Volleyball Continues Road Swing in the Big Easy

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss (0-10, 0-0 C-USA) women's volleyball team will make the two-hour drive to New Orleans on Wednesday to battle Tulane (8-3, 0-0 AAC). The two rivals are set to renew a series that dates back to 1981.

The last time out
Despite going winless at the Georgia Southern Invitational last weekend, several Golden Eagles put up career numbers. The group was led by senior Ashley Chapman who capped off an impressive week with a career-high 20 digs against UNC Asheville. That performance came just days after the former defensive specialist smacked a career-high eight kills at Louisiana and another eight kills against Winthrop.

Freshmen Kess Krutsinger and Lindsey Legg also had impressive showings against UNC Asheville. The two dished out a career-high 11 kills and 20 digs, respectively. Junior Piper Matsumoto also chipped in at least 27 assists in all three matches in Statesboro, Ga. Junior Madison Lawler had perhaps the most impressive performance, racking up a career-high 26 digs in a loss to Winthrop. That was the most by a Golden Eagles since Sarah Bell, a 2018 graduate, recorded 29 against Rice on Oct. 7, 2018.

Noteworthy

Madison Lawler produced a two-game stretch in which the junior dished out 44 digs. The Texan had not had a stretch of that magnitude in her previous two seasons.
Senior Ashley Chapman and freshman Lindsey Legg each snagged 20 digs in Saturday's contest against Winthrop.
Sophomore Kellie Garraway returns to her home state of Louisiana for matches against Tulane and LSU this week. The Madisonville native will have played three matches in Louisiana this year by the end of the week.

Scouting Tulane
The Green Wave have utilized a quick start to jump to an 8-3 record with notable wins over Ohio State, UTEP, and New Orleans. Most recently, Tulane fell in four sets to Southern Miss rival WKU.

The hot start comes a year after losing to Iowa State in the National Invitational Volleyball Championships (NIVC). Junior Lexie Douglas leads the charge for Tulane with 117 kills and 108 digs.

All-time series
Wednesday's contest marks the 61^st meeting between Tulane and Southern Miss. The Green Wave lead the all-time series, 50-10, and have a 25-2 record against the Golden Eagles at home.

Dating back to 2013, Tulane has won the last three meetings. The Green Wave took the 2017 contest via a 3-1 win in New Orleans.

Match info
Wednesday's match will be streamed on Tulane All-Access Video. Live Stats will be available on StatBroadcast.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Bell

Ashley Chapman

Kellie Garraway

Kess Krutsinger

Madison Lawler

Lindsey Legg

Piper Matsumoto