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Volleyball's Road Trip Continues in Alabama
10/8/2015 2:26:00 PM | Volleyball
Ragin' Cajuns Continue Road Trip in Alabama
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 at South Alabama | 6:30 p.m. | Mobile, Ala.
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at Troy | 6 p.m. | Troy, Ala.
Match 19: Louisiana (5-13, 1-5 Sun Belt) at South Alabama (8-8, 2-3 Sun Belt)
Friday, Oct. 9 • 6:30 p.m. (CDT) • Jaguar Gym (1,118) • Mobile, Ala.
Series: Louisiana leads 31-15
Last Meeting: 11/7/14 in Mobile, Ala. – Louisiana W, 3-2 (25-23, 22-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Match 20: Louisiana (5-13, 1-5 Sun Belt) at Troy (8-11, 2-4 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Oct. 10 • 6 p.m. (CDT) • Trojan Arena (5,200) • Troy, Ala.
Series: Louisiana leads 10-8
Last Meeting: 11/8/14 in Troy, Ala. – Louisiana W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-11)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Weekly Release (PDF)
Rosters: Louisiana | South Alabama | Troy
Schedules: Louisiana | South Alabama | Troy
Season Stats: Louisiana | South Alabama | Troy
Ragin' Cajuns Twitter: @UL_Volleyball
Opponents Twitter: @USA_Jags_VB | @TroyTrojansVB
MOBILE, Ala. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team continues a three-match road trip on Friday, Oct. 9 taking on South Alabama at 6:30 p.m., inside Jaguar Gym in Mobile, Ala.
Following Friday's match at USA, the Ragin' Cajuns (5-13, 1-5 Sun Belt) conclude the road trip on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Troy, Ala., with a 6 p.m., match against the Trojans.
Louisiana began the road trip with a five-set victory over ULM in Monroe on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Charged by season-highs in aces (9) and blocks (15), the Cajuns rallied from a 2-0 deficit to grab their first Sun Belt win of the season and extend their current road win streak to two matches.
"We never gave up and played with heart and for each other," head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot said. "We started serving tougher and came away with a good win to start the week."
Friday's match is the lone meeting this season with South Alabama (8-8, 2-3 Sun Belt). The matchup with Troy (8-11, 2-4 Sun Belt) is the first of two between the two teams in a one-week span as the Trojans visit Earl K. Long Gym on Saturday, Oct. 17.
The Cajuns, who moved within one in the win column of sixth place in the Sun Belt standings with the win at ULM, have an opportunity to continue to climb in the standings as the league nears the midpoint of the schedule. Louisiana trails ULM, USA and Troy by one in the win column in the standings.
Louisiana utilized a balance effort to overcome ULM as five different players reached five kills. It marked the second straight outing that at least four players reached five kills.
Chanelle Gardner (2.45 kills/set) and Sara Mossakowski (2.44 kills/set) lead the Cajuns offense averaging nearly five kills per set, combined. Gardner has led the way in SBC play, generating 2.50 kills per set on a .298 hitting percentage.
Nia Antoine continued to show progress as a member of the rotation, throwing down six kills and posting a season-high six blocks at ULM. Antoine is hitting .279 and averaging 1.75 kills and 0.58 blocks per set in the last six matches playing in the Cajuns' six-man rotation.
Libero Sydney Davis tops the team averaging 3.20 digs per set. Stacey Reilly is second at 3.05 digs per set and Hanna Rovira is coming off a season-high 13 digs at ULM.
South Alabama split its last two Sun Belt matches, both five-set affairs, defeating Georgia State (Oct. 3) and falling to Troy (Oct. 6). Mechell Daniel has a team-best seven double-doubles and ranks third in the Sun Belt in kills with 3.53 per set (4.00 in SBC play). Junior middle blocker Sarah Richardson's .338 hitting percentage is sixth-best in the Sun Belt this season and she leads the club with 58 total blocks.
Troy is 3-0 on its current six-match homestand, improving to 7-2 at Trojan Arena this season. The Trojans host ULM on Friday before hosting the Ragin' Cajuns. Blair Winston is averaging 2.96 kills per set to lead the Troy offense this season, but lately Sara Landis and Leah Causey have joined her in carrying the offensive load. During Troy's three-match winning streak, all three are averaging 2.50 kills per set.
NOTEWORTHY
THE ROAD AHEAD: The Ragin' Cajuns return to Earl K. Long Gym next weekend for matches with Georgia Southern (Oct. 16) and Troy (Oct. 17).
