Volleyball Drops Decision To ECU Sunday

Sunday, November 12

Greenville, N.C.

12 pm CT

University of Memphis

9-19, 2-14AAC

East Carolina

19-10, 10-6AAC

Memphis

ECU

Hannah Flowers/Brianna Kadiku, 2017 Volleyball

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Nov 12, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

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Bierria, Flowers each with 11 kills.

GREENVILLE, N.C. – University of Memphis sophomore Tai Bierria recorded a double-double performance of 11 kills and 11 digs, but ECU came away with a 3-0 American Athletic Conference win over the Tigers Sunday. The Pirates won the match by scores of 25-23, 28-26 and 25-23.

With the setback, Memphis' record is now 9-19 overall and 2-14 in The American. ECU improved to 19-10 overall and 10-6 in the league.

Up Next
Memphis takes to the road again next weekend with trips to SMU and Tulsa. The Tigers face the Mustangs Friday and Golden Hurricane Sunday.

Tigers Tidbits

Tai Bierria's double-double was her 11^th of the season and her seventh in the last 13 matches.
Tai Bierria logged her 14^th match of the season with double-figure kills Sunday. The double-digits kills performance was her fourth-straight and sixth in the last seven matches.
Since her return to the court after illness, freshman Hannah Flowers has logged three double-figures kills matches in her last six outings. She had 11 kills vs. ECU Sunday.
Sophomore Brianna Kadiku had her 13^th match of the season Sunday with five or more total blocks. She has posted five or more blocks in five of the last seven matches.
Freshman Kate Hoerdemann had her seventh-consecutive match with six or more digs. She is averaging 10.7 digs per match over that stretch.
Freshman Alyssa Kronberg collected double-digit digs for the 19^th time this season (10 vs. ECU). It was her sixth-straight match with double-figures digs.

Memphis vs. ECU Stats Leaders

Statistic	Memphis	ECU
Kills	Tai Bierria, 11 Hannah Flowers, 11	Natalie Montini, 15 Toya Osuegbu, 11
Assists	Faith Myers, 21 Regan Comperry, 19	Shelby Martin ,35
Digs	Tai Bierria, 11 Alyssa Kronberg, 10	Brandee Markwith, 15 Ashton Mares, 8
Total Blocks	Brianna Kadiku, 5	Toya Osuegbu, 5

How It Happened

Overall Match
- The match had 22 ties and nine lead changes.
- With the win, ECU swept the season series over the Tigers.
Set One (ECU 25-23)
- Memphis jumped out to an early 5-2 lead.
- The Tigers built their lead on kills from Sarah Marlatt (2), Brianna Kadiku (1) and Kate Hoerdemann (1).
- A Tai Bierria kill helped Memphis continue to hold a narrow advantage at 10-8.
- ECU then went on a 5-0 run to take a 13-10 lead.
- The Pirates held their lead at 20-16 before Memphis put together a run.
- The Tigers went on a 6-1 spurt to grab a 22-21 lead.
- Flowers totaled three kills in the run to push Memphis into the lead.
- The Pirates had the set's final answer with a 4-1 spurt to win 25-23.
Set Two (ECU 28-26)
- Unlike the first set, the home team grabbed the early advantage at 7-4.
- The Pirates led 9-7, but Memphis responded with a 5-1 spurt for a 12-10 lead.
- Bierria and Kadiku each downed two kills in the run.
- Memphis remained in the lead at 17-14, but ECU had an answer.
- The Pirates used a 6-2 run to regain the advantage at 20-19.
- A Kelsea Bivins kill knotted the score at 20-all, and the score was tied five more times over the next 12 points.
- ECU won the set's last two points for a 2-0 match lead.
Set Three (ECU 25-23)
- The Tigers pushed out to a 4-1 lead on the strength of two Flowers' kills.
- Memphis held the lead and even extended it to eight at 15-7 midway through the set.
- Kills from Kadiku (3), Bierria (1) and Flowers (1) powered the Memphis run.
- ECU answered with an 8-1 run to slice the Tigers' advantage to one at 16-15.
- Memphis led 17-15, but the Pirates' 5-0 run gave them the lead for good at 20-17.
- The Tigers fought back to within one twice at 21-20 and 24-23, but could not get the equalizer.
- ECU took the third set and match with a kill.