Friday, October 18
Denton, Texas
6:00 p.m.
Tulsa
12-7,4-3AAC
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North Texas
8-10,5-2AAC
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Tulsa
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North Texas
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Photo by: Bill Powell
North Texas Defeats Hurricane in Four Set Battle
10/18/2024 9:41:00 PM | Volleyball
Denton, TX. — The Golden Hurricane were unable to find victory in a four-set match that led to a win for the Mean Green of North Texas. The Hurricane, after dropping the first set, took set two before dropping sets three and four for a final score of 1-3 (12-25, 25-22, 15-25, 21-25). This makes it the third conference loss for the Hurricane as they moved to 12-7 overall, and 4-3 in the AAC. North Texas betters themselves to 5-2 in the AAC and sitting 8-10 overall.
Much of the game was dominated by North Texas, specifically in aces and blocks. North Texas was able to find 17 total team blocks with three of them being solos. They also found eight service aces to the Hurricane's three aces.
Offensively Tulsa hit a season low of .099 while North Texas was able to still maintain a .178 in hitting percentage. Tulsa was able to manufacture 48 kills and 46 team assists with 19 from Brayden Hipp and 16 from Britney Bacorn. Hip was able to find her 12th double-double of the season by tacking on 12 digs and Marta Pessalli found 17 of the team's total 60 digs.
Success for Tulsa was found in Rachel Brown as she was able to put away 14 kills with a .229 hitting percentage. Tatum Tornatta (7), Jolana Smidolva (7), and Ari Mongare (6) also provided some of the firepower at the net. The 48 kills were not enough for the Golden Hurricane to find success in the three losing sets. However, in set two they were able to hit a match high of .190 percent.
North Texas came in with strong blocking managing to halt the attacking Hurricane. North Texas was also able to keep their attacking errors down to 16 while Tulsa struggled with 33. Standing out for North Texas was Aryn Johnson who earned a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs. The blocking front was powered by Ryann Vik, who was a part of nine block assists and one solo block.
Tulsa will remain on the road as they carry on to San Antonio and they hope to snap their two-game losing streak. The match is set to begin at 12:00 P.M. on Oct. 20.
Match Notes
How It Happened
SET 1 | Set 1 began with both teams being very aggressive until North Texas went on a 7-2 scoring run to break open the lead at 9-4. North Texas was able to maintain control of the entire set without a single lead change. They were also able to dominate and record five service aces. Tulsa was unable to gain traction recording five attack errors and ultimately falling 12-25.
SET 2 | Set two began brighter from the start for Tulsa as they were able to jump out to a 9-4 lead. North Texas knew that they'd have to stay close with Tulsa and was able to jump to a 17-13 lead at one point due to a string of attack errors by Tulsa. The Hurricane were able to remain calm with Britney Bacorn at the service line. They recorded five straight points to jump out to a 21-19 lead. A Kill by Tatum Tornatta allowed Tulsa to take set two 25-22.
SET 3 | The beginning of set three was very close with both teams being very competitive. With teams earning one- and two-point scoring runs, it was not until late in the set that North Texas broke open the lead as Tulsa continued to battle for traction. The Mean Green were able to boast a 10-2 scoring run to close out set three 25-15.
SET 4 | Set four started with much of the same story as set two putting some hope in the eyes of the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa was able to jump out to a 12-6 lead until a kill from Ryann Vik gave a spark to North Texas. North Texas soon found themselves tied with the Golden Hurricane at 20-20 until they were able to perform a 5-1 scoring run on the Tulsa defense before closing out the match 25-21.
Tulsa 12 25 15 21 12 1
North Texas 25 22 25 25 15 3
Much of the game was dominated by North Texas, specifically in aces and blocks. North Texas was able to find 17 total team blocks with three of them being solos. They also found eight service aces to the Hurricane's three aces.
Offensively Tulsa hit a season low of .099 while North Texas was able to still maintain a .178 in hitting percentage. Tulsa was able to manufacture 48 kills and 46 team assists with 19 from Brayden Hipp and 16 from Britney Bacorn. Hip was able to find her 12th double-double of the season by tacking on 12 digs and Marta Pessalli found 17 of the team's total 60 digs.
Success for Tulsa was found in Rachel Brown as she was able to put away 14 kills with a .229 hitting percentage. Tatum Tornatta (7), Jolana Smidolva (7), and Ari Mongare (6) also provided some of the firepower at the net. The 48 kills were not enough for the Golden Hurricane to find success in the three losing sets. However, in set two they were able to hit a match high of .190 percent.
North Texas came in with strong blocking managing to halt the attacking Hurricane. North Texas was also able to keep their attacking errors down to 16 while Tulsa struggled with 33. Standing out for North Texas was Aryn Johnson who earned a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs. The blocking front was powered by Ryann Vik, who was a part of nine block assists and one solo block.
Tulsa will remain on the road as they carry on to San Antonio and they hope to snap their two-game losing streak. The match is set to begin at 12:00 P.M. on Oct. 20.
Match Notes
- Tulsa averaged 12 kills per set.
- Rachel Brown stood out with 14 of 48 team kills.
- Tulsa hit a season-low .099 average.
- North Texas collected 17 team blocks.
- Tytiana Johnson had three block assists for the Hurricane.
- North Texas averaged two aces per set.
- Tulsa continued its dominant streak of 15 digs/set
- Brayden Hipp and Britney Bacorn once again led the offense with 19 and 16 assists respectively.
- Tulsa hit .190 in the third set but couldn't reach anything beyond .100 in sets three and four.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Set 1 began with both teams being very aggressive until North Texas went on a 7-2 scoring run to break open the lead at 9-4. North Texas was able to maintain control of the entire set without a single lead change. They were also able to dominate and record five service aces. Tulsa was unable to gain traction recording five attack errors and ultimately falling 12-25.
SET 2 | Set two began brighter from the start for Tulsa as they were able to jump out to a 9-4 lead. North Texas knew that they'd have to stay close with Tulsa and was able to jump to a 17-13 lead at one point due to a string of attack errors by Tulsa. The Hurricane were able to remain calm with Britney Bacorn at the service line. They recorded five straight points to jump out to a 21-19 lead. A Kill by Tatum Tornatta allowed Tulsa to take set two 25-22.
SET 3 | The beginning of set three was very close with both teams being very competitive. With teams earning one- and two-point scoring runs, it was not until late in the set that North Texas broke open the lead as Tulsa continued to battle for traction. The Mean Green were able to boast a 10-2 scoring run to close out set three 25-15.
SET 4 | Set four started with much of the same story as set two putting some hope in the eyes of the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa was able to jump out to a 12-6 lead until a kill from Ryann Vik gave a spark to North Texas. North Texas soon found themselves tied with the Golden Hurricane at 20-20 until they were able to perform a 5-1 scoring run on the Tulsa defense before closing out the match 25-21.
Tulsa 12 25 15 21 12 1
North Texas 25 22 25 25 15 3
Team Stats
Tulsa
UNT
Kills
48
39
Errors
33
16
Attempts
152
129
Hitting %
.099
.178
Points
58.0
64.0
Assists
46
32
Aces
3
8
Blocks
7
17
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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