University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, September 14
San Diego, Calif.
2 p.m. (CDT)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
USC
Non-Conference Play Concludes in San Diego for @RaginCajunsVB
9/13/2018 3:22:00 PM | Volleyball
Louisiana to face pair of nationally ranked opponents during SoCal venture
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball concludes the non-conference portion of its season Friday-Saturday, Sept. 14-15 participating in the SDSU/USD Challenge.
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The Ragin' Cajuns (7-4) begin their Southern California trip on the campus of the University of San Diego at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. There, the team faces No. 16 USC on Friday at 2 p.m. (CDT) and No. 23 San Diego on Saturday at 11 a.m. (CDT).
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Following the USD matchup, Louisiana travels to Aztec Court at Peterson Gym to complete tournament play at 5 p.m. (CDT) on Saturday vs. San Diego State.
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The trip serves as a Homecoming for senior Hannah Henry, a native of San Diego who prepped at La Costa Canyon High School.
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It's the final opportunity for the Ragin' Cajuns to fine tune aspects of their game prior to the start of Sun Belt Conference play, an eight-stretch week that begins Sept. 21-23 at Earl K. Long Gym.
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Fans can follow all of the action by accessing the live stats and live video links at RaginCajuns.com/VBSchedule and with updates posted on the team's Twitter account (@RaginCajunsVB).
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THE MATCHES
Match 12:Â Louisiana (7-4) vs. No. 16 USC (6-3)
Friday, Sept. 14 • 2 p.m. (CDT) • Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) • San Diego, Calif.
Series:Â First Meeting
Live Video | Live Stats
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Match 13:Â Louisiana (6-2) at No. 23 San Diego (2-4)
Saturday, Sept. 15 • 11 a.m. (CDT) • Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) • San Diego, Calif.
Series:Â First Meeting
Live Video | Live Stats
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Match 14:Â Louisiana (7-4) at San Diego State (1-8)
Saturday, Sept. 15 • 5 p.m. (CDT) • Aztec Court at Peterson Gym (2,000) • San Diego, Calif.
Series:Â First Meeting
Live Stats
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ABOUT LOUISIANA
Louisiana returned five starters from the 2017 season highlighted by three returning All-Sun Belt Conference performers in middle blocker Dree'Ana Abram, libero Sydney Davis and 2017 SBC Freshman of the Year Hali Wisnoskie.
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The Ragin' Cajuns added a talented group of eight newcomers headlined by freshmen Kelsey Bennett (5-11, OH, Allen, Texas) and Desiree Johnson (5-11, RS, Forney, Texas) who have been inserted into the rotation. Louisiana is utilizing a 6-2 offense for the first time in the Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot era with setters Avery Breaux and Milayne Danna directing the offense.
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2017 REWIND
The Ragin' Cajuns (21-11, 13-3 SBC in 2017) turned in the program's finest season of the Sun Belt Conference era (1991-present). During the 2017 season, the squad raced out to a school-record 7-0 start in league play, posted the first winning conference mark since 2002 and set the school record for conference wins. The reward was the program's highest seed ever (No. 3) in the SBC Tournament.
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Head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot became Louisiana's all-time winningest coach, increasing her program-standard tally to 140 victories. Hali Wisnoskie became the first Ragin' Cajun to win Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors since 1998 and she represented Louisiana on the AVCA All-Midwest Region team.
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SET POINTS
COACH MAZEITIS-FONTENOT'S THOUGHTS
Outlook for the weekend in San Diego
"Go play hard. It's going to be a fun weekend. We put this tournament on our schedule on purpose –
to make sure we were playing teams in the Top 25. Let's just see where we're at.
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Anything can happen on any given day. So, what I hope from our team is that they just go and show who they are at a high level and let the chips fall where they may."
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Looking back at the TCU Fight in the Fort
"We're learning right now who we are. We're very inconsistent in playing at a really high level, but we have the ability to play at a really high level.
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Finding the urgency to finish is really where we are right now. Stacey Reilly was our 'driver' last year and her mantra was 'let's finish this, let's do this'. We're still trying to find out who that person is."
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On Hali Wisnoskie and Hanna Rovira playing six rotations
"It frees us up to substitute some other kids. Tia Smith, our 6'3" freshman from Houston, was able to play a little last weekend and it was nice to see her in there. Plus, Hanna and Hali are our best passers, other than Sydney Davis."
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UP NEXT
Louisiana returns to Earl K. Long Gym for Sun Belt Conference opening weekend hosting matches against UT Arlington on Friday, Sept. 21 and Texas State on Sunday, Sept. 23.
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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 -
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The Ragin' Cajuns (7-4) begin their Southern California trip on the campus of the University of San Diego at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. There, the team faces No. 16 USC on Friday at 2 p.m. (CDT) and No. 23 San Diego on Saturday at 11 a.m. (CDT).
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Following the USD matchup, Louisiana travels to Aztec Court at Peterson Gym to complete tournament play at 5 p.m. (CDT) on Saturday vs. San Diego State.
