ULM Warhawks

MONROE, La. — The ULM volleyball team (9-15, 3-7) defeated Louisiana Tech (7-17, 0-10) in straight sets (25-14, 26-24, 25-16) on Saturday afternoon to sweep the series and give ULM its first point in the Radiance Technologies I-20 Showdown Series. The win cements the first Sun Belt series win since 2023.  

Sophomore Aniya Hall surpassed 500 career kills during the match, leading the way with nine swings on .320%. Hall added three aces for the second match in a row, and made six digs.  

Bre Perrin set a career-high with five aces, adding to her 13 assists and three digs. Freshman Zharia Alleyne made a career-high four solo blocks.  

The Warhawks took advantage at the service to open the match, making five aces to Louisiana Tech's none in the first set. The Bulldogs also committed five service errors in the first frame, giving the ball back to ULM. The Warhawks took a 5-0 run to take an 11-4 lead, and carried that into the break, going up by seven points. Zharia Alleyne made her second solo block of the set to make the ULM lead eight points at 18-10, and ULM's four final points of the set came from Bulldog errors.  

After no ties or lead changes in the opening set, the second set saw a much closer score, with nine ties and four lead changes throughout. The Warhawks built a lead after a 6-1 run, making the score 16-11. Louisiana Tech responded, chipping away at the deficit until the Bulldogs were within one point at 20-19. Zharia Alleyne's third solo block kept Tech off ULM's heels, and Aniya Hall's 500th career kill made it set point. Hall sealed the set with another swing, taking it 26-24.  

The Warhawks carried that momentum into the third set, going into the media timeout leading 15-4. Bre Perrin earned three aces on five serves to propel ULM ahead. After taking the lead at 3-2, the Warhawks never surrendered it, going on to win the set 25-16, and completing the match and series sweep.  

The Warhawks will travel to South Alabama for the next series. ULM will face the Jaguars on Thursday, October 29th at 6 p.m., and Friday, October 30th at 6 p.m.