University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
UCF (at C-USA Championships)
Tiger Volleyball Ends Season in 3-1 Loss to UCF
Nov 17, 2005 | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 17, 2005
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HOUSTON - Memphis took game one, but UCF then pulled off three consecutive sets en route to upsetting eight-ranked Memphis, 3-1 (22-30, 30-24, 30-24, 30-24), in the first match of the tournament. The Tigers end the season with a 16-16 mark.
The Tigers dominated game one as freshman Laura Cote posted 16 of her match-high 56 assists. The freshman established a new Memphis record for assists by a rookie, finishing the season with 1,451 assists. She added six digs, while Ashley Liford tallied five kills to led all players. Liford finished with a match-high 17 kills to lead the Tigers. Memphis' key to success in the first stanza was its blocking as the Tigers had five team blocks, while UCF did not have any blocks.
Setter Leah Alexander emerged to set the tone for the Knights in the next three sets as Alexander had 44 assists, 14 in game four alone.
"I really thought our setter moved the ball well today," Colado stated. "She did a great job of exploiting their weaknesses and truly set the tone late in the match."
Maina Heming and Schanell Neiderworder each posted double-double performances for the Golden Knights, while Lorin Lukas was one dig shy of the feat. Heming had 13 kills and 19 digs and Neiderworder posted 15 kills and 10 digs. Lukas had 13 kills for the winning effort.
