Sunday, November 10
Charlotte, N.C.
1:00 p.m.
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Charlotte
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Golden Hurricane Punch Ticket to AAC Tournament with Win Over Charlotte
11/10/2024 4:51:00 PM | Volleyball
Charlotte, N.C. — With the four-set win over Charlotte in Sunday afternoon's match, Tulsa Volleyball has punched their ticket into the American Athletic Conference Tournament while maintaining the best win percentage since 2014. Tulsa obtained their 17th win of the season with the 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-12, 25-15) win over Charlotte. Tulsa's win percentage is courtesy of the 17-9 overall record and a 9-5 conference record. Charlotte falls to a 2-12 conference record with a 5-22 overall record.
The Golden Hurricane performed in another impressive match through four sets with individual players having shining moments. The Hurricane saw 16 kills from senior Rachel Brown and considerable effort from the service line with Brittany Bacorn delivering three aces and Marta Pecalli stringing together three aces in her service in the third set.
Continuing the dominating defensive work that has carried throughout the year, Tytiana Johnson had nine block assists and one solo block. Marta Pecalli was also active as always in the back row collecting 22 digs in the four-set match. The team was able to collect 10 total team blocks with 69 digs continuing the statistical leadership in the conference.
The power did not stop there as the Tulsa offense was able to obtain a team-hitting percentage of .217 with the team's 53 kills. Rachel Brown was able to lead the team by tying her career-high 16 kills (Missouri St. 9/4) while she also chipped in 2 block assists on the defensive end. Brown was not alone on the attack as Tatum Tornatta was able to produce 11 kills along with the 11 more that came from Camryn Lingenbrink. Leading the team at the net, setters Brayden Hipp (25) and Brittany Bacorn (13) were able to deliver 38 of the team's 52 assists.
Though the Hurricane dropped a tight second set to the 49ers, it was never a doubt of the control in the match as the Hurricane were able to outscore Charlotte 74 to 50 in the four sets. Success for the Hurricane was found across the board with highlights in the serving game at 11 service aces. Tulsa was able to keep the Charlotte squad to only four service aces in the match showing the continued consistency in the reception. Charlotte struggled to capitalize on the attacking game having 25 attack errors and a percentage of .083 through the match.
Coach Lauren Ramatowski was able to comment on the team's success as they push to the end of the regular season while having great consistency across the board. "I am really proud of our team and how clean we played this weekend vs ECU and Charlotte. Marta was wonderful at keeping our serve receive in system and our setters distributed the ball evenly, getting the ball to the right players in the right moments!" She added, "I loved our defense this weekend too! We held two very offensive teams to a low hitting percentage. Our block was on task and put a lot of pressure on them. Excited for this team, we are showing some wonderful growth and confidence late in the season!"
Tulsa returns home to the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Friday, November 15th to take on the Roadrunners of UTSA. ESPN+ coverage begins at 6:00 P.M. on Friday with the first serve at 6:02 P.M. All Tulsa Golden Hurricane Volleyball can be streamed on ESPN+.
Match Notes
SET 1 | Tulsa started hot in the first set with dominant force being able to jump out to an 8-4 lead early in the set. Rachel Brown was much of the cause of the lead having 5 kills in the first 15 scored points of the match. The Hurricane were able to extend their lead to 15-9 by the media timeout. Tulsa continued to control set one as Tytiana Johnson continued to be an issue for the Charlotte offense and defense. Charlotte was able to chop down the Hurricane lead to three until Tulsa was able to reextend the lead back to five over the 49ers forcing a Charlotte timeout at 19-14. Tulsa continued to battle through the remainder of the set with the 49ers being able to cut the lead to only one with Tulsa out in front. Tulsa was able to close set one at 25-22 after an unsuccessful touch challenge by Charlotte.
SET 2 | Charlotte started hot for set two with 2 service aces to start the set and jumped out to a four-point lead. Tulsa was able to gain some traction with Brittany Bacorn in the match to chip away at the lead and bring the score to 7-10 after a service ace from Lauren Eitler. Charlotte continued to hold the lead over the Hurricane through the media timeout with Tulsa trailing 13-15. Tulsa was finally able to tie the 49ers at 15-15 after the media break to force a Charlotte timeout. The Hurricane obtained their first lead of the set at 18-17. Charlotte quickly countered and reestablished the lead at 19-18. Tulsa attempted to fight back and retake the lead and fell short in set two at 23-25.
SET 3 |Tulsa jumped out to their strongest start with an impressive 8-1 run. Tulsa continued to crush Charlotte by gaining the largest lead of the match at the Charlotte called timeout at 13-4. Tulsa continued their 6-0 run to propel the Hurricane out to a 16-4 lead. Tulsa continued to maintain their lead over Charlotte through the set with impressive defensive work at the net collecting three blocks in the set. Tulsa was able to close out the set in dominant fashion at 25-12.
SET 4 | Tulsa started set four in the same fashion as set three with a 5-1 lead over the 49ers. Tulsa continued to push through what would be the final set with Marta Pecalli pushing through the 49ers reception game with three service aces in her stint at the service line to take the score to 10-3. Tulsa was able to continue through to the media timeout with a 15-7 lead. Charlotte strung together a 4-1 run to cut the lead to five with Tulsa ahead 16-11. Tulsa maintained the lead through the remainder of the set with Rachel Brown being able to tie her season high 16 skills. Tulsa closed out the final set and match 25-15.
