Irvine’s Double-Double not enough against Tulane

Friday, November 2

Houston

7 p.m. CT

University of Houston

14-13, 1-11AAC

Tulane

20-7, 8-4AAC

Tulane

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Photo by: Stephen Pinchback

11/2/2018 9:38:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Sophomore setter tallies her 11th double-double of the season

By: Ryan Levine

HOUSTON – Sophomore setter Abby Irvine recorded her 11^th double-double of the season, but her performance was not enough to boost the Cougars, as the University of Houston Volleyball team fell 3-0 (20-25, 24-26, 24-26) to Tulane on Friday night.

The Cougars (14-12, 1-11 AAC) held a 24-22 lead in the third frame, but was unable to hold the advantage against the Green Wave (20-7, 8-4 AAC), who ended the match scoring the final four points.

HOUSTON 0, TULANE 3

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
A strong start from Tulane quickly put the Green Wave ahead of the Cougars 10-5. After Houston put together a run that brought them back to within a pair, Tulane managed to score three unanswered points to force Houston to call its first timeout of the match at the 16-11 mark. From there, the Cougars found a way to bring the score to four at 17-13, but the deficit proved to be too much to overcome for Houston, as Tulane went on to win the first set 25-20.

Set 2
The two squads battled it out to begin the second frame and once Tulane held a two-point lead, Houston went on a 5-1 run to claim its first advantage of the match at 11-10. With the two teams trading blows for the rest of the set, it was the Green Wave who narrowly edging out the Cougars 26-24 to take a 2-0 match lead at the intermission.

Set 3
After the Cougars found themselves trailing by five to start the final frame, Houston scored six of the next eight points to pull itself within striking distance, trailing 12-11. As the set continued on, neither team was able to gain an advantage on the other, but 4-0 runs from both sides ended up being difference. Trailing 22-20, a four unanswered points from Houston put the Cougars ahead by a pair, however Tulane fought off both set points and carried that momentum to the 26-24 set win and 3-0 match victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

All nine players that recorded an attack for the Cougars also slammed home a kill.
Sophomore setter Abby Irvine posted a match-high 26 assists to go along with 15 assists for her 11^th double-double of the season. It's the eighth occasion this year she's recorded a match-high in assists. Irvine has double-double in both matches against Tulane.
Junior libero Katie Karbo tallied a match-high 16 digs, the 16^th time her digs are a match-high.
Sophomore outside hitter Silvia Pertens led the Cougars in kills for the seventh time this year. She finished the match with 10 kills.

UP NEXT
Houston wraps up its brief two-match homestand on Sunday, Nov. 4 when the Cougars host the Memphis Tigers at 1 p.m. PT inside the Athletics/Alumni Center.

Sunday's contest is also be Military Appreciation Day, where fans will have the opportunity to attend the match for free up to capacity standards.

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