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The trip serves as a Homecoming for senior Hannah Henry, a native of San Diego who prepped at La Costa Canyon High School.
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It's the final opportunity for the Ragin' Cajuns to fine tune aspects of their game prior to the start of Sun Belt Conference play, an eight-stretch week that begins Sept. 21-23 at Earl K. Long Gym.
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Fans can follow all of the action by accessing the live stats and live video links at RaginCajuns.com/VBSchedule and with updates posted on the team's Twitter account (@RaginCajunsVB).
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THE MATCHES
Match 12:Â Louisiana (7-4) vs. No. 16 USC (6-3)
Friday, Sept. 14 • 2 p.m. (CDT) • Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) • San Diego, Calif.
Series:Â First Meeting
Live Video | Live Stats
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Match 13:Â Louisiana (6-2) at No. 23 San Diego (2-4)
Saturday, Sept. 15 • 11 a.m. (CDT) • Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) • San Diego, Calif.
Series:Â First Meeting
Live Video | Live Stats
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Match 14:Â Louisiana (7-4) at San Diego State (1-8)
Saturday, Sept. 15 • 5 p.m. (CDT) • Aztec Court at Peterson Gym (2,000) • San Diego, Calif.
Series:Â First Meeting
Live Stats
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ABOUT LOUISIANA
Louisiana returned five starters from the 2017 season highlighted by three returning All-Sun Belt Conference performers in middle blocker Dree'Ana Abram, libero Sydney Davis and 2017 SBC Freshman of the Year Hali Wisnoskie.
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The Ragin' Cajuns added a talented group of eight newcomers headlined by freshmen Kelsey Bennett (5-11, OH, Allen, Texas) and Desiree Johnson (5-11, RS, Forney, Texas) who have been inserted into the rotation. Louisiana is utilizing a 6-2 offense for the first time in the Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot era with setters Avery Breaux and Milayne Danna directing the offense.
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2017 REWIND
The Ragin' Cajuns (21-11, 13-3 SBC in 2017) turned in the program's finest season of the Sun Belt Conference era (1991-present). During the 2017 season, the squad raced out to a school-record 7-0 start in league play, posted the first winning conference mark since 2002 and set the school record for conference wins. The reward was the program's highest seed ever (No. 3) in the SBC Tournament.
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Head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot became Louisiana's all-time winningest coach, increasing her program-standard tally to 140 victories. Hali Wisnoskie became the first Ragin' Cajun to win Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors since 1998 and she represented Louisiana on the AVCA All-Midwest Region team.
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SET POINTS
- All three matches in the SDSU/USD Challenge mark the first-ever meeting between Louisiana and the opposition.
- The Southern California trip brings to an end a seven-match road trip for the Ragin' Cajuns.
- For the third straight week, Hali Wisnoskie totaled 40-plus kills as she produced 47 over last week's four-match slate.
- Hali Wisnoskie began the season reaching double digits in kills in 10 consecutive matches. The sophomore outside hitter averages 3.36 kills per set on a .230 hitting percentage.
- Libero Sydney Davis has increased her career digs total to 1,662. She's closing in on becoming the rally scoring era career leader, sitting just 201 digs away from Lindsay Brown's record 1,863 digs recorded from 2007-10.
- Sydney Davis is the current Sun Belt Conference leader in digs, averaging 4.49 per set.
- In all but two of the 11 matches played thus far, Louisiana's offense has hit above .200. The team's .237 hitting percentage ranks third in the Sun Belt Conference and Top 100 nationally.
- Louisiana's offense features balance among several scoring options. A total of six players average at least 1.20 kills per set.
- Louisiana is utilizing the 6-2 offense for the first time in Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot's tenure. Setters Avery Breaux (5.74 assists/set) and Milayne Danna (4.53 assits/set) team to guide the Ragin' Cajuns offense.
COACH MAZEITIS-FONTENOT'S THOUGHTS
Outlook for the weekend in San Diego
"Go play hard. It's going to be a fun weekend. We put this tournament on our schedule on purpose –
to make sure we were playing teams in the Top 25. Let's just see where we're at.
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Anything can happen on any given day. So, what I hope from our team is that they just go and show who they are at a high level and let the chips fall where they may."
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Looking back at the TCU Fight in the Fort
"We're learning right now who we are. We're very inconsistent in playing at a really high level, but we have the ability to play at a really high level.
Â
Finding the urgency to finish is really where we are right now. Stacey Reilly was our 'driver' last year and her mantra was 'let's finish this, let's do this'. We're still trying to find out who that person is."
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On Hali Wisnoskie and Hanna Rovira playing six rotations
"It frees us up to substitute some other kids. Tia Smith, our 6'3" freshman from Houston, was able to play a little last weekend and it was nice to see her in there. Plus, Hanna and Hali are our best passers, other than Sydney Davis."
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UP NEXT
Louisiana returns to Earl K. Long Gym for Sun Belt Conference opening weekend hosting matches against UT Arlington on Friday, Sept. 21 and Texas State on Sunday, Sept. 23.
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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 -
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