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Ragin' Cajuns Return to E.K. Long for Pair of Matches
10/15/2015 2:46:00 PM | Volleyball
Ragin' Cajuns Return to E.K. Long for Pair of Matches
Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 vs. Georgia Southern | 6:30 p.m. | Earl K. Long Gym
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 vs. Troy | 6:30 p.m. | Earl K. Long Gym
Match 21: Louisiana (5-15, 1-7 Sun Belt) vs. Georgia Southern (6-13, 1-6 Sun Belt)
Friday, Oct. 16 • 6:30 p.m. (CDT) • Earl K. Long Gym (1,125) • Lafayette, La.
Series: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: 10/19/14 in Statesboro, Ga. – Georgia Southern W, 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-16, 29-27)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Match 22: Louisiana (5-15, 1-7 Sun Belt) vs. Troy (11-11, 4-4 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Oct. 17 • 6:30 p.m. (CDT) • Earl K. Long Gym (1,125) • Lafayette, La.
Series: Louisiana leads 10-9
Last Meeting: 10/10/15 in Troy, Ala. – Troy W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-9, 29-27, 25-15)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Weekly Release (PDF)
Rosters: Louisiana | Georgia Southern | Troy
Schedules: Louisiana | Georgia Southern | Troy
Season Stats: Louisiana | Georgia Southern | Troy
Ragin' Cajuns Twitter: @UL_Volleyball
Opponents Twitter: @GSAthletics_VB | @TroyTrojansVB
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team begins a weekend homestand at Earl K. Long Gym on Friday, Oct. 16 hosting Georgia Southern at 6:30 p.m., in the lone matchup between the two teams this season.
Friday's match will be followed by a rematch with Troy on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. The Trojans rebounded from an opening-set loss last Saturday in Troy to claim a 3-1 (23-25, 25-9, 29-27, 25-15) victory over the Ragin' Cajuns.
The Ragin' Cajuns (5-15, 1-7 Sun Belt) are beginning the second half of their Sun Belt Conference schedule with this weekend's matches. Louisiana plays five of its final eight SBC matches at Long Gym.
Both Georgia Southern (6-13, 1-6 Sun Belt) and Troy (11-11, 4-4 Sun Belt) visit ULM prior to arriving in Lafayette. The Cajuns and Eagles both trail ULM (11-10, 2-5 Sun Belt) by one game in the win column in the SBC standings for the final spot in the conference tournament.
Louisiana seeks to snap a three-match losing streak at Long Gym, all Sun Belt matches. The Cajuns dropped their SBC home opener to ULM in five sets on Sept. 25 and were swept by Arkansas State and Appalachian State Oct. 2-3.
The Cajuns are coming off a three-match road trip at ULM, South Alabama and Troy in which a trio of players experienced a breakthrough.
Sophomore Chloe Cordell led the offense with 31 kills over 12 sets of action (2.58 kills/set) capped off by a career-high 17 kills at Troy. Freshman Hanna Rovira saw her role expand, and she delivered averaging 1.31 kills per set and 2.38 digs per set.
Keely Hayes subbed in at setter for Jessica Bartczyszyn at ULM helping toughen up the Cajuns serve, then took over the position after Bartczyszyn suffered a hand injury in practice prior to the South Alabama contest. Hayes notched a double-double (24 assists/12 digs) at USA, then narrowly missed a second straight double-double at Troy (33 assists/nine digs).
"Keely (Hayes) stepped in and led us to the win at ULM, and did a great job at South Alabama and Troy," head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot said. "Chole (Cordell) stepped up against Troy and hit almost .300 with a 6-foot-3 blocker in front of her the whole match."
Senior Sara Mossakowski, who has posted at least eight kills in 10 of 13 matches started, leads Louisiana averaging 2.41 kills per set. Her 10 kills last Saturday at Troy marked her highest output since a career-high 20 at Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 29.
Junior Chanelle Gardner, who averages 2.39 kills per set, teams up with Mossakowski to pace the Cajuns offense. The St. Martinville product leads in blocks with 56 (11 BS, 45 BA).
Gardner has led a balanced attack in Sun Belt play. She averages 2.32 kills per set to lead a group of seven players who average at least one kill per set in league matches.
