Oct. 19, 2007
Orlando, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - Erin Campbell (Kansas City, Mo.) recorded double-digits in kills for the fourth-straight match Friday night, totaling 13 kills in the Knights' 3-0 (25-30, 18-30, 19-30) loss on the road to Conference USA-foe Tulane. UCF drops to 0-9 in the league and 9-15 overall in the defeat. Tulane remains one of the top teams in C-USA with a 25-5 overall record and 8-2 conference mark.
Juniors Jenny Heppert (Lawrence, Kan.) and Stephanie Serna (San Antonio, Texas) both had eight kills against the Green Wave, with Heppert hitting .500 in the match.
Andrea Youngblood (Castle Rock, Colo.) had a team-high 17 assists while hitting .750 with three kills, and Blaire Brueggemeyer (Burleson, Texas) had 16 assists with two kills and a perfect 1.000 attack percentage.
The Black and Gold put together another solid first game against Tulane, registering 18 kills and a .351 attack percentage. UCF staved off the big run the whole game, with the Green Wave not being able to score more than three points in a row. The Knights were down only two points toward the end of the match, 25-27, before Tulane's Sara Radosevic recorded two-straight kills to take the opening game.
Radosevic led the Green Wave with 22 kills and a .474 attack percentage, while teammate Ksenija Vlaskovic hit .516 with 19 kills.
The Knights continue to play on the road Sunday, when they travel to El Paso, Texas to face UTEP at 2 p.m. ET. Both squads are looking for their first C-USA victory this season.
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