THE University of Tulsa
TU VOLLEYBALL
Brooke Berryhill
The University of Tulsa volleyball team finished its 2016 campaign at 19-13 overall and 8-12 in American Athletic Conference play, placing seventh in the conference.
The Golden Hurricane started off the season 11-1, winning their first two matches at home (capped off by a fiveset win over Alabama) before dropping their first contest on the final day of the Hurricane Classic. Tulsa rattled off nine consecutive victories heading into conference play that included three straight non-conference tournament titles.
TU started off its non-conference tournament-winning streak with a title at the Creeds and Crests Classic in San Marcos, Texas, racking up 102 digs in a four-set win over Stephen F. Austin. Tulsa took the title at the A-State Invitational the following weekend, dropping just one set in three matches,
Erica Bohannon
Ashley Hooper
before returning home to go unbeaten at the Tulsa Volleyball Invitational, which began with a four-set win over crosstown rival Oral Roberts. After dropping seven straight to end the first half of conference play, TU put together another winning streak, five consecutive wins that included a road triumph over then first-place Cincinnati in four sets, before rounding out the conference slate with one win in its final five matches. Seniors Erica Bohannon and Brooke Berryhill earned first-team and second-team all-conference nods, respectively, after wrapping up their illustrious careers at TU.
In 2016, Bohannon moved into second all-time at Tulsa in career kills (1,741) and attempts (4,863) while Berryhill became the second player in program history to eclipse 2,000 digs, finishing with the second-most career digs
(2,374) while putting together the fourth-most digs in a season by a TU player on her way to leading the conference in the category. Both players ended the season ranked in the top-five among NCAA active career leaders in their respective categories as Bohannon was fifth in kills and attempts and Berryhill ended up second among active leaders in digs. Sophomore Rachel Moore etched her name in the Tulsa record books as well as she tallied the fifth-most block assists in a season (103) and the most by any player since 2009.
The Hurricane defense finished as one of the nation’s best, ranking second nationally in team digs with 2,293 and third in the country in digs per set with 18.34, leading the conference in both categories. The 2,293 digs marked the third most by a team in program history.
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