Blazers Pick up Two Wins on Day Two of the Cowtown Classic

Saturday, August 25

Fort Worth, TX

11:00 AM

UAB

1-1

SIUE

0-2

UAB

SIUE

Blazers Pick up Two Wins on Day Two of the Cowtown Classic

8/25/2018 7:59:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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FORT WORTH, Texas – The UAB volleyball team picked up its first two wins of the Amy Pauly era on Saturday, defeating Southern Illinois at Edwardsville 3-1 and the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay 3-0.

"I am incredibly proud of how our team competed this weekend," Pauly said. "We played three programs who have a history of winning and for us to be competitive in the first match on Friday and win the next two just speaks to how our team is growing and learning. Our group is very aware of the steps we need to take to continue moving forward. We have been emphasizing our recovery skills, playing like champions and they certainly did that today."

For their efforts over the entire weekend, Emily Rudolph and Victoria Young were named to the All-Tournament Team. Rudolph averaged 2.4 kills per set for a total of 24 on the weekend while Young averaged two kills per set for a total of 20.

Match 1: UAB 3, SIUE 1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 25-16)

UAB (2-1) opened day two of the Cowtown Classic with a win over SIUE in four sets, picking up the first win of the 2018 season and of the Pauly era.

Emily Rudolph and Victoria Young each picked up 10 kills in the match while Shelby Holderfield racked up 36 assists and three service aces.

The Blazers hit .300 (12 kills, 3 errors and 30 total attacks) in the opening set, winning it 25-20. Holderfield set the tone early, setting up the middles to attack the center of the floor.

SIUE (0-2) fought back to win the second set 25-20 but the Blazers took back the momentum in the third and fourth sets, winning them 25-20 and 25-16. UAB totaled 42 kills in the match.

Match 2: UAB 3, UW-Green Bay 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-21)

The Green and Gold came out firing in the second match of the day, hitting .458 percent in the first set and totaling 14 kills. UAB kept up the momentum, racking up 11 and 10 kills in the second and third sets.

Texas native Abby Carlile scored 12 kills to lead the team while Rudolph and Young tallied eight and seven kills respectively. Holderfield again was the key cog in the offense as she earned 31 assists against Green Bay.

UW-Green Bay (1-2) was held at bay all day by the UAB defense and finished the match with a .157 hitting percentage.

Up Next

UAB will go on the road next weekend for the Skyhawk Invitational hosted by UT-Martin in Martin, Tenn. The Blazers open the tournament on Friday, August 31 with two matches against Central Arkansas and Florida A&M. The weekend matches conclude on Saturday against UT-Martin and Memphis.