Friday, November 22
Wichita, Kan.
7:30 PM
Tulsa
18-11,10-6AAC
0
vs
3
(4) Wichita State
16-13,10-6AAC
1
2
3
F
Tulsa
20
22
22
0
Wichita St.
25
25
25
3
Tulsa Falls in American Athletic Conference First-Round Battle
11/23/2024 7:51:00 AM | Volleyball
WICHITA, Kan. – Tulsa Golden Hurricane Volleyball continued their season on Friday with a match in the American Athletic Conference Tournament in the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita. Tulsa faced, for a third time this season, the Wichita State Shockers in the first round of the tournament. Wichita State got the better of the Golden Hurricane in the battle that ended with the Hurricane behind 3-0 (20-25, 22-25, 22-25). Tulsa now stands at 18-11 overall with a 10-6 record in the American Athletic Conference.
Tulsa fought hard through three very close sets and kept Wichita State in check through the entire match. Tulsa placed a .109 attack percentage through the match with 36 kills. The Hurricane kept Wichita State to an attack percentage of .108 in set one and allowed Wichita State to hit for a team attack average of below .200 at .193 throughout the full match.
Tulsa's offensive game allowed them to score 42 points while being led by junior right-side Jolana Smidlova and senior middle blocker Rachel Brown who each collected eight kills through the match. Brown posted a .315 in attack percentage and collected 8.5 points. Adding seven kills of her own was graduate outside Tatum Tornatta along with senior First Team All-Conference Tytiana Johnson who put down six kills with a .267 attack percentage.
Defensively at the net, the Golden Hurricane saw three block assists from Tytiana Johnson. Also contributing at the net was Jolana Smidlova, who had two block assists and one block assist from Rachel Brown. Tulsa held Wichita State to an attack percentage of .108 in set one and .200 in set two.
Without the back row, it is difficult for the offense to succeed. Tulsa's back row was strong as always with 54 digs and only six reception errors. The Golden Hurricane's American Athletic Conference Libero of the Year and unanimous First Team All-Conference, Marta Pecalli was much of the reason for the success as she gathered 19 digs and had a perfect reception percentage with 21 receptions. Brayden Hipp, as the junior starting setter, was a strong leader throughout the match with 19 assists while adding one service ace and 1 kill. Freshman setter Brittany Bacorn supported the team's 35 assists with her own 13 allowing the team to hit .406 off her sets.
Wichita State saw success come from Morgan Stout with 12 kills and a .312 attack percentage with Alyssa Gonzales adding 11 kills and her .357 percentage. On the other end of the game was Katie Galligan who recorded 17 digs while Izzi Strand added 28 assists.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will await to see the results of the NIVC Tournament Selection show which will air on Sunday, December 1st, 2024.
Match Notes
SET 1 | Scoring the first point Wichita State established an early lead in the match. Tulsa came back and answered with their first point of the match tying it 1-1. Wichita State strung together a five-point run before Tulsa once again answered with their own four points to make it 5-6. Tulsa continued the battle not allowing Wichita State to have more than a two-point run with Tulsa re-tying the match at 10-10 following a 3-0 run. Tulsa then established its first lead at 11-10 after a kill from Tytiana Johnson. Tulsa continued its scoring run with two more points before Wichita State came back with three points of their own to make it 13-13. The Golden Hurricane were able to push through to the media time at 15-13. Out of the stoppage, Tulsa scored two more forcing a Wichita State timeout at 17-13. Tulsa continued its first-set dominance by maintaining the lead until Wichita State was able to force a Tulsa timeout at 19-18. Wichita State was able to take the lead at 21-20 and added another point to their scoring run making it 22-20 for a second Tulsa timeout. Wichita State was able to push through to the end of the set closing at 25-20.
SET 2 | Tulsa secured the first point of the match before Wichita State answered with two points taking the lead at 2-1. Tulsa continued to battle with Wichita State with the Shockers stringing together a 6-1 run taking the score to 9-5. Tulsa fought hard with Tytiana Johnson being a leader and collecting two kills while Wichita was able to hold onto the lead until the Hurricane tied the match at 11-11 after a Jolana Smidlova kill. Tulsa was still trailing at the media timeout with Wichita State at 15-13. The timeout was helpful for Tulsa as they came within one point at 19-20. Tulsa continued to fight for the lead and tied Wichita State late in the set at 21-21 forcing a Wichita State timeout. Tulsa took a timeout at 21-23 hoping for some traction out of it but fell short in the set 22-25.
SET 3 | Wichita State once again struck first with two points of their own. Tulsa was able to add one to their column with Wichita State on their heels. Tulsa fought and was able to tie at 5-5. Wichita State held their lead and stayed ahead of the Golden Hurricane not allowing them to tie through to the media timeout at 15-10. Tulsa fought with aggression out of the media timeout clawing back at the Wichita State lead. Tulsa worked point for point and scored the first point out of the media break after a Tatum Tornatta kill. Wichita State took another point for themselves before Tulsa pieced together three points to make it 14-16 closing the gap on the Shockers. Wichita State then forced a Tulsa timeout at 19-15 after an attack error from TU. Wichita State marked 20 points first at 20-15 but Tulsa answered with two kills from Rachel Brown forcing the Shockers timeout at 20-17. Tulsa fought hard out of the stoppage cutting the lead down to one at 21-22. Wichita came within two of closing the match, but Tulsa made sure that the match did not end there. Tulsa added one more to their point total at 22-23. Wichita State was able to add two more closing the match at 25-23.
