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Ragin' Cajuns Resume Sun Belt Play in Little Rock
10/22/2015 4:49:00 PM | Volleyball
Ragin' Cajuns Resume Sun Belt Play in Little Rock
Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at Little Rock | 6:30 p.m. | Little Rock, Ark.
Match 24: Louisiana (5-18, 1-9 Sun Belt) at Little Rock (8-11, 4-5 Sun Belt)
Friday, Oct. 23 • 6:30 p.m. (CDT) • Jack Stephens Center (5,600) • Little Rock, Ark.
Series: Little Rock leads 35-8
Last Meeting: 10/10/14 at Earl K. Long Gym – Little Rock W, 3-1 (25-23, 17-25, 25-12, 25-21)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Weekly Release (PDF)
Rosters: Louisiana | Little Rock
Schedules: Louisiana | Little Rock
Season Stats: Louisiana | Little Rock
Ragin' Cajuns Twitter: @UL_Volleyball
Opponents Twitter: @LittleRockVB
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team returns to Sun Belt Conference play on Friday, Oct. 23 in Little Rock, Ark., in a 6:30 p.m., match against the Little Rock Trojans at Jack Stephens Center.
The Ragin' Cajuns (5-18, 1-9 Sun Belt) took a brief break from SBC play visiting McNeese State on Tuesday. Beginning Friday in Little Rock, the remainder of the 2015 schedule features Sun Belt matches.
The stop in Little Rock is the first of just three road matches remaining this season for the Ragin' Cajuns. Next weekend, Louisiana wraps up the road slate at Appalachian State (Oct. 30) and Georgia State (Oct. 31), then concludes the regular season with three matches at Earl K. Long Gym in November.
Friday's matchup marks the lone meeting between the Cajuns and Trojans (8-11, 4-5 Sun Belt) this season. The programs have split the last four meetings dating back to 2013.
Louisiana is expected to regain the services of Sara Mossakowski. The team's leader in kills per set (2.37/set) missed the McNeese match after receiving treatment for a lingering back injury.
The Ragin' Cajuns have had to adjust to injury throughout the season, the latest adjustment coming at setter after Jessica Bartczyszyn suffered a hand injury prior to the South Alabama match (Oct. 10). Keely Hayes is now in her second full week starting at the position and utilizing the dump kill, has added to the Cajuns offense as evidenced by 14 kills over nine sets on the Georgia Southern-Troy homestand.
Mossakowski's presence should provide Louisiana a boost on the frontline. She totaled 19 blocks over five matches starting Oct. 7 at ULM, and her efforts were missed at McNeese as the Cajuns mustered only one block.
The month of October has seen the emergence of Chloe Cordell and Hanna Rovira in the Cajuns' offense. Over the last six matches, Cordell has averaged 2.08 kills per set and Rovira chipped in 1.96 kills per set, adding to the efforts of Mossakowski and Chanelle Gardner.
Mossakowski continues to the season leader on offense at 2.37 kills per set, reaching at least eight kills in 12 of 15 matches started. Gardner, who has produced at least five kills in 10 straight outings, ranks second at 2.33 kills per set.
Libero Sydney Davis brings a string of four straight matches with double digits in digs into Jack Stephens Center. She is 24 digs shy of accumulating 300 in her initial collegiate campaign. The Baton Rouge native has scooped double figures in digs in 15 of 23 matches.
Little Rock's offense is led by Edina Selimovic's .353 hitting percentage, which ranks as the second-best hitting percentage in the Sun Belt Conference. Carolee Dillard headlines the front row defense for the Trojans, ranking 10th among active players in Division I with 1.25 blocks per set for her career.
At 2.56 blocks per set for the year, Little Rock is the best blocking team in the Sun Belt, and it ranks 37th nationally.
The Ragin' Cajuns will attempt to break a five-match losing streak which began Oct. 10 at South Alabama. The Trojans, who fell to Arkansas State and USA in five sets in their last two matches at Jack Stephens Center, seek to avoid three consecutive home losses for the first time since 2010.
NOTEWORTHY
THE TOURNAMENT PICTURE: The Ragin' Cajuns enter their final stretch of Sun Belt Conference play on the outside of the conference tournament picture. Louisiana trails Georgia Southern (3-6 SBC) by 2-1/2 games for the eighth and final spot with six contests remaining. The 2015 SBC Tournament is being held Nov. 20-22 in Statesboro, Ga., at GASO's Hanner Fieldhouse.
WORKING OVERTIME: Louisiana is in a stretch of five straight Sun Belt Conference matches that have been extended past the third set. The last SBC match that resulted in a straights set sweep was Oct. 3 vs. Appalachian State.
