Saturday, September 18
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
12:00 PM
Tulsa
5-4
3
vs
1
Southern Illinois
5-8
1
2
3
4
F
SIU
27
25
25
22
1
Tulsa
29
27
21
25
3
Tulsa Volleyball Edges Past Southern Illinois, 3-1, to Conclude Non-Conference Slate
9/18/2021 3:14:00 PM | Volleyball
Box Score in PDF
Season Stats in PDF
The Tulsa volleyball team defeated Southern Illinois, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon, 29-27, 27-25, 21-25, 25-22, during the final day of the Redhawks Invitational. Â Tulsa closes out the non-conference slate with a 5-4 mark, while the Salukis dropped to 5-8 overall.
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The first two sets were tightly contested as Tulsa had to score more than 25 points in each set to win, while the third set went to the Salukis. In the fourth set, TU was down 18-20, but outscored SIU, 7-2, in the end to capture the win.
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Kayley Cassaday posted a match-best 21 kills and had 10 digs for a double-double. Maggie Hembree added 12 kills, while Marta Pecalli had a team-high 22 digs. Avery Kalsu had 49 of TU's 57 assists.Â
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Tulsa will begin conference play at Houston on September 24th at 7 pm.
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Team Stats
SIU
TULSA
Kills
63
59
Errors
20
24
Attempts
163
159
Hitting %
.264
.220
Points
79.0
76.0
Assists
59
57
Aces
9
7
Blocks
7.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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