ULM Warhawks

TROY, Ala. — The ULM volleyball team (7-13, 1-5) fell in straight sets (18-25, 24-26, 17-25) to Troy (10-5, 5-1) on Saturday afternoon.  

Aniya Hall led all players with 10 kills, and she added nine digs and a block. Outside hitter Marissa Kobelski made a season-high 11 digs to lead the Warhawks, and Tatum Clay matched her career-high with six blocks.  

Both teams were aggressive with the serve, but Troy made 12 aces with six errors, while ULM put up six aces and seven errors.  

Troy broke out to an early lead in the first set, earning five straight points to lead 12-7. Another 3-0 run made it 15-8 Trojans at the break. The Warhawks responded with a kill by Marissa Kobelski, and Kenzie Behl and Tatum Clay combined for a block, but the deficit was still five. Troy's Kalina Calvillo made back-to-back aces, making the score 21-15, and the Trojans went on to take the set 25-18. Troy had 13 kills to ULM's seven during the set, and Calvillo made three aces to lift the Trojans.  

The second set was much tighter than the first, with 15 total ties. An Aniya Hall kill opened the set, and the Warhawks took their first multi-point lead of the set at 11-9, after a swing from Zharia Alleyne and a Trojan error. Troy responded with a 4-1 run, scoring on three kills and another ace, to lead by one at the media timeout. The two teams traded the lead, but the Warhawks reclaimed it after an ace by Clay to lead 20-19. Back-to-back aces from setter Bre Perrin had ULM two points away from claiming the set, but the Trojans strung together a 6-1 run to take the set (26-24).  

Troy scored in batches to open the third, going up by five and forcing a ULM timeout. The Warhawks answered, making the score 11-11 with kills from Grace Troxell, Clay, and Hall, as well as an ace by Eden Pietrzak and a block by Clay and Troxell. The Trojans continued to score in batches, and the Warhawks couldn't respond, as a 6-1 spree ended the set, with Troy winning 25-17.  

UP NEXT — 

The Warhawks will be back home at b1Bank Fant Coliseum to face Southern Miss in a two-match series at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, and at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 16.