NEW ORLEANS – HBU was swept by 19
th-ranked Tulane, 5-0, but bounced back to sweep New Orleans, 5-0, Saturday at the Green Wave Invitational at the White Sands Volleyball Courts.
In the victory over UNO, senior
Jessica Wooten and junior
Aeriel Horton claimed a three-set victory over Veronica Corcoran and Rachel Kuhn at number, 17-21, 21-15, 15-8, and senior
Kayla Armer and sophomore
Tori Hinojosa defeated Victoria Corcoran and Cara Sander at two, 22-20, 21-17. Senior
Kali Fluke and freshman
Brennan Miller won at three over Madison Miller and Brianna Vega, 17-21, 21-13, 15-12, while senior
Bailey Banks and freshman
Katya Silveira outlasted Jordan Schumacher and Kaitlyn Grice at four, 17-21, 23-21, 15-13. At five, sophomore
Danielle Wheeler and freshman
Mikayla Vivens downed Maxine Walsh and Ally Carr, 23-21, 11-21, 15-11. Freshmen
Jordyn Miller and Megan Carter fell in an exhibition match to Tulane's Morgan Esters and Carleigh Semeniuk, 21-10, 21-19.
In the morning, the Huskies' top pair of Wooten and Horton were downed by Madeline Mertz and Kaylie McHugh, 21-19, 21-13, and Armer and Hinojosa were held off by Lan Nguyen and Tarin Mergener at two, 21-12, 26-24. Fluke and
Brennan Miller dropped a 21-19, 21-12 decision to Anna Chin and Lauren Orlich at three, while Banks and Silveira were outlasted at four by Ashley Delgado and Addison Hermstad, 17-21, 22-20, 15-7. Wheeler and Vivens were edged at five by Gabriella Becerra and Rio Frohoff, 21-17, 17-21, 17-15, and
Jordyn Miller and Carter fell in the exhibition match to Christina McAfee and Briana Correa, 21-18, 21-19.
The Huskies wrap up the event Sunday against eighth-ranked LSU at 11 a.m. and 12
th-ranked Grand Canyon at 2 p.m.
