STEPHENVILLE, Texas – The ULM volleyball team lost a five-set battle with Fairleigh Dickinson before getting swept by Texan Invitational-host Tarleton State, 3-0, on Saturday at Wisdom Volleyball Gym.
The Warhawks (0-3 overall) return to Texas on Friday for the HBU Volleyball Tournament at Houston Baptist, facing Bethune-Cookman at 12:30 p.m. Friday, UC Riverside at 4 p.m. Friday and HBU at 2 p.m. Saturday.
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 3, ULM 2
In the first match of the day, FDU and ULM alternated set wins, with the Knights coming up with the 3-2 victory (25-22, 29-31, 25-18, 22-25, 15-12).
ULM led by as much as five in the first set before FDU rallied to tie the set at 16. The two played to a tie at 20 before FDU mounted a 4-1 run to separate and went on to the 25-22 win.
Neither team led by more than three points in the second set. FDU fought off five set points for ULM before the Warhawks finally claimed the set on a kill by
Madeline Williams, 31-29.
In the third set, FDU never trailed, using a 6-0 run to pull away for a 20-12 lead, going on to the 25-18 win to take a 2-1 lead.
ULM battled back in the fourth set. After leading through the early portions of the set, the Warhawks fell behind FDU at 19-18 and again at 20-19. However, with the set tied at 21, back-to-back kills by Williams and an FDU attack error pushed ULM out to a 24-21 advantage. A ball handling error by the Knights gave ULM the 25-22 win, forcing the fifth-and-final set.
The two sides went back-and-forth early in the fifth set, with ULM taking a 7-6 lead on a service ace by
Callie Humphrey. However, FDU rattled off a pair of 3-0 runs to go back in front and build a lead, going on to the 15-12 win to take the match, 3-2.
Williams led ULM with 19 kills, while
Tessa Gerwig added 16 and
Logan Jeffus chipped in 10.
Bailey Roberson had 42 assists and 10 digs for a double-double.
Cameron Rogers came up with 21 digs, while
Kailey Friedrich tallied 11 and
Taylor Thomas had 10.
TARLETON STATE 3, ULM 0
Tournament-host Tarleton State closed out a perfect 3-0 run through the Texan Invitational with a 3-0 win over ULM Saturday evening, 25-15, 25-20, 25-16.
The Texans built a quick 8-2 lead in the first set and never looked back in the 25-15 win.
The Warhawks had a 7-1 run early in the second set to lead, 9-6. The two sides traded 4-0 runs before Tarleton went on a 6-1 run to go up, 18-16. Another 4-1 run by Tarleton gave the Texans the separation they needed, going on to the 25-20 win to claim the 2-0 advantage.
In the third set, a 6-2 run and 4-1 run allowed Tarleton to go out to a 16-12 lead. After a kill by Williams for ULM, the Texans used a 6-0 spurt to expand the lead to nine, 22-13. Tarleton went on to finish the sweep, 25-16.
Williams led ULM with 10 kills. Roberson had 26 assists. Rogers tallied 12 digs.