Georgia Southern, like Louisiana, is coming off its first Sun Belt win of the season during last week's rivalry matchups (swept Georgia State). Three juniors who received medical redshirts last season – Alex Beecher, Crysten Curry and Katie Bange - have returned to the lineup this season. Beecher ranks eighth in the nation in digs per set (5.68 digs/set), Bange has six double-doubles serving as the team's setter and Curry ranks seventh in career blocks (289) in program history.
Troy completed a 6-0 homestand on Tuesday with a five-set win over Florida A&M. The Trojans are 1-9 away from Troy this season and are winless on the opposition's home floor (0-6). Blair Winston, who tallied a match-high 19 kills against the Cajuns last Saturday, is averaging a team-best 3.06 kills per set. Ali Dowdall leads the Troy defense with 4.86 digs per set, ranking fourth in the Sun Belt. On the front line, Darby Griff has posted 93 blocks and leads the Trojans with 1.09 blocks per set.
NOTEWORTHY
THE ROAD AHEAD: After this weekend's homestand, the Ragin' Cajuns spend the next two weeks playing their final four road matches of the season. Louisiana visits McNeese State (Oct. 20) and Little Rock (Oct. 23) next week, then the following weekend travel to Appalachian State (Oct. 30) and Georgia State (Oct. 31).
FIVE-SET MAGIC: Last Wednesday's 3-2 win at ULM, in which the Cajuns rallied from a 2-0 deficit, marked the second straight five-set win in similar fashion. The previous week, Louisiana rallied from down 2-0 to top Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29 in Hammond).
CHLOE IN COMMAND: Chloe Cordell posted at least seven kills each match during last week's road trip and capped off the trip with a career-high 17 kills at Troy.
BIG BLOCK: Louisiana posted a season-high 15 blocks at ULM and ended last week's road trip with 30 blocks. Seven different players contributed at least five blocks, led by 11 from Sara Mossakowski.
HOME COOKING: Louisiana has hit above .200 in four of the seven matches played at Long Gym this season. The Ragin' Cajuns current home court hitting percentage is .191.
HOME COOKING (Part 2): Dating back to the 2010 season, the Ragin' Cajuns have posted 48 wins at Earl K. Long Gym. The squad's record in the facility during the timeframe is 48-22.
FRESHMAN IMPACT: Sydney Davis averages 3.15 digs per set and has claimed the libero jersey. Julia Pasch ranks fourth on the squad with 20 blocks (1 BS, 19 BA). Hanna Rovira posted a school-record .900 hitting percentage (9 K, 0 E, 10 TA) vs. Southern and is coming off a three-match road trip last week in which she averaged 1.31 kills and 2.38 digs per set. Nia Antoine is hitting .245 and averaging 1.59 kills per set over eight matches since joining the six-player rotation on Sept. 20.
THE 700 CLUB: Senior Sara Mossakowski climbed above 700 career kills at SE Louisiana (Sept. 29). She now has 746 career kills and needs 109 more to reach the rally scoring era Top 5 list.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Chanelle Gardner's 261 career blocks places her fourth in the rally scoring era Top 5. She is 20 blocks shy of surpassing Lesley Mirarchi (280) for third place.
CLOSER TO SECOND: Head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot is four wins shy of sole possession of second place on the program's victories list. Her 108 wins have her chasing Sherry LeBas (111) for second, then Wilo Colon (136) for the lead.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN SERIES NOTABLES: Series began with Georgia Southern's entry into the Sun Belt Conference in 2014…Teams split a pair of matchups last season, the home team winning each time…The Ragin' Cajuns swept the Eagles in the first-ever meeting at Earl K. Long Gym back on Sept. 27, 2014.
TROY SERIES NOTABLES: Louisiana leads the all-time series 10-9…Cajuns swept the series last season, extending their series win streak to three matches…Troy ended the Cajuns win streak by claiming a four-set victory at Trojan Arena last Saturday…Louisiana has won the last three meetings at Earl K. Long Gym (Troy's last win in facility was on Oct. 11, 2008)…Teams are meeting twice in the regular season for the third straight year (2013-15)…Series became a regular occurrence when Troy joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2005…Programs first met in 1978 and 1979, but not again until 1997...Troy holds an 8-6 edge in regular season SBC matches.
Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 vs. Georgia Southern | 6:30 p.m. | Earl K. Long Gym
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 vs. Troy | 6:30 p.m. | Earl K. Long Gym
Match 21: Louisiana (5-15, 1-7 Sun Belt) vs. Georgia Southern (6-13, 1-6 Sun Belt)
Friday, Oct. 16 • 6:30 p.m. (CDT) • Earl K. Long Gym (1,125) • Lafayette, La.
Series: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: 10/19/14 in Statesboro, Ga. – Georgia Southern W, 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-16, 29-27)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Match 22: Louisiana (5-15, 1-7 Sun Belt) vs. Troy (11-11, 4-4 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Oct. 17 • 6:30 p.m. (CDT) • Earl K. Long Gym (1,125) • Lafayette, La.
Series: Louisiana leads 10-9
Last Meeting: 10/10/15 in Troy, Ala. – Troy W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-9, 29-27, 25-15)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Weekly Release (PDF)
Rosters: Louisiana | Georgia Southern | Troy
Schedules: Louisiana | Georgia Southern | Troy
Season Stats: Louisiana | Georgia Southern | Troy
Ragin' Cajuns Twitter: @UL_Volleyball
Opponents Twitter: @GSAthletics_VB | @TroyTrojansVB
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team begins a weekend homestand at Earl K. Long Gym on Friday, Oct. 16 hosting Georgia Southern at 6:30 p.m., in the lone matchup between the two teams this season.
Friday's match will be followed by a rematch with Troy on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. The Trojans rebounded from an opening-set loss last Saturday in Troy to claim a 3-1 (23-25, 25-9, 29-27, 25-15) victory over the Ragin' Cajuns.
The Ragin' Cajuns (5-15, 1-7 Sun Belt) are beginning the second half of their Sun Belt Conference schedule with this weekend's matches. Louisiana plays five of its final eight SBC matches at Long Gym.
Both Georgia Southern (6-13, 1-6 Sun Belt) and Troy (11-11, 4-4 Sun Belt) visit ULM prior to arriving in Lafayette. The Cajuns and Eagles both trail ULM (11-10, 2-5 Sun Belt) by one game in the win column in the SBC standings for the final spot in the conference tournament.
Louisiana seeks to snap a three-match losing streak at Long Gym, all Sun Belt matches. The Cajuns dropped their SBC home opener to ULM in five sets on Sept. 25 and were swept by Arkansas State and Appalachian State Oct. 2-3.
The Cajuns are coming off a three-match road trip at ULM, South Alabama and Troy in which a trio of players experienced a breakthrough.
Sophomore Chloe Cordell led the offense with 31 kills over 12 sets of action (2.58 kills/set) capped off by a career-high 17 kills at Troy. Freshman Hanna Rovira saw her role expand, and she delivered averaging 1.31 kills per set and 2.38 digs per set.
Keely Hayes subbed in at setter for Jessica Bartczyszyn at ULM helping toughen up the Cajuns serve, then took over the position after Bartczyszyn suffered a hand injury in practice prior to the South Alabama contest. Hayes notched a double-double (24 assists/12 digs) at USA, then narrowly missed a second straight double-double at Troy (33 assists/nine digs).
"Keely (Hayes) stepped in and led us to the win at ULM, and did a great job at South Alabama and Troy," head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot said. "Chole (Cordell) stepped up against Troy and hit almost .300 with a 6-foot-3 blocker in front of her the whole match."
Senior Sara Mossakowski, who has posted at least eight kills in 10 of 13 matches started, leads Louisiana averaging 2.41 kills per set. Her 10 kills last Saturday at Troy marked her highest output since a career-high 20 at Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 29.
Junior Chanelle Gardner, who averages 2.39 kills per set, teams up with Mossakowski to pace the Cajuns offense. The St. Martinville product leads in blocks with 56 (11 BS, 45 BA).
Gardner has led a balanced attack in Sun Belt play. She averages 2.32 kills per set to lead a group of seven players who average at least one kill per set in league matches.
