NEW ORLEANS, La. – Behind a 25-21 first set victory, the Memphis Tigers (8-11, 1-6) looked to win for the first time in their past five conference matches, but the Tulane Green Wave (12-7, 5-2), who entered Friday's matchup fourth in the conference, stormed back and took the next three sets for a 3-1 win. Tulane hit .236 in the match compared to Memphis' .110 and overcame a -10 differential in service errors to secure the victory.
Memphis 1, Tulane 3
25-21, 22-25, 17-25, 16-25
Set 1
- The set saw a match-high 15 ties and four lead changes
- After Memphis opened the match on a 3-0 run, neither side led by more than two until Memphis retook the lead 19-17
- The Green Wave leveled the set 21-21 before the Tigers closed the set on a 4-0 run
- Alexis Lewis had five of her team-high 10 kills in the opening set as the Tigers hit .