ULM Warhawks

ULM (3-7 overall, 0-0 Sun Belt Conference) vs. Alcorn (1-8 overall, 0-0 SWAC)
6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 | Fant-Ewing Coliseum
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MATCH NOTES

MONROE, La. - After 10 matches on the road to open the season, the ULM volleyball team plays its home opener at 6 p.m. Tuesday against Alcorn at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Warhawks will play nine home matches inside Fant this season, with Tuesday's non-conference matchup and eight Sun Belt Conference matches.
 
ULM has dropped four consecutive matches to drop to 3-7 on the season. The Warhawks lost all three matches over the weekend at the UCA Invitational, falling to UCA, 3-0, Louisiana Tech, 3-2, and Southern Illinois, 3-0.
 
Alcorn is 1-8 overall after going 1-2 over the weekend at the ISTAP HBCU Challenge in Montgomery, Alabama. The Lady Braves lost to Delaware State, 3-0, before defeating South Carolina State, 3-0, on Friday. Alcorn then dropped the tournament finale to Coppin State, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon.
 
FOLLOW THE WARHAWKS -
Links to live stats for all matches are available on ULMWarhawks.com. Navigate to the volleyball schedule page and select that day's opponent. All home matches will stream on ESPN+. Links to stream the match also are available on the volleyball schedule page at ULMWarhawks.com.
 
RECAP -
Central Arkansas rallied for a first set win and carried the momentum the rest of the way as the Sugar Bears defeated ULM, 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-18), to open play at the UCA Invitational Friday morning. Madeline Williams had 11 kills, while Bailey Roberson added 20 assists and Cameron Rogers tallied 11 digs to lead ULM.
 
For the second time in four days, ULM lost a five-set heartbreaker to I-20 foe Louisiana Tech, 3-2 (25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 20-25, 15-9), Friday afternoon. Williams and Madeline Villarreal led ULM with 13 kills each while Taylor Thomas added 12. Roberson had 48 assists. Rogers tallied 19 digs, while Roberson had a double-double with 12 digs. Kailey Friedrich added 10 digs.
 
Southern Illinois picked up a 3-0 win (25-12, 25-19, 25-22) over ULM Saturday morning to wrap up the UCA Invitational. Thomas led ULM with seven kills, while Bailey Roberson had nine assists and Cameron Rogers tallied 11 digs.
 
SERIES HISTORY -
ULM leads the series with Alcorn, 17-0, in a series that dates to 1987. The Warhawks have won the last seven matches by 3-0 margins, while the Lady Braves have won just three sets in the previous 17 meetings combined.
 
A LOOK AHEAD -
ULM plays its final non-conference weekend of the season at the Battle for the Boot at Southeastern in Hammond, Louisiana. The Warhawks meet Southern at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Southeastern at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Northwestern State at 10 a.m. Saturday.