 kills and 16 errors on 124 total swings.

The Norse edged the Golden Hurricane in assists, 39-37 and held a 10-2 advantage in service aces. The Golden Hurricane recorded 58 digs to 49 for the Norse and led 9-8 in blocks.

Hembree paced Tulsa with 11 kills. She committed just two errors on 21 swings. She also blocked one shot and tallied two block assists. Mariah Pardo came off the bench to lead Tulsa with 16 assists, and Roosa Rautio finished with 11. Taylor Horsfall led all players in digs with 21. Callie Cook had four block assists.

The Golden Hurricane host Wichita State in their American Athletic Conference opener on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

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