Tulsa 20 22 23 0
Wichita State 25 25 25 3
Tulsa fought hard through three very close sets and kept Wichita State in check through the entire match. Tulsa placed a .109 attack percentage through the match with 36 kills. The Hurricane kept Wichita State to an attack percentage of .108 in set one and allowed Wichita State to hit for a team attack average of below .200 at .193 throughout the full match.
Tulsa's offensive game allowed them to score 42 points while being led by junior right-side Jolana Smidlova and senior middle blocker Rachel Brown who each collected eight kills through the match. Brown posted a .315 in attack percentage and collected 8.5 points. Adding seven kills of her own was graduate outside Tatum Tornatta along with senior First Team All-Conference Tytiana Johnson who put down six kills with a .267 attack percentage.
Defensively at the net, the Golden Hurricane saw three block assists from Tytiana Johnson. Also contributing at the net was Jolana Smidlova, who had two block assists and one block assist from Rachel Brown. Tulsa held Wichita State to an attack percentage of .108 in set one and .200 in set two.
Without the back row, it is difficult for the offense to succeed. Tulsa's back row was strong as always with 54 digs and only six reception errors. The Golden Hurricane's American Athletic Conference Libero of the Year and unanimous First Team All-Conference, Marta Pecalli was much of the reason for the success as she gathered 19 digs and had a perfect reception percentage with 21 receptions. Brayden Hipp, as the junior starting setter, was a strong leader throughout the match with 19 assists while adding one service ace and 1 kill. Freshman setter Brittany Bacorn supported the team's 35 assists with her own 13 allowing the team to hit .406 off her sets.
Wichita State saw success come from Morgan Stout with 12 kills and a .312 attack percentage with Alyssa Gonzales adding 11 kills and her .357 percentage. On the other end of the game was Katie Galligan who recorded 17 digs while Izzi Strand added 28 assists.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will await to see the results of the NIVC Tournament Selection show which will air on Sunday, December 1st, 2024.
Match Notes
- Tulsa recorded 36 kills for 12 kills per set.
- Wichita State saw Tulsa give three total blocks.
- Tulsa found three service aces (Eitler, Lingenbrink, Hipp).
- Golden Hurricane recorded 54 digs for 18 digs per set.
- Tulsa recorded a team attack percentage of .109.
- Wichita State collected 37 kills.
- Tulsa hit a match high .148 in set two.
- Attack leader for Tulsa, Rachel Brown had a team match high .316 pct.
SET 1 | Scoring the first point Wichita State established an early lead in the match. Tulsa came back and answered with their first point of the match tying it 1-1. Wichita State strung together a five-point run before Tulsa once again answered with their own four points to make it 5-6. Tulsa continued the battle not allowing Wichita State to have more than a two-point run with Tulsa re-tying the match at 10-10 following a 3-0 run. Tulsa then established its first lead at 11-10 after a kill from Tytiana Johnson. Tulsa continued its scoring run with two more points before Wichita State came back with three points of their own to make it 13-13. The Golden Hurricane were able to push through to the media time at 15-13. Out of the stoppage, Tulsa scored two more forcing a Wichita State timeout at 17-13. Tulsa continued its first-set dominance by maintaining the lead until Wichita State was able to force a Tulsa timeout at 19-18. Wichita State was able to take the lead at 21-20 and added another point to their scoring run making it 22-20 for a second Tulsa timeout. Wichita State was able to push through to the end of the set closing at 25-20.
SET 2 | Tulsa secured the first point of the match before Wichita State answered with two points taking the lead at 2-1. Tulsa continued to battle with Wichita State with the Shockers stringing together a 6-1 run taking the score to 9-5. Tulsa fought hard with Tytiana Johnson being a leader and collecting two kills while Wichita was able to hold onto the lead until the Hurricane tied the match at 11-11 after a Jolana Smidlova kill. Tulsa was still trailing at the media timeout with Wichita State at 15-13. The timeout was helpful for Tulsa as they came within one point at 19-20. Tulsa continued to fight for the lead and tied Wichita State late in the set at 21-21 forcing a Wichita State timeout. Tulsa took a timeout at 21-23 hoping for some traction out of it but fell short in the set 22-25.
SET 3 | Wichita State once again struck first with two points of their own. Tulsa was able to add one to their column with Wichita State on their heels. Tulsa fought and was able to tie at 5-5. Wichita State held their lead and stayed ahead of the Golden Hurricane not allowing them to tie through to the media timeout at 15-10. Tulsa fought with aggression out of the media timeout clawing back at the Wichita State lead. Tulsa worked point for point and scored the first point out of the media break after a Tatum Tornatta kill. Wichita State took another point for themselves before Tulsa pieced together three points to make it 14-16 closing the gap on the Shockers. Wichita State then forced a Tulsa timeout at 19-15 after an attack error from TU. Wichita State marked 20 points first at 20-15 but Tulsa answered with two kills from Rachel Brown forcing the Shockers timeout at 20-17. Tulsa fought hard out of the stoppage cutting the lead down to one at 21-22. Wichita came within two of closing the match, but Tulsa made sure that the match did not end there. Tulsa added one more to their point total at 22-23. Wichita State was able to add two more closing the match at 25-23.
Tulsa 20 22 23 0
Wichita State 25 25 25 3
Team Stats
Tulsa
WSU
Kills
36
37
Errors
22
14
Attempts
128
119
Hitting %
.109
.193
Points
42.0
47.0
Assists
35
31
Aces
3
6
Blocks
3
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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