RALLY CRY: The Ragin' Cajuns sport an 8-9 mark in sets once a match is extended past the third set (3-3 in fifth set).
THE 700 CLUB: Senior Sara Mossakowski climbed above 700 career kills at SE Louisiana (Sept. 29). She now has 765 career kills and needs 90 more to reach the rally scoring era Top 5 list.
HERE COME'S HANNA: Since being inserted into the rotation at ULM on Oct. 7, freshman Hanna Rovira has increased her offensive production. Her production the last five Sun Belt matches includes: 5 kills at ULM (10/7), 6 kills at USA and Troy (10/9-10), 8 kills vs. GASO (10/16) and 16 kills vs. Troy (10/17).
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Chanelle Gardner's 270 career blocks places her fourth in the rally scoring era Top 5. She is 11 blocks shy of surpassing Lesley Mirarchi (280) for third place.
CONSTANT CHANELLE: Chanelle Gardner has posted at least five kills in 10 straight outings. She's coming off a nine-kill performance on 24 swings at McNeese on Tuesday. The St. Martinville product is seven kills shy of 700 career kills.
GAINING EXPERIENCE: Five freshmen have seen significant playing time, with each one participating in 30-plus sets: Sydney Davis (85), Hannah Henry (49), Hanna Rovira (48), Nia Antonie (42) and Julia Pasch (33).
DAVIS DIGGIN' IT: Freshman Sydney Davis is riding a string of four straight matches with double digits in digs. The Cajuns' libero is 24 digs shy of reaching 300 in her inaugural collegiate campaign. Davis has scooped up double figures in digs 15 of 23 matches played.
BALANCED ATTACK: In Sun Belt Conference play, the Ragin' Cajuns have seven players averaging at least one kill per set. The group includes: Chanelle Gardner (2.16), Sara Mossakowski (1.97), Chloe Cordell (1.68), Hanna Rovira (1.67), Katey Kyle (1.33), Nia Antoine (1.25) and Keely Hayes (1.21).
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.
LITTLE ROCK SERIES NOTABLES: Little Rock holds a 35-8 all-time series lead…The Ragin' Cajuns are 6-8 vs. the Trojans with Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot, the most wins by any coach in program history in the series…Little Rock hold a 17-3 edge in matches played on its home court…The teams have split the last four matchups at Jack Stephens Center…Series began in 1991 when the Cajuns and Trojans joined the Sun Belt Conference.
Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at Little Rock | 6:30 p.m. | Little Rock, Ark.
Match 24: Louisiana (5-18, 1-9 Sun Belt) at Little Rock (8-11, 4-5 Sun Belt)
Friday, Oct. 23 • 6:30 p.m. (CDT) • Jack Stephens Center (5,600) • Little Rock, Ark.
Series: Little Rock leads 35-8
Last Meeting: 10/10/14 at Earl K. Long Gym – Little Rock W, 3-1 (25-23, 17-25, 25-12, 25-21)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Weekly Release (PDF)
Rosters: Louisiana | Little Rock
Schedules: Louisiana | Little Rock
Season Stats: Louisiana | Little Rock
Ragin' Cajuns Twitter: @UL_Volleyball
Opponents Twitter: @LittleRockVB
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team returns to Sun Belt Conference play on Friday, Oct. 23 in Little Rock, Ark., in a 6:30 p.m., match against the Little Rock Trojans at Jack Stephens Center.
The Ragin' Cajuns (5-18, 1-9 Sun Belt) took a brief break from SBC play visiting McNeese State on Tuesday. Beginning Friday in Little Rock, the remainder of the 2015 schedule features Sun Belt matches.
The stop in Little Rock is the first of just three road matches remaining this season for the Ragin' Cajuns. Next weekend, Louisiana wraps up the road slate at Appalachian State (Oct. 30) and Georgia State (Oct. 31), then concludes the regular season with three matches at Earl K. Long Gym in November.
Friday's matchup marks the lone meeting between the Cajuns and Trojans (8-11, 4-5 Sun Belt) this season. The programs have split the last four meetings dating back to 2013.
Louisiana is expected to regain the services of Sara Mossakowski. The team's leader in kills per set (2.37/set) missed the McNeese match after receiving treatment for a lingering back injury.
The Ragin' Cajuns have had to adjust to injury throughout the season, the latest adjustment coming at setter after Jessica Bartczyszyn suffered a hand injury prior to the South Alabama match (Oct. 10). Keely Hayes is now in her second full week starting at the position and utilizing the dump kill, has added to the Cajuns offense as evidenced by 14 kills over nine sets on the Georgia Southern-Troy homestand.