Georgia Southern, like Louisiana, is coming off its first Sun Belt win of the season during last week's rivalry matchups (swept Georgia State). Three juniors who received medical redshirts last season – Alex Beecher, Crysten Curry and Katie Bange - have returned to the lineup this season. Beecher ranks eighth in the nation in digs per set (5.68 digs/set), Bange has six double-doubles serving as the team's setter and Curry ranks seventh in career blocks (289) in program history.
Troy completed a 6-0 homestand on Tuesday with a five-set win over Florida A&M. The Trojans are 1-9 away from Troy this season and are winless on the opposition's home floor (0-6). Blair Winston, who tallied a match-high 19 kills against the Cajuns last Saturday, is averaging a team-best 3.06 kills per set. Ali Dowdall leads the Troy defense with 4.86 digs per set, ranking fourth in the Sun Belt. On the front line, Darby Griff has posted 93 blocks and leads the Trojans with 1.09 blocks per set.
NOTEWORTHY
THE ROAD AHEAD: After this weekend's homestand, the Ragin' Cajuns spend the next two weeks playing their final four road matches of the season. Louisiana visits McNeese State (Oct. 20) and Little Rock (Oct. 23) next week, then the following weekend travel to Appalachian State (Oct. 30) and Georgia State (Oct. 31).
FIVE-SET MAGIC: Last Wednesday's 3-2 win at ULM, in which the Cajuns rallied from a 2-0 deficit, marked the second straight five-set win in similar fashion. The previous week, Louisiana rallied from down 2-0 to top Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29 in Hammond).
CHLOE IN COMMAND: Chloe Cordell posted at least seven kills each match during last week's road trip and capped off the trip with a career-high 17 kills at Troy.
BIG BLOCK: Louisiana posted a season-high 15 blocks at ULM and ended last week's road trip with 30 blocks. Seven different players contributed at least five blocks, led by 11 from Sara Mossakowski.
HOME COOKING: Louisiana has hit above .200 in four of the seven matches played at Long Gym this season. The Ragin' Cajuns current home court hitting percentage is .191.
HOME COOKING (Part 2): Dating back to the 2010 season, the Ragin' Cajuns have posted 48 wins at Earl K. Long Gym. The squad's record in the facility during the timeframe is 48-22.
FRESHMAN IMPACT: Sydney Davis averages 3.15 digs per set and has claimed the libero jersey. Julia Pasch ranks fourth on the squad with 20 blocks (1 BS, 19 BA). Hanna Rovira posted a school-record .900 hitting percentage (9 K, 0 E, 10 TA) vs. Southern and is coming off a three-match road trip last week in which she averaged 1.31 kills and 2.38 digs per set. Nia Antoine is hitting .245 and averaging 1.59 kills per set over eight matches since joining the six-player rotation on Sept. 20.
THE 700 CLUB: Senior Sara Mossakowski climbed above 700 career kills at SE Louisiana (Sept. 29). She now has 746 career kills and needs 109 more to reach the rally scoring era Top 5 list.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Chanelle Gardner's 261 career blocks places her fourth in the rally scoring era Top 5. She is 20 blocks shy of surpassing Lesley Mirarchi (280) for third place.
CLOSER TO SECOND: Head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot is four wins shy of sole possession of second place on the program's victories list. Her 108 wins have her chasing Sherry LeBas (111) for second, then Wilo Colon (136) for the lead.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN SERIES NOTABLES: Series began with Georgia Southern's entry into the Sun Belt Conference in 2014…Teams split a pair of matchups last season, the home team winning each time…The Ragin' Cajuns swept the Eagles in the first-ever meeting at Earl K. Long Gym back on Sept. 27, 2014.
TROY SERIES NOTABLES: Louisiana leads the all-time series 10-9…Cajuns swept the series last season, extending their series win streak to three matches…Troy ended the Cajuns win streak by claiming a four-set victory at Trojan Arena last Saturday…Louisiana has won the last three meetings at Earl K. Long Gym (Troy's last win in facility was on Oct. 11, 2008)…Teams are meeting twice in the regular season for the third straight year (2013-15)…Series became a regular occurrence when Troy joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2005…Programs first met in 1978 and 1979, but not again until 1997...Troy holds an 8-6 edge in regular season SBC matches.
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