WORKING OVERTIME: Three of the past five matches have gone to five sets. Louisiana has come away victorious (at SLU, at ULM) in the past two five-set contests.
OUTLASTING THE OPPOSITION: The Ragin' Cajuns sport a 7-5 mark in sets once a match is extended past the third set (3-2 in fifth set).
BENCH PRODUCTION: Louisiana's bench helped turn the tide in the comeback win at ULM. The Cajuns received a combined 16 kills from Chole Cordell (7), Hanna Rovira (5) and Keely Hayes (4), a combined 31 digs from all reserves and a combined 11 blocks from the trio of Cordell, Rovira and Hayes.
THE 700 CLUB: Senior Sara Mossakowski climbed above 700 career kills last Tuesday at Southeastern Louisiana. She now has 728 career kills and needs 127 more to reach the rally scoring era Top 5 list.
SELECT COMPANY: Chanelle Gardner's 256 career blocks places her fourth in the rally scoring era Top 5. The group includes: Kim Rodgers (396), Mandi Gavin (290), Lesley Mirarchi (280), Gardner (256) and Elizabeth Inman/Stacy Liverett (245).
NIFTY NIA: Freshman Nia Antoine (Lafayette, La./Acadiana HS) has been part of the rotation the past six matches and has delivered. She's thrown down 42 kills, on 104 swings, to the tune of a .279 hitting percentage.
FRESHMAN IMPACT: Sydney Davis averages 3.20 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. Nia Antoine is hitting .279 and averaging nearly two kills per set the past six outings.
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.
SOUTH ALABAMA SERIES NOTABLES: Louisiana leads the all-time series 31-15…South Alabama has won four of the past five meetings…Ragin' Cajuns' five-set win in Mobile on Nov. 7, 2014, snapped the Jaguars' five-match series win streak and landed Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot her 100th win as Cajuns head coach…Both meetings last season went to five sets, the road team winning each time…USA holds a 7-4 series edge over the last 10 seasons.
TROY SERIES NOTABLES: Louisiana leads the all-time series 10-8…Cajuns swept the series last season, extending their series win streak to three matches…Louisiana swept Troy at Trojan Arena on Nov. 8, 2014, the second win in the past three meetings in Troy…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 a 7-6 edge in regular season SBC matches.
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 at South Alabama | 6:30 p.m. | Mobile, Ala.
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at Troy | 6 p.m. | Troy, Ala.
Match 19: Louisiana (5-13, 1-5 Sun Belt) at South Alabama (8-8, 2-3 Sun Belt)
Friday, Oct. 9 • 6:30 p.m. (CDT) • Jaguar Gym (1,118) • Mobile, Ala.
Series: Louisiana leads 31-15
Last Meeting: 11/7/14 in Mobile, Ala. – Louisiana W, 3-2 (25-23, 22-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Match 20: Louisiana (5-13, 1-5 Sun Belt) at Troy (8-11, 2-4 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Oct. 10 • 6 p.m. (CDT) • Trojan Arena (5,200) • Troy, Ala.
Series: Louisiana leads 10-8
Last Meeting: 11/8/14 in Troy, Ala. – Louisiana W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-11)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Weekly Release (PDF)
Rosters: Louisiana | South Alabama | Troy
Schedules: Louisiana | South Alabama | Troy
Season Stats: Louisiana | South Alabama | Troy
Ragin' Cajuns Twitter: @UL_Volleyball
Opponents Twitter: @USA_Jags_VB | @TroyTrojansVB
MOBILE, Ala. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team continues a three-match road trip on Friday, Oct. 9 taking on South Alabama at 6:30 p.m., inside Jaguar Gym in Mobile, Ala.
Following Friday's match at USA, the Ragin' Cajuns (5-13, 1-5 Sun Belt) conclude the road trip on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Troy, Ala., with a 6 p.m., match against the Trojans.
Louisiana began the road trip with a five-set victory over ULM in Monroe on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Charged by season-highs in aces (9) and blocks (15), the Cajuns rallied from a 2-0 deficit to grab their first Sun Belt win of the season and extend their current road win streak to two matches.
"We never gave up and played with heart and for each other," head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot said. "We started serving tougher and came away with a good win to start the week."
Friday's match is the lone meeting this season with South Alabama (8-8, 2-3 Sun Belt). The matchup with Troy (8-11, 2-4 Sun Belt) is the first of two between the two teams in a one-week span as the Trojans visit Earl K. Long Gym on Saturday, Oct. 17.
