Bulldogs Lose Opening Match Against Warhawks

Friday, October 23

Monroe, LA

6 p.m.

Louisiana Tech University

7-16,0-9Sun Belt

ULM

8-15,2-7Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Louisiana Tech	21	12	22	0
ULM	25	25	25	3

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Photo by: Gabe Walker

10/23/2026 8:10:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Louisiana Tech volleyball lost their first match against ULM, 3-0, in the inaugural Radiance Technologies I-20 Showdown in volleyball.

By: Gabe Walker

MONROE, La. – Louisiana Tech volleyball lost their first match against ULM, 3-0, in the inaugural Radiance Technologies I-20 Showdown in volleyball.

Tyra McKinnie was dominant in the third set, notching four kills on six attempts and adding two blocks. Three Bulldogs ended with six kills in Kylie Rodriguez, Taylor Woods and McKinnie. Woods led the team in digs for the first time this season with a career high 10.

The Warhawks controlled the match early thanks to a 6-0 run that cushioned a 12-6 lead. Another 6-0 in the set propelled that lead to as much as 10 for ULM late in the match. The

Bulldogs found footing, closing the gap down to as little as three, 24-21. A Tatum Clay kill secured the point for the Warhawks. Rodriguez and Woods each found three kills, with Woods mixing in two solo blocks.

ULM dominated the second set, racing out to a 12-1 lead out the gate and leading 15-2 at the media timeout. The lead reached 13 at its apex, ending in a 25-12 Warhawk point. It is the largest margin of defeat for the Bulldogs thus far.

Louisiana Tech put up its best fight in the third set, leading 15-9 at the media timeout thanks to a dominant stretch by McKinnie, scoring four of the Bulldog's five points before a Warhawks timeout. ULM found momentum midway through the set, sparking a 7-2 run to tie the match. ULM carried that momentum to victory, winning the point 25-22 and the match 3-0. Five Bulldogs secured at least a pair of kills in the final set, hitting .273 as a team.

All three setters contributed in the match, led by Sydnee Carter's eight, followed by Emerson Traylor's seven and Grace Krohn's six.

NOTABLES

The 13 point loss in the second set is the largest margin of defeat for the Bulldogs so far this season.
Taylor Wood notched a career high 10 digs, the most by a Bulldog in the match.
Three Bulldogs registered six kills, all tied for the team lead.
Three Bulldogs dished a service ace in the loss.
11 Bulldogs registered a dig in the match.
Jenna Hehman was the leading hitter at .300, starting set's 1 and 3 for the Bulldogs

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