VOLLEYBALL EMERGES VICTORIOUS IN FIVE-SET THRILLER

Friday, August 31

Cookeville, Tenn.

10:00 AM

Hampton University

1-3

New Orleans

1-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
New Orleans	25	22	23	25	8	2
Hampton	15	25	25	19	15	3

VOLLEYBALL EMERGES VICTORIOUS IN FIVE-SET THRILLER

8.31.18 | Volleyball

Box Score

Final Score: Hampton 3, New Orleans 2 (15-25, 25-22, 25-23, 19-25, 15-8)

Location: Cookeville, Tenn.

Records: Hampton – 1-4, New Orleans – 1-3

The Short Story: After falling in the first game, Hampton rallied for narrow victories in the second and third. Hampton led the duration of the fifth set to secure the first win of the year for the Lady Pirates.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS

Megann Delgado registered the first double-double of her HU career with a match-high 18 kills and 10 digs, tallying five service aces as well.
Lena Reed-Petracek had 28 assists while Maja Petronijevic led all players with 21 digs.
Kaitlyn Grice was the only UNO player with double-digit kills, collecting 10.
Hampton's defense held New Orleans to a negative hitting percentage in the third and fifth sets, both HU victories.

HOW IT HAPPENED

New Orleans led the entire first set and held an early 4-1 lead in the second set as well before HU went on a 7-3 run, capped off by a Sasha Saric kill, to take an 8-7 edge. The two teams went back and forth, with UNO leading 10-9, but that would be the last lead the Privateers would have in the set.
The third set was all Lady Pirates early as HU ran out to an 8-3 lead. New Orleans chipped away, eventually taking an 18-17 lead. Reed-Petracek served the next five points to put HU out in front 21-19, a lead they would hold onto in the swing game.
With the sets tied at two, and the fifth set tied at 3-all, HU received the benefit of three-straight New Orleans errors to go up 6-3. UNO fought back to trail by just one, 7-6, but Hampton went on a 7-0 run to complete the victory.

WHAT'S NEXT
Hampton will conclude play in the Tennessee Tech Tournament with a match scheduled against East Carolina University for later Friday afternoon.

For more information on Hampton University volleyball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5811 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.