Nov. 6, 2005

Final Stats

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Freshman Sara Radosevic had 20 kills and rookie setter Luna Rebrovic had 53 assists, but it was not enough as the Tulane University volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Conference USA foe Memphis Sunday afternoon at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

The Green Wave took game one, 32-30, before Memphis posted 30-23, 30-19, 30-21 victories to earn the victory. With the loss, Tulane falls to 3-13 on the year and 2-11 in C-USA action. The Tigers, meanwhile, improve to 16-13 overall and 6-5 in league play.

Radosevic was one of three Tulane student-athletes to post double-digit kill totals, as senior Blair Moon had 13 and rookie middle blocker Jen Linder had a career-best 10. Moon, Rebrovic and Radosevic had double-doubles with 13, 12 and 10 digs, respectively, while senior libero Kelli Dickson led the squad with 16.

The Tulane offense connected at a .223 clip with 37 kills and 14 errors in 103 attempts. The Memphis defense tightened down in the final two frames, though, limiting the Green Wave to a .012 clip in game three and four combined (25-24-81) A big reason for that was 14.0 team blocks by the Tigers, and the offense did its fair share of damage with a .327 attac percentage for the match.

Ashley Liford led Memphis with 20 kills while Shelby Burton added 18 and Fehi Tuivai chipped in with 13. Christen Clayton had a match-best 23 digs for the Tigers while Laura Coté had 14 and Nancy Nellans added 13.

The Green Wave return to action on Friday, Nov. 11 when the take on C-USA foe Tulsa at 7 p.m. at the G. Rollie White Coliseum on the campus of Texas A&M University. The contest is the first of two over the weekend as Tulane battles SMU on Sunday, Nov. 13 to close out the regular season.

Admission to Tulane "home" matches at White Coliseum is free, but a donation box will be at the main ticket window for anyone wishing to make a monetary contribution to the Tulane Athletic Department. Fans not able to make the trip to College Station can follow the action live on the internet via GameTracker on the official website of Tulane Athletics, www.tulanegreenwave.com.