HOUSTON – The University of New Orleans improved to 9-4 in 2019 with victories over Abilene Christian University, the University of New Mexico and the University of Louisiana at Monroe Friday at Third Coast. The Privateers defeated the Wildcats 5-0, the Lobos 4-1 and the Warhawks 3-2 on day one of the HBU Invitational.
The nine wins in 2019 set a program record, surpassing last season's total of eight. In their fifth season as an intercollegiate program, UNO has won five of its last seven matches.
NEW ORLEANS DEFEATS ABILENE CHRISTIAN 5-0
UNO made quick work of the Wildcats as
Rhyan Rand and
Madison Miller took No. 4 21-15, 21-19 and
Maxine Walsh and
Alexa Spartz upended Sofia Resendiz and Lindsey Toney at No. 5 21-15, 21-16 to make it 2-0 UNO.
Victoria Corcoran and
Ally Carr dominated at No. 3 21-9, 21-12 to clinch the victory for the Privateers.
Veronica Corcoran and
Rachel Kuhn eased their way to a win at the top spot 21-10 21-14 and
Blessing Dunn and
Brianna Vega clinched the sweep, taking No. 2 21-15, 21-12.
NEW ORLEANS DEFEATS NEW MEXICO 4-1
Rand and Miller defeated Abbey Willison and Emily Nenninger in a marathon No. 4 flight 21-10, 29-27 and Walsh and Spartz rallied from a first-set loss to take a thriller at No. 5 15-21, 21-14, 15-8 to put UNO in the driver's seat.
Victoria Corcoran and Carr sealed the victory for the Privateers with the 21-18, 23-21 win at No. 3. Dunn and Vega earned a close win at No. 2 21-17, 21-19.
Despite falling at No. 1,
Veronica Corcoran and Kuhn took the opening set 21-12.
NEW ORLEANS DEFEATS ULM 3-2
FULL RESULTS UNAVAILABLE
It was the first win for New Orleans versus the Warhawks after ULM took the first 10 meetings between the programs.
SCOUTING TOMORROW'S OPPONENTS
HBU
New Orleans went 1-4 against HBU last season. The Huskies lead the series 8-1.
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE
The Javelinas won the AVCA Small College (Division II) Championship last season in year No. 2 as a program. Under Tanya Allen, TAMUK is 9-7 this season. Last year, the Javelinas defeated the Privateers 4-1 in Kingsville.
TAMUK and UNO are 1-1 in the brief history.
NEXT UP
New Orleans faces host HBU at 10 a.m. and Texas A&M-Kingsville at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Third Coast.
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Season Statistics:
https://unoprivateers.com/sports/2018/3/3/BVB_0325115338.aspx?path=bvball
Match vs ACU:
https://static.unoprivateers.com/custompages/stats/beachvolleyball/2019/uno11.htm
Match vs New Mexico:
https://static.unoprivateers.com/custompages/stats/beachvolleyball/2019/uno12.htm
