NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers (5-5) closed the New Orleans Invitational with a flourish after a 3-0 win (25-9, 25-21, 25-20) over the Southern Jaguars (0-9) on Saturday at the Human Performance Center.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Brianna Vega unleashed 13 kills and registered a .323 hitting percentage. She also added seven digs.
Lucie Pokorna had another full stat line with eight kills, 31 assists, and 12 digs.
Chloe Hampton and
Sh'Diamond Holly each added eight kills.
Andrea Nava led the way in digs with 17.
Rhyan Rand and
Hannah Volpi each had two service aces.
ALL-TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS
Pokorna made her third all-tournament team after recording 93 assists, 17 kills, and 27 digs for the weekend. Vega also made the all-tournament team after leading the team in kills with 39. The senior also addded 23 digs and six total blocks.
FIRST SET
The Privateers wasted no time establishing the momentum in their favor. After the first eight rallies were split evenly, New Orleans went on an 8-0 run keyed in part by two kills and a block from
Ehize Omoghibo. New Orleans kept the pressure on throughout the set as they limited Southern to just four kills.
SECOND SET
Defense was the theme of the day throughout the afternoon. The Privateers held the Jaguars to an .093 attack percentage and they posted 20 kills to the Jaguars' 10. New Orleans got out to an 11-4 lead early, but Southern narrowed the gap down to two at 20-18. Three different Privateers added a kill down the stretch to see out the rest of the set.
THIRD SET
The Jaguars had a set lead at 13-11 and the score was level at 18-18 later. Three consecutive points from Vega, Hampton, and Omoghibo gave the Privateers enough separation to finish off the match in a sweep.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Brianna Vega-New Orleans
Lucie Pokorna-New Orleans
Julia Pierson-Tennessee State
Gina Rivera Ortiz-Tennessee State
Annie Karle-Mercer
Brittany Major-Mercer
Arabella Hall-Southern
NEXT UP
New Orleans will head to Jackson, Miss. to take on the Jackson State Tigers. First serve for Monday's tilt is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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