Tulsa Volleyball Goes 1-1 at Baylor Classic to Open Season

Friday, August 30

Waco, Texas

1:00 p.m.

Tulsa

1-0,0-0AAC

Campbell

0-1,0-0CAA

Campbell

Tulsa

Tulsa Volleyball Goes 1-1 at Baylor Classic to Open Season

8/30/2024 10:13:00 PM | Volleyball

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WACO, Texas — The Tulsa volleyball team began the 2024 season at the Baylor Classic Friday, earning a 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-22) sweep of the Campbell Fighting Camels (0-2) and dropped a 3-0 (14-25, 23-25, 17-25) decision to No. 23 Baylor.

"We had some really good moments today and some moments of growth," Head Coach Lauren Ramatowski said. "I thought Marta did a wonderful job, she was covering ground defensively finishing the day with over 4.5 digs per set. Tytiana was a highlight for us, playing clean with only one error and killing the ball at a high rate. Our setters did a nice job of balancing our offense. We will continue to grow in our confidence to serve aggressively in big moments, as well as learn to play clean by understanding when to live and when we can kill the ball."

Tulsa will conclude the tournament against Abilene Christian (1-1) on Sunday at 1 p.m.

-- Tulsa 3, Campbell 0 --

Campbell Match Notes

Tulsa improves to 23-26 in season openers and 2-0 all-time against Campbell.
OH Tatum Tornatta made her first career start and led all Tulsa attackers with 10 kills … it's the 64^th time in her career she's reached double-digit kills.
MB Tytiana Johnson put up a team-high 11.0 points resulting from eight kills and six block assists.
Seven different TU players killed the ball a total of 39 times, 13 per frame.
The Hurricane combined for 35 assists, 30 of which came from setters Brayden Hipp (18) and Brittany Bacorn (12).
L Marta Pecalli led the Hurricane with 10 digs … seven Tulsa players had four or more digs on the contest, totaling 43 at 14.33 digs per set.

How It Happened

SET 1 | Tulsa earned the first score of the match and never trailed in the opening set. The score was tied three times and Tulsa never led by more than three until TU broke the tie at 14-13 and never looked back to the take the frame 25-17. Beth Bayless saw the brunt of work on the outside, attacking the ball 10 times and landing two kills. MB Tytiana Johnson recorded three of her six blocks in the frame as well.

SET 2 | Set two was all Tulsa as the Hurricane scored first off a kill from Johnson from S Brayden Hipp and rode the momentum to the 25-10 finish. The Hurricane opened the set with an 8-1 scoring run and led by as many as 14 puts before closing out the set. OH Beth Bayless led the way with four digs, while MB Rachel Brown posted four kills.

SET 3 | The third and final frame was the most competitive as the score was tied seven times and the lead was exchanged twice. Campbell gained their first advantage of the day at 12-11, but TU took it right back at 13-12 and never gave it up. The Camels put up a fight to close out the third set as Tulsa never led by more than three points. The final set score was 25-22, securing the 3-0 season-opener sweep for the Hurricane.

Tulsa 25 25 25
Campbell 17 10 22

-- Baylor 3, Tulsa 0 --

Baylor Match Notes

Baylor extends its series lead over Tulsa to 8-2.
Six Tulsa attackers killed the ball 31 times, while five assisters combined for 29 assists.
S Brayden Hipp and S Brittany Bacorn each had 12 assists.
L Marta Pecalli (17) and Beth Bayless (11) each recorded double-digit digs.
As a team, Tulsa had 55 digs, 18.33 digs per set.

How It Happened

SET 1 | It was a back-and-forth battle to start the match as neither team led by more than two points until the scoreboard read 7-7. Baylor would snap the tie and from there would run away with the first set 25-14. TU was held to -.050 hitting but dug the ball out 20 times, seven times by OH Beth Bayless and six by L Marta Pecalli.

SET 2 | In the tightest set of the contest, the two teams fought through six tie scores. Tulsa may have scored first but Baylor took the lead at 2-1 and never trailed again in the match. The Bears led by as many as five points (16-11) as seven members of Tulsa's defense pitched in 17 digs in the frame. It was tied late at 20-20 before Baylor took control and won five of the next three rallies to close out 25-23 for the 2-0 lead.

SET 3 | Baylor hit for .333 in the final frame to hold off any potential Tulsa comeback. Tulsa's defense stood its ground with 18 more digs, but the offense was unable to generate any traction, hitting for .178 off 14 kills and six errors in 45 attempts. The third set ended 25-17 in favor of the Bears.

Tulsa 14 23 17
Baylor 25 25 25