COVINGTON, La. – New Orleans (7-3) swept Southland Conference foe Nicholls 5-0 and the No. 3 pair of
Brianna Vega and
Rachel Kuhn defeated No. 20 Tulane to pace the Privateers to a Saturday split at Digs Volleyball Complex.
MATCH ONE – New Orleans defeats Nicholls 5-0
1. Veronica Corcoran/Lucie Pokorna (UNO) def. Emily Venable/Emily Gauthreaux (NICH) 21-14, 21-17
2. Victoria Corcoran/Ally Carr (UNO) def. Kylie Lockhart/Devon Bright (NICH) 21-11, 21-9
3. Rachel Kuhn/Brianna Vega (UNO) def. Bailey Lyons/Katie Jones (NICH) 21-15, 21-15
4. Alexa Spartz/Chloe Hampton (UNO) def. Jackie Alanis/Jaida Felix (NICH) 21-18, 21-19
5. Maxine Walsh/Trinity Jackson (UNO) def. Meghan Wozniak/Halee Brewer (NICH) 21-13, 21-12
Ext. Taylore Louviere/Hailey Melerine (UNO) def. Rebecka Bollinger/Lilly Bivens (NICH) 21-13, 21-18
The Privateers won all six flights in straight sets to improve to 1-1 against Southland opponents this season.
Taylore Louviere and
Hailey Melerine took the exhibition 21-13, 21-18,
Maxine Walsh and
Trinity Jackson moved to 3-0 in the UNO Invite with a win at No. 5 and New Orleans took a 2-0 lead following
Alexa Spartz and
Chloe Hampton's 21-18, 21-19 win.
Victoria Corcoran and
Ally Carr upended Nicholls in convincing fashion at No. 2 21-11, 21-9 to clinch the win for the Privateers. For good measure,
Veronica Corcoran and
Lucie Pokorna won the top flight 21-14, 21-17 and
Rachel Kuhn and
Brianna Vega took No. 3 21-15, 21-15.
MATCH TWO – No. 20 Tulane defeats New Orleans 4-1
1. Tarin Mergener/Kendall Peters (TU) def.
Veronica Corcoran/
Lucie Pokorna (UNO) 22-20, 21-19
2. Kaylie McHugh/Eva Torruella (TU) def.
Victoria Corcoran/
Ally Carr (UNO) 21-14, 21-19
3. Rachel Kuhn/Brianna Vega (UNO) def. Ashton Mares/Ellie Leitko (TU) 21-19, 25-23
4. Addison Hermstad/Samantha Mehlman (TU) def.
Alexa Spartz/
Chloe Hampton (UNO) 21-11, 21-16
5. Rio Frohoff/Gabriella Becerra (TU) def.
Maxine Walsh/
Trinity Jackson (UNO) 21-19, 19-21, 15-10
Ext. Haley Gibson/Meghan Doyle (TU) def.
Hailey Melerine/
Hannah Volpi (UNO) 15-21, 21-11, 16-14
Kuhn and Vega won in straight sets 21-19, 25-23 to make it 2-1 Tulane after Walsh and Jackson fell in a close one at No. 5.
In the exhibition,
Hailey Melerine and
Hannah Volpi took the first set 21-15.
At the top flight,
Veronica Corcoran and Pokorna gave the nationally-ranked Green Waves pair a scare before Tulane escaped Digs with a 22-20, 21-19 win.
NEXT UP
The Privateers head to HBU for the Southland Roundup. New Orleans is scheduled to take on the Huskies, Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas and SFA.
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