ULM Warhawks

MONROE, La. — The ULM volleyball team (9-19, 3-11 SBC) fell 3-0 to UL-Lafayette (14-13, 8-5 SBC) on Saturday afternoon in the season finale at home. Second-year Aniya Hall led the team with 14 kills, hitting .375 on the match. She added an ace, solo block and six digs. 

Fourth-year Morgan Howard recorded a double-double, making 13 assists and 11 digs. First-year Zharia Alleyne made five kills with no errors to hit .625 (5-0-8).  

Aniya Hall led the Warhawks early in the match with a team-high four kills and no errors at the first set media timeout. The Ragin' Cajuns led by eight at the break. UL-Lafayette continued to stack points, taking the set 25-13 after outhitting the Warhawks .424 to .152.  

The second set was much more tightly contested, with eight ties throughout. Aniya Hall opened the frame with a solo block, then the Warhawks and Cajuns traded points. Kills by Abby Cunningham and Zharia Alleyne gave ULM an 11-8 lead, an advantage that the Warhawks carried into the break. Alleyne made two solo blocks to keep ULM in front, but a 3-0 UL-Lafayette run tied the score at 17-17. The Ragin' Cajuns took the lead after another 4-0 run, making the score 23-20. A Tatum Clay solo block prolonged the set point, but UL-Lafayette took it 25-22.  

The Warhawks jumped out to a quick 9-5 lead to open the third frame, but the Ragin' Cajuns answered with six straight to claim an 11-9 lead. From there on out, UL-Lafayette was in control of the set, leading by as many as six, and taking the final frame 25-20.  

The Warhawks will conclude their season next weekend on the road against Old Dominion. ULM will face the Monarchs on Friday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. CT, and on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. CT.