Tulsa 25 23 25 25 3
Charlotte 22 25 12 15 1
The Golden Hurricane performed in another impressive match through four sets with individual players having shining moments. The Hurricane saw 16 kills from senior Rachel Brown and considerable effort from the service line with Brittany Bacorn delivering three aces and Marta Pecalli stringing together three aces in her service in the third set.
Continuing the dominating defensive work that has carried throughout the year, Tytiana Johnson had nine block assists and one solo block. Marta Pecalli was also active as always in the back row collecting 22 digs in the four-set match. The team was able to collect 10 total team blocks with 69 digs continuing the statistical leadership in the conference.
The power did not stop there as the Tulsa offense was able to obtain a team-hitting percentage of .217 with the team's 53 kills. Rachel Brown was able to lead the team by tying her career-high 16 kills (Missouri St. 9/4) while she also chipped in 2 block assists on the defensive end. Brown was not alone on the attack as Tatum Tornatta was able to produce 11 kills along with the 11 more that came from Camryn Lingenbrink. Leading the team at the net, setters Brayden Hipp (25) and Brittany Bacorn (13) were able to deliver 38 of the team's 52 assists.
Though the Hurricane dropped a tight second set to the 49ers, it was never a doubt of the control in the match as the Hurricane were able to outscore Charlotte 74 to 50 in the four sets. Success for the Hurricane was found across the board with highlights in the serving game at 11 service aces. Tulsa was able to keep the Charlotte squad to only four service aces in the match showing the continued consistency in the reception. Charlotte struggled to capitalize on the attacking game having 25 attack errors and a percentage of .083 through the match.
Coach Lauren Ramatowski was able to comment on the team's success as they push to the end of the regular season while having great consistency across the board. "I am really proud of our team and how clean we played this weekend vs ECU and Charlotte. Marta was wonderful at keeping our serve receive in system and our setters distributed the ball evenly, getting the ball to the right players in the right moments!" She added, "I loved our defense this weekend too! We held two very offensive teams to a low hitting percentage. Our block was on task and put a lot of pressure on them. Excited for this team, we are showing some wonderful growth and confidence late in the season!"
Tulsa returns home to the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Friday, November 15th to take on the Roadrunners of UTSA. ESPN+ coverage begins at 6:00 P.M. on Friday with the first serve at 6:02 P.M. All Tulsa Golden Hurricane Volleyball can be streamed on ESPN+.
Match Notes
- Hurricane had 13.25 kills per set with a total of 53
- Tulsa averaged 17.25 digs per set.
- Rachel Brown led with 16 kills at 4.00 kills/set.
- Brown tied a career-high kill count from set at Missouri State (9/4)
- Camryn Lingenbrink hit for 11 kills with a .375 attack percentage.
- Tulsa held Charlotte to 36 team kills.
- Charlotte had 4 service aces
- Tulsa had four players hitting over .200 with three over .300.
- Tulsa was aggressive from the service line with 11 service aces and 12 service errors
- Charlotte was unable to hit for over .130 in sets they lost with set two having an attack percentage of .333
SET 1 | Tulsa started hot in the first set with dominant force being able to jump out to an 8-4 lead early in the set. Rachel Brown was much of the cause of the lead having 5 kills in the first 15 scored points of the match. The Hurricane were able to extend their lead to 15-9 by the media timeout. Tulsa continued to control set one as Tytiana Johnson continued to be an issue for the Charlotte offense and defense. Charlotte was able to chop down the Hurricane lead to three until Tulsa was able to reextend the lead back to five over the 49ers forcing a Charlotte timeout at 19-14. Tulsa continued to battle through the remainder of the set with the 49ers being able to cut the lead to only one with Tulsa out in front. Tulsa was able to close set one at 25-22 after an unsuccessful touch challenge by Charlotte.
SET 2 | Charlotte started hot for set two with 2 service aces to start the set and jumped out to a four-point lead. Tulsa was able to gain some traction with Brittany Bacorn in the match to chip away at the lead and bring the score to 7-10 after a service ace from Lauren Eitler. Charlotte continued to hold the lead over the Hurricane through the media timeout with Tulsa trailing 13-15. Tulsa was finally able to tie the 49ers at 15-15 after the media break to force a Charlotte timeout. The Hurricane obtained their first lead of the set at 18-17. Charlotte quickly countered and reestablished the lead at 19-18. Tulsa attempted to fight back and retake the lead and fell short in set two at 23-25.
SET 3 |Tulsa jumped out to their strongest start with an impressive 8-1 run. Tulsa continued to crush Charlotte by gaining the largest lead of the match at the Charlotte called timeout at 13-4. Tulsa continued their 6-0 run to propel the Hurricane out to a 16-4 lead. Tulsa continued to maintain their lead over Charlotte through the set with impressive defensive work at the net collecting three blocks in the set. Tulsa was able to close out the set in dominant fashion at 25-12.
SET 4 | Tulsa started set four in the same fashion as set three with a 5-1 lead over the 49ers. Tulsa continued to push through what would be the final set with Marta Pecalli pushing through the 49ers reception game with three service aces in her stint at the service line to take the score to 10-3. Tulsa was able to continue through to the media timeout with a 15-7 lead. Charlotte strung together a 4-1 run to cut the lead to five with Tulsa ahead 16-11. Tulsa maintained the lead through the remainder of the set with Rachel Brown being able to tie her season high 16 skills. Tulsa closed out the final set and match 25-15.
Tulsa 25 23 25 25 3
Charlotte 22 25 12 15 1
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Team Stats
Tulsa
CLT
Kills
53
36
Errors
20
25
Attempts
152
133
Hitting %
.217
.083
Points
74.0
50.0
Assists
52
35
Aces
11
4
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
10
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