Tulsa Swept by #10 Kansas

Friday, September 20

Lawrence, Kan.

6:30 p.m.

Tulsa

8-3,0-0AAC

Kansas

9-0,0-0Big 12

Tulsa

Kansas

Photo by: Joshua Rogers

Tulsa Swept by #10 Kansas

9/20/2024 9:57:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF) | SEASON STATS (PDF)

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Tulsa volleyball team faced a tough test against the nation's 10^th-ranked team in the nation as the Kansas Jayhawks swept the Golden Hurricane 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-10) Friday night on their home court. TU moved to 8-3 overall while KU remained undefeated at 9-0.

The Jayhawks showed why they're the No. 1 hitting squad in the country as they attacked the ball with a .364 hitting percentage, eclipsing their average mark of .346. In addition, their defense held Tulsa to just a .086 attack average and shut down all attackers with nearly 20 digs per set (56 total).

Junior outside hitter Lauren Eitler led the charge with eight kills and was largely supported by junior setter Brayden Hipp, who finished with 11 assists.

The defense was led by senior libero Marta Pecalli's 11 digs, while senior middle blocker Tytiana Johnson was in on two block assists.

The Hurricane will wrap up the Jayhawk Classic and the nonconference schedule Saturday afternoon against No. 6 Purdue (8-2) at 12:30 p.m.

Match Notes

Tulsa's offense was led by OH Lauren Eitler's eight kills and S Brayden Hipp's 11 assists.
The Hurricane defense was boosted with 11 digs from L Marta Pecalli and two blocks by MB Tytiana Johnson.
Kansas moves to 23-5 in the overall series.
Tulsa hit for .316 in the second set.
KU hit for .364 in the match, surpassing their nation-leading average of .346, while Tulsa hit for .082.
The Jayhawks had eight blocks and 56 digs … Tulsa had three blocks and 43 digs.
Set two was the most competitive with 12 tie scores and four lead changes.

How It Happened

SET 1 | Tulsa stuck around early in the first set, tying up the frame at 1-1 and 4-4 before Kansas took control at 5-4 and never allowed TU to contest the lead again. The Jayhawks hit for a match-high .480 and held Tulsa to .030. OH Beth Bayless, MB Arianna Mongare and OH Lauren Eitler each had two kills in the set as Kansas went ahead 1-0 with a 25-13 final opening-set score.

SET 2 | Set two was the tightest set in the match as both teams battled through 12 tie scores and four lead changes. The stanza was tied as late as 18-18, but a well-placed Kansas timeout reset the momentum as the Jayhawks 7-4 to win 25-22 and take a 2-0 advantage in the match. It was Tulsa's best showing of the night, hitting for .316 off 14 kills to just two errors in 38 attempts. OH Lauren Eitler recorded four kills and L Marta Pecalli put up six digs.

SET 3 | Kansas put the game in cruise control in the third and final set, winning the first rally and never looking back on the way to a 25-10 finish for the three-set sweep. The defense of the Jayhawks stifled any opportunity to score by Tulsa, holding the Hurricane to a negative hitting percentage while notching 10 kills and five blocks.

Tulsa 13 22 10 - 0
Kansas 25 25 25 - 3