Tulane Volleyball Continues Historic Season with Pair of Weekend Wins

The Tulane Green Wave is having a historic season on the volleyball court, as it currently sits at 17-3 on the year and a league-best 9-1 in American Conference play.

The Green Wave continued its dominance with a pair of wins over the weekend, and both victories came against the second and fourth-ranked teams in the conference.

On Friday, Tulane welcomed the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse for Leukemia Awareness Night, and the Wave rolled to a huge 3-2 victory. The home team dropped the first set but battled back to clinch the second set by a score of 26-24. After a 25-22 win in the third set, Tulsa would fight back to tie the match at two sets apiece with a 25-22 fourth set victory. From there, the Green Wave wasted little time in asserting dominance, claiming the 15-6 win in set five to clinch the match. 

Riley Tucker led all players with a career-high 17 kills, while Lauryn Mack and Chloe List had 16 and 12 kills, respectively. Avery Burks added 10 kills of her own. Defensively, Makena Lim had 23 digs and sophomore Charlee Solomon notched her own career-best with 19 digs. Each player found ways to contribute as a defender, with Dayla Ortiz picking up 13 digs, Mack adding 12 and Burks totaling 10.

 Tulane would carry that momentum into Sunday's match against the East Carolina Pirates: a team that was tied with the Olive Green and Sky blue for the top spot in the American. After a disappointing first set that the Green Wave dropped by a wide margin, the home team fought back with three straight set victories. Tulane picked up wins of 25-18 and 25-17 in the second and third set to take control, and the team put the match away for good with a 25-22 win in set four. 

Mack continued to assert her dominance on the court with 13 kills and 11 digs, marking her eighth double-double of the year. Burks had 11 kills, while McLin added nine and Tucker had seven. Solomon ended the night with a full stat sheet, notching 43 assists, 10 digs, five blocks and four kills. She's picked up a double-double 11 times this season. 

Following her big weekend, Solomon was named the American Conference Setter of the Week. Additionally, Lim was named to the league's weekly honor roll. 

Tulane will look to stay hot on the court as it hits the road to take on the Rice Owls on Wednesday night. The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. CT.