The Cajuns, who moved within one in the win column of sixth place in the Sun Belt standings with the win at ULM, have an opportunity to continue to climb in the standings as the league nears the midpoint of the schedule. Louisiana trails ULM, USA and Troy by one in the win column in the standings.
Louisiana utilized a balance effort to overcome ULM as five different players reached five kills. It marked the second straight outing that at least four players reached five kills.
Chanelle Gardner (2.45 kills/set) and Sara Mossakowski (2.44 kills/set) lead the Cajuns offense averaging nearly five kills per set, combined. Gardner has led the way in SBC play, generating 2.50 kills per set on a .298 hitting percentage.
Nia Antoine continued to show progress as a member of the rotation, throwing down six kills and posting a season-high six blocks at ULM. Antoine is hitting .279 and averaging 1.75 kills and 0.58 blocks per set in the last six matches playing in the Cajuns' six-man rotation.
Libero Sydney Davis tops the team averaging 3.20 digs per set. Stacey Reilly is second at 3.05 digs per set and Hanna Rovira is coming off a season-high 13 digs at ULM.
South Alabama split its last two Sun Belt matches, both five-set affairs, defeating Georgia State (Oct. 3) and falling to Troy (Oct. 6). Mechell Daniel has a team-best seven double-doubles and ranks third in the Sun Belt in kills with 3.53 per set (4.00 in SBC play). Junior middle blocker Sarah Richardson's .338 hitting percentage is sixth-best in the Sun Belt this season and she leads the club with 58 total blocks.
Troy is 3-0 on its current six-match homestand, improving to 7-2 at Trojan Arena this season. The Trojans host ULM on Friday before hosting the Ragin' Cajuns. Blair Winston is averaging 2.96 kills per set to lead the Troy offense this season, but lately Sara Landis and Leah Causey have joined her in carrying the offensive load. During Troy's three-match winning streak, all three are averaging 2.50 kills per set.
NOTEWORTHY
THE ROAD AHEAD: The Ragin' Cajuns return to Earl K. Long Gym next weekend for matches with Georgia Southern (Oct. 16) and Troy (Oct. 17).
WORKING OVERTIME: Three of the past five matches have gone to five sets. Louisiana has come away victorious (at SLU, at ULM) in the past two five-set contests.
OUTLASTING THE OPPOSITION: The Ragin' Cajuns sport a 7-5 mark in sets once a match is extended past the third set (3-2 in fifth set).
BENCH PRODUCTION: Louisiana's bench helped turn the tide in the comeback win at ULM. The Cajuns received a combined 16 kills from Chole Cordell (7), Hanna Rovira (5) and Keely Hayes (4), a combined 31 digs from all reserves and a combined 11 blocks from the trio of Cordell, Rovira and Hayes.
THE 700 CLUB: Senior Sara Mossakowski climbed above 700 career kills last Tuesday at Southeastern Louisiana. She now has 728 career kills and needs 127 more to reach the rally scoring era Top 5 list.
SELECT COMPANY: Chanelle Gardner's 256 career blocks places her fourth in the rally scoring era Top 5. The group includes: Kim Rodgers (396), Mandi Gavin (290), Lesley Mirarchi (280), Gardner (256) and Elizabeth Inman/Stacy Liverett (245).
NIFTY NIA: Freshman Nia Antoine (Lafayette, La./Acadiana HS) has been part of the rotation the past six matches and has delivered. She's thrown down 42 kills, on 104 swings, to the tune of a .279 hitting percentage.
FRESHMAN IMPACT: Sydney Davis averages 3.20 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. Nia Antoine is hitting .279 and averaging nearly two kills per set the past six outings.
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.
SOUTH ALABAMA SERIES NOTABLES: Louisiana leads the all-time series 31-15…South Alabama has won four of the past five meetings…Ragin' Cajuns' five-set win in Mobile on Nov. 7, 2014, snapped the Jaguars' five-match series win streak and landed Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot her 100th win as Cajuns head coach…Both meetings last season went to five sets, the road team winning each time…USA holds a 7-4 series edge over the last 10 seasons.
TROY SERIES NOTABLES: Louisiana leads the all-time series 10-8…Cajuns swept the series last season, extending their series win streak to three matches…Louisiana swept Troy at Trojan Arena on Nov. 8, 2014, the second win in the past three meetings in Troy…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 a 7-6 edge in regular season SBC matches.
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