NET PLAY LIFTS TENNESSEE TECH OVER HU

Thursday, August 30

Cookeville, Tenn.

6:00 PM

Hampton University

0-4

Tennessee Tech University

3-1

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Hampton	10	15	15	0
Tennessee Tech	25	25	25	3

8.30.18 | Volleyball

Box Score

Final Score: Tennessee Tech 3, Hampton 0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-15)

Location: Cookeville, Tenn.

Records: Hampton – 0-4, Tennessee Tech – 3-1

The Short Story: Tennessee Tech never hit below .325 in a game on Thursday, posting 43 kills against just nine errors to capture a victory in the first match of the Tennessee Tech Tournament. Thursday was the first matchup between the two schools.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS

Erica Grant led the way for Tennessee Tech with 14 kills on a .480 hitting percentage, adding two assists, two aces, and five digs.
Megann Delgado paced HU with nine kills and six digs.
Brooke Irvin once again led the Lady Pirates in assists, finishing with nine.
The match was decided at the net as TTU hit .374 (43 kills, nine errors) against Hampton's .058 (23 kills, 18 errors).

HOW IT HAPPENED

Hampton tied the first game at one on a Sasha Saric kill, but a 10-0 run put Tennessee Tech up 11-1. The Golden Eagles led by at least nine the rest of the game.
The Lady Pirates again battled early in the second game pulling within a point, 5-4, on a kill by Delgado. Tennessee Tech went on yet another big run, 11-3, to run out 16-7. Susie Jeziorowski and Taylor Dorsey had two kills each in the run.
Another big run doomed the Lady Pirates in the third game. Hampton trailed by just two, 11-9, after a service error, but the Golden Eagles reeled off four-straight points and eight of the next 10 to go up 19-11.

WHAT'S NEXT
Hampton will continue play in the Tennessee Tech Tournament Friday, facing New Orleans at 10 a.m. before doing battle with East Carolina at 3:30 p.m.

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.