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	Tyler Henderson, Tulsa

Tyler Henderson had 28 kills, and Jordan Clampitt, Kellie Culbertson, and Diana Silva recorded double-doubles to lead Tulsa to a five-set (23-25, 25-16, 25-13, 22-25, 15-13) win at Oral Roberts Tuesday evening at the Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center. The Golden Hurricane won its fifth straight over the cross-town rival Golden Eagles (4-4). Culbertson put out a line of 12 kills, 17 digs and five service aces. Clampitt set 51 assists with 13 digs, while Silva tallied 14 kills and 17 digs for TU.

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Rice won its second straight midweek game and defeated Sam Houston State 3-0 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Nancy Cole led all players with 15 kills. She currently has 979 kills for her career and needs 21 to reach 1,000 for her career. Lizzy Bache picked a season-high 13 kills, marking her fifth match with double digit kills this season. Reigning C-USA Player of the Week Megan Murphy posted 34 assists, her seventh time in eight matches this season to post 34+ assists, to go along with seven digs. Rice held the Bearkats to just .105 hitting for the match, forcing the opposition into 22 errors on the evening.

UAB swatted 16 blocks as a team to control the net and down Georgia State, 3-1 (25-14, 22-25, 25-13, 25-17) in the home opener at Bartow Arena. UAB produced five players with multiple blocks on the night, as the Blazers were one rejection shy of tying their season-high. Middle blockers Sam Serley and Kiriana Hirini paced the Green and Gold with eight (2 solo/6 assists) and seven (3 solo/4 assists) blocks, respectively.

After taking the first two sets, Marshall allowed Morehead State to creep back into the match and take the game to five sets, but the Herd held strong and came out victorious, 3-2 (25-20, 25-23, 17-25, 12-25, 15-12) Wednesday. The Herd played in front of 2,073 fans, marking the largest home crowd since playing in front of 2,737 against UAB on Oct. 12, 2007. The stands were filled with local elementary school children, as the Marshall marketing department held "Field Trip Day" for the event. Junior outside hitter Laura Der led the team in kills with 12 and recorded her fourth double-double after combining for 10 digs.

C-USA VOLLEYBALL RESULTS & HIGHLIGHTS
Tuesday, Sept. 4	Highlights
at Rice 3, Sam Houston State 0	Nancy Cole led all players with 15 kills. She has 979 in her career, and needs 21 to reach 1,000 for her career.
Tulsa 3, at Oral Roberts 2	Tyler Henderson had 28 kills and Jordan Clampitt, Kellie Culbertson and Diana Silva recorded double-doubles.
at UAB 3, Georgia State 1	UAB setters Becca Howard and Alison each distributed 22 assists each. Rachel Fairbanks had a team-best 18 digs while that team hit a .236 clip.
Wednesday, Sept. 5	Highlights
at Marshall 3, Morehead State 2	Laura Der led the team in kills with 12 and recorded her fourth double-double after combining for 10 digs.
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UPCOMING MATCHES

Thur., Sept. 6
Sept. 6-8 SMU INVITATIONAL
>> Wichita State at SMU 7 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 7
Sept. 7-8 Duke Invitational (Durham, N.C.)
>> East Carolina vs. Northeastern 4 p.m.
UTSA at Houston 7 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Kent State Tournament (Kent, Ohio)
>> Marshall vs. St. Francis (PA) 6 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Toledo Rocket Classic (Toledo, Ohio)
>> Memphis at Toledo 6 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Ole Miss Tournament (Oxford, Miss.)
>> Rice vs. North Dakota 10 a.m.
>> Rice at Ole Miss 7 p.m.
Sept. 6-8 SMU INVITATIONAL
>> Texas State at SMU 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 UT-Arlington Tournament (Arlington, Texas)
>> Southern Miss vs. Northwestern State 4 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL COLLEGIATE CLASSIC
>> Mississippi State at Tulane 7 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Northern Colorado Tournament (Greeley, Colo.)
>> Tulsa at Northern Colorado 8 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Carolina Clash (Columbia, S.C.)
>> UAB vs. Winthrop 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Sacred Heart Hampton Inn Shelton Invitational (Fairfield, Conn.)
>> UCF at Sacred Heart 6 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Razorback Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
>> UTEP vs. Louisiana-Monroe 4:30 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 8
Sept. 7-8 Duke Invitational (Durham, N.C.)
>> East Carolina at Duke 9 a.m.
>> East Carolina vs. Elon 4 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Kent State Tournament (Kent, Ohio)
>> Marshall vs. Liberty 12 p.m.
>> Marshall at Kent State 4 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Toledo Rocket Classic (Toledo, Ohio)
>> Memphis vs. Florida Gulf Coast 9 a.m.
>> Memphis vs. Illinois State 4 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Ole Miss Tournament (Oxford, Miss.)
>> Rice vs. Alabama A&M 10:30 a.m.
Sept. 6-8 SMU INVITATIONAL
>> Auburn at SMU 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 UT-Arlington Tournament (Arlington, Texas)
>> Southern Miss vs. Marist 11 a.m.
>> Southern Miss at UT-Arlington 7 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL COLLEGIATE CLASSIC
>> Pittsburgh at Tulane 10 a.m.
>> Sam Houston State at Tulane 7 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Northern Colorado Tournament (Greeley, Colo.)
>> Tulsa vs. Creighton 11 a.m.
>> Tulsa vs. Ball State 6 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Carolina Clash (Columbia, S.C.)
>> UAB at South Carolina 10 a.m.
>> UAB vs. Clemson 4 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Sacred Heart Hampton Inn Shelton Invitational (Fairfield, Conn.)
>> UCF vs. Fairfield 12 p.m.
>> UCF vs. Dartmouth 2 p.m.
Sept. 7-8 Razorback Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
>> UTEP vs. Houston Baptist 1:30 p.m.
>> UTEP at Arkansas 7 p.m.