University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, October 19
Lafayette
6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
11-12, 3-6SBC
3
vs
1
Georgia State
5-15, 2-8SBC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State | 13 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 3 |
10/19/2018 10:17:00 PM | Volleyball
Precision hitting and hustle on defense carried Louisiana to the four-set triumph
LAFAYETTE – Behind a dominant start and finish the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball team topped Georgia State in four sets (25-13, 23-25, 26-24, 25-15) on Friday at Earl K. Long Gym.
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Louisiana (11-12, 3-6 Sun Belt) fired off 16 kills on a .516 percentage to race past the Panthers in the opening set. In the match-clincher, the Ragin' Cajuns landed 13 kills at a .462 clip and limited the Panthers (5-15, 2-8 Sun Belt) to just eight kills.
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The Ragin' Cajuns' .299 match hitting percentage was the squad's Sun Belt-play high mark, while the 82 digs were an overall season-high tally.
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Libero Sydney Davis collected 24 digs which increased her career total to 1,872, pushing her past Lindsay Brown (1,863 digs from 2007-10) for the program's rally scoring era record.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Louisiana's fine-tuned efficiency in the first set kept the hosts one step ahead until they were able to put the frame away with a 5-0 run – sparked by two kills apiece for Hali Wisnoskie and Tia Smith –
That increased the advantage to 18-10.
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GSU used a 5-0 run of its own to break a 13-all tie and turn the tables in the second set. The Ragin' Cajuns stormed back to even the score at 20-all, but the Panthers answered with back-to-back kills to reclaim the lead, then recorded a sideout after each Louisiana point to hold on.
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There were 20 ties and 10 lead changes in the third set, which went to extra points after Wisnoskie killed an overpass with Louisiana trailing 24-23. Milayne Danna served up an ace for the lead, then Davis set up Wisnoskie for set point.
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The Ragin' Cajuns rolled out to a 10-4 lead in the fourth set and were never threatened on the way to match point.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Hanna Rovira's 13 kills led a trio of Ragin' Cajuns with double-digit kills. Dree'Ana Abram landed 12 kills off 22 swings and Wisnoskie added 11 kills.
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Smith made her Earl K. Long Gym debut and produced eight kills with no errors in 13 attempts (.615 percentage).
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Setters Avery Breaux (25 assists) and Danna (24 assists) both reached the 20-assist mark, accounting for all but two of Louisiana's 51 assists.
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Davis highlighted the Ragin' Cajuns season-high dig effort and she was supported by Rovira's 15 digs, 10 from Lexi Hebert and nine apiece from Breaux and Danna.
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UP NEXT
Louisiana welcomes Georgia Southern to Earl K. Long Gym on Saturday. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. All summer camp attendees are encouraged to wear their camp shirt for an opportunity to be on the court during introductions.
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FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsVB), Facebook (/RaginCajunsVB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsVB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Volleyball.
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Louisiana (11-12, 3-6 Sun Belt) fired off 16 kills on a .516 percentage to race past the Panthers in the opening set. In the match-clincher, the Ragin' Cajuns landed 13 kills at a .462 clip and limited the Panthers (5-15, 2-8 Sun Belt) to just eight kills.
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The Ragin' Cajuns' .299 match hitting percentage was the squad's Sun Belt-play high mark, while the 82 digs were an overall season-high tally.
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Libero Sydney Davis collected 24 digs which increased her career total to 1,872, pushing her past Lindsay Brown (1,863 digs from 2007-10) for the program's rally scoring era record.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Louisiana's fine-tuned efficiency in the first set kept the hosts one step ahead until they were able to put the frame away with a 5-0 run – sparked by two kills apiece for Hali Wisnoskie and Tia Smith –
That increased the advantage to 18-10.
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GSU used a 5-0 run of its own to break a 13-all tie and turn the tables in the second set. The Ragin' Cajuns stormed back to even the score at 20-all, but the Panthers answered with back-to-back kills to reclaim the lead, then recorded a sideout after each Louisiana point to hold on.
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There were 20 ties and 10 lead changes in the third set, which went to extra points after Wisnoskie killed an overpass with Louisiana trailing 24-23. Milayne Danna served up an ace for the lead, then Davis set up Wisnoskie for set point.
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The Ragin' Cajuns rolled out to a 10-4 lead in the fourth set and were never threatened on the way to match point.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Hanna Rovira's 13 kills led a trio of Ragin' Cajuns with double-digit kills. Dree'Ana Abram landed 12 kills off 22 swings and Wisnoskie added 11 kills.
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Smith made her Earl K. Long Gym debut and produced eight kills with no errors in 13 attempts (.615 percentage).
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Setters Avery Breaux (25 assists) and Danna (24 assists) both reached the 20-assist mark, accounting for all but two of Louisiana's 51 assists.
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Davis highlighted the Ragin' Cajuns season-high dig effort and she was supported by Rovira's 15 digs, 10 from Lexi Hebert and nine apiece from Breaux and Danna.
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UP NEXT
Louisiana welcomes Georgia Southern to Earl K. Long Gym on Saturday. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. All summer camp attendees are encouraged to wear their camp shirt for an opportunity to be on the court during introductions.
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FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsVB), Facebook (/RaginCajunsVB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsVB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Volleyball.
- www.RaginCajuns.com -
Players Mentioned
MB
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
L
/ Volleyball
DS/OH
/ Volleyball
OH
/ Volleyball
MB
/ Volleyball
OH
/ VolleyballTeam Stats
GSU
LA
Kills
47
55
Errors
22
12
Attempts
156
144
Hitting %
.160
.299
Points
54.0
65.0
Assists
45
51
Aces
0
5
Blocks
7.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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