HUNTSVILLE, Texas – ULM Volleyball avenged its loss earlier in the season to Houston Christian with a 3-1 (17-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-22) win at the Bearkat Classic Friday afternoon.
 
"Today was a nice win against a very competitive team," head coach Reid Gann said. "We played well in most areas of the match, but specifically blocking and serving made the difference for us."
 
In the two categories, the Warhawks (9-4) bested HCU with six aces to four and ten blocks to six.
 
The victory makes it four in a row for the Warhawks, the longest winning streak since the 2018 season.
 
ULM started well in the first set as it held a 7-5 advantage, but the Huskies (5-7) settled in, scoring eight of the next ten points to take the lead. Another run by HCU later in the set sprung it into full control at 20-13. It took the first set without much resistance as the Warhawks fell behind 1-0 in the match.
 
It was the Huskies with the strong start in set two with a 6-3 lead. Trailing by two, ULM had its first breakthrough of the contest, executing a 9-1 scoring run backed by two Chavon Weaver kills and two aces.
 
The Warhawks kept putting the pressure on and held a 20-12 mark. HCU made one last set push with three straight points, but ULM put an end to the set with five unanswered including an Aniya Hall kill at the conclusion.
 
Leading 8-6 in the third set, ULM ripped off six unanswered points, powered by two kills each from Hall and Weaver. The Huskies were able to draw within five points with a 5-2 run, but they were held in check for the rest of the set. The Warhawks controlled the tempo by preventing HCU runs and held on to take a 2-1 match lead.
 
In set four, ULM raced out to a 6-2 advantage, with another 4-1 run putting it in further control at 10-5. The Warhawks kept rolling with scoring runs, using an 8-2 stretch to build an intimidating ten-point lead. HCU was not phased, however, as it scored six in a row to close the gap to four. ULM worked the set to match point at 24-17, but the Huskies produced another unanswered run, this time with five points. In the end, it was Weaver's final put-away that ended the match, as ULM earned the ninth win of the season.
 
Hall finished the day with 19 kills, with Kennedy Plummer and Madison Derden also scoring double-digit marks. Beril Celik had a career day at the line with seven total blocks. Morgan Howard and Paige Meins both had over 20 assists, and Briana Raney produced 22 digs.
 
The Warhawks end the non-conference portion of their schedule with a match vs. Sam Houston at 6 p.m. tomorrow.