MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 24, 2023 –. The University of South Florida volleyball team (8-6, 2-1 AAC) fell to the Memphis Tigers (5-10, 1-2 AAC), 3-1, on Sunday afternoon in the Larry O. Finch Center.
Memphis took the match with scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Maria Clara Andrade (Sao Paulo, Brazil) led the Bulls with 15 kills, while Buse Hazan (Istanbul, Turkey) followed with 10. Caroline Dykes (Flower Mound, Texas) recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 26 assists and 17 digs. Her 17 digs led South Florida.
Memphis jumped out to a dominant 16-6 lead in the first set. South Florida answered with an 8-0 run to bring it within two. The Tigers closed out the opening set with six straight points.
South Florida battled from a four-point deficit to take the one-point lead, 9-8. Both teams tied four more times before the Bulls took set two, 25-23.
Memphis cruised through set three, 25-19, to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
The Bulls battled within one point of the Tigers, 18-19, but a late 5-2 run sealed the win for Memphis.
NOTABLES
- Andrade and Marta Cvitkovic (Rijeka, Croatia) led with two service aces.
- Andrade also led with two solo blocks.
- The Bulls have served five or more aces in six straight matches.
UP NEXT
South Florida will continue AAC play as they welcome the University of Alabama-Birmingham to the Yuengling Center on Friday and Saturday, September 29th and 30th.
About USF Volleyball
Head coach Jolene Shepardson enters her fourth season at the helm of her alma mater in 2023. Named head coach on Jan. 8, 2020, Shepardson led the Bulls’ program to its last conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance as a student-athlete in 2002. USF made its last postseason appearance in 2018, posting 20 wins and appearing in the NIVC. USF Volleyball has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances and won 12 conference titles since its inception in 1972. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus.
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