The ULM volleyball team defended their nest for the season opener against the Grambling Lady Tigers with a decisive 3-0 sweep. Grambling (1-12) was looking to gain momentum from recently achieving their first win of the season with a similar 3-0 victory over NAIA opponent Jarvis Christian College. However, the Warhawks (5-6) had other plans furthering their win streak, after defeating Tennessee Tech, last Saturday to a stout 3.

“Grambling’s a team that is always going to play hard especially for these rivalry games, they know how to compete at a high level,” said head volleyball coach Russ Friedland. “We worked this week a lot on what we are capable of doing , how hard we have to play, and competing as a whole.”

ULM was led in points by stellar playing from Catherine Griffin who had 7 total points and 4 kills, and Kate Blasingame proved equally efficient with 4 points, 4 kills, and 8 total attacks. Lauren Applemen supported the Warhawks with 4 points (3 of them being aces, 4 digs , and 9 total attacks.

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