Mossakowski's presence should provide Louisiana a boost on the frontline. She totaled 19 blocks over five matches starting Oct. 7 at ULM, and her efforts were missed at McNeese as the Cajuns mustered only one block.
The month of October has seen the emergence of Chloe Cordell and Hanna Rovira in the Cajuns' offense. Over the last six matches, Cordell has averaged 2.08 kills per set and Rovira chipped in 1.96 kills per set, adding to the efforts of Mossakowski and Chanelle Gardner.
Mossakowski continues to the season leader on offense at 2.37 kills per set, reaching at least eight kills in 12 of 15 matches started. Gardner, who has produced at least five kills in 10 straight outings, ranks second at 2.33 kills per set.
Libero Sydney Davis brings a string of four straight matches with double digits in digs into Jack Stephens Center. She is 24 digs shy of accumulating 300 in her initial collegiate campaign. The Baton Rouge native has scooped double figures in digs in 15 of 23 matches.
Little Rock's offense is led by Edina Selimovic's .353 hitting percentage, which ranks as the second-best hitting percentage in the Sun Belt Conference. Carolee Dillard headlines the front row defense for the Trojans, ranking 10th among active players in Division I with 1.25 blocks per set for her career.
At 2.56 blocks per set for the year, Little Rock is the best blocking team in the Sun Belt, and it ranks 37th nationally.
The Ragin' Cajuns will attempt to break a five-match losing streak which began Oct. 10 at South Alabama. The Trojans, who fell to Arkansas State and USA in five sets in their last two matches at Jack Stephens Center, seek to avoid three consecutive home losses for the first time since 2010.
NOTEWORTHY
THE TOURNAMENT PICTURE: The Ragin' Cajuns enter their final stretch of Sun Belt Conference play on the outside of the conference tournament picture. Louisiana trails Georgia Southern (3-6 SBC) by 2-1/2 games for the eighth and final spot with six contests remaining. The 2015 SBC Tournament is being held Nov. 20-22 in Statesboro, Ga., at GASO's Hanner Fieldhouse.
WORKING OVERTIME: Louisiana is in a stretch of five straight Sun Belt Conference matches that have been extended past the third set. The last SBC match that resulted in a straights set sweep was Oct. 3 vs. Appalachian State.
RALLY CRY: The Ragin' Cajuns sport an 8-9 mark in sets once a match is extended past the third set (3-3 in fifth set).
THE 700 CLUB: Senior Sara Mossakowski climbed above 700 career kills at SE Louisiana (Sept. 29). She now has 765 career kills and needs 90 more to reach the rally scoring era Top 5 list.
HERE COME'S HANNA: Since being inserted into the rotation at ULM on Oct. 7, freshman Hanna Rovira has increased her offensive production. Her production the last five Sun Belt matches includes: 5 kills at ULM (10/7), 6 kills at USA and Troy (10/9-10), 8 kills vs. GASO (10/16) and 16 kills vs. Troy (10/17).
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Chanelle Gardner's 270 career blocks places her fourth in the rally scoring era Top 5. She is 11 blocks shy of surpassing Lesley Mirarchi (280) for third place.
CONSTANT CHANELLE: Chanelle Gardner has posted at least five kills in 10 straight outings. She's coming off a nine-kill performance on 24 swings at McNeese on Tuesday. The St. Martinville product is seven kills shy of 700 career kills.
GAINING EXPERIENCE: Five freshmen have seen significant playing time, with each one participating in 30-plus sets: Sydney Davis (85), Hannah Henry (49), Hanna Rovira (48), Nia Antonie (42) and Julia Pasch (33).
DAVIS DIGGIN' IT: Freshman Sydney Davis is riding a string of four straight matches with double digits in digs. The Cajuns' libero is 24 digs shy of reaching 300 in her inaugural collegiate campaign. Davis has scooped up double figures in digs 15 of 23 matches played.
BALANCED ATTACK: In Sun Belt Conference play, the Ragin' Cajuns have seven players averaging at least one kill per set. The group includes: Chanelle Gardner (2.16), Sara Mossakowski (1.97), Chloe Cordell (1.68), Hanna Rovira (1.67), Katey Kyle (1.33), Nia Antoine (1.25) and Keely Hayes (1.21).
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.
LITTLE ROCK SERIES NOTABLES: Little Rock holds a 35-8 all-time series lead…The Ragin' Cajuns are 6-8 vs. the Trojans with Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot, the most wins by any coach in program history in the series…Little Rock hold a 17-3 edge in matches played on its home court…The teams have split the last four matchups at Jack Stephens Center…Series began in 1991 when the Cajuns and Trojans joined the Sun Belt Conference.
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