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@RaginCajunsVB Set for First Sun Belt Road Trip
9/27/2018 12:20:00 PM | Volleyball
Louisiana travels to the Carolinas for the Coastal-App State road swing
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball travels to face Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State the weekend of Sept. 28-30, marking the squad's first Sun Belt Conference road matches of the season.
The Ragin' Cajuns (9-7, 1-1) begin the weekend on Friday in Conway, S.C., facing Coastal Carolina at 5:30 p.m. (CDT). The CCU campus, closed the past two weeks following Hurricane Florence, is reopening on Friday allowing the match to be played at the HTC Center.
The road trip ends on Sunday, in Boone, N.C., at Appalachian State's Holmes Center. The Ragin' Cajuns and Mountaineers match is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. (CDT).
Louisiana opened Sun Belt play last weekend splitting a pair of four-set matches, defeating UT Arlington and falling to Texas State.
The Ragin' Cajuns visit the CCU campus for the second time, the lone prior trip occurring in the Chanticleers first season as a Sun Belt member (2016).
Louisiana has won the last three matchups with App State dating back to the 2016 season. A year ago, the Ragin' Cajuns posted a sweep highlighted by a win in the SBC Tournament quarterfinals.
Fans can follow all of the action of the Coastal-App State trip by accessing the live stats and live video links at RaginCajuns.com/VBSchedule and with updates posted on the team's Twitter account (@RaginCajunsVB).
THE MATCHES
Match 17: Louisiana (9-7, 1-1 Sun Belt) at Coastal Carolina (1-7, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Friday, Sept. 28 • 5:30 p.m. (CDT) • HTC Center (3,212) • Conway, S.C.
Series: Coastal Carolina leads 3-0
Last Meeting: 10/21/2017 at Earl K. Long Gym – CCU W, 3-2 (25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-12)
Live Video ($) | Live Stats
Match 18: Louisiana (9-7, 1-1 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State (10-4, 2-0 Sun Belt)
Sunday, Sept. 30 • 11:30 a.m. (CDT) • Holmes Center (8,325) • Boone, N.C.
Series: Louisiana leads 4-3
Last Meeting: 11/17/2017 in Jonesboro, Ark. – Louisiana W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-22)
Live Video | Live Stats
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.
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.
SET POINTS
COACH MAZEITIS-FONTENOT'S THOUGHTS
Looking back on the opening weekend of Sun Belt play
"I thought Nia Antoine finally found her connection with her setter, Milayne Danna, which will help us tremendously down the road for sure. Both of our setters, Avery Breaux as well, had an outstanding weekend.
We out-blocked both teams that we played which is always something that we're very, very proud of. One of things we could have done better is offensive production, all the way around."
On overcoming recent slow starts
"Unfortunately, that's been kind of a trend this season. I was very excited to see us come back strong against both UTA and Texas State, because I had seen it before where we were able to bounce back.
It's just a certain rotation that we sometimes start in that we just struggle with, so we're going to avoid that rotation as much as possible from here on out."
UP NEXT
Louisiana returns to Earl K. Long Gym and meets Troy on Friday, Oct. 5 and South Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 6. The first serve of both matches is set for 6:30 p.m.
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.
The Ragin' Cajuns (9-7, 1-1) begin the weekend on Friday in Conway, S.C., facing Coastal Carolina at 5:30 p.m. (CDT). The CCU campus, closed the past two weeks following Hurricane Florence, is reopening on Friday allowing the match to be played at the HTC Center.
The road trip ends on Sunday, in Boone, N.C., at Appalachian State's Holmes Center. The Ragin' Cajuns and Mountaineers match is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. (CDT).
Louisiana opened Sun Belt play last weekend splitting a pair of four-set matches, defeating UT Arlington and falling to Texas State.
The Ragin' Cajuns visit the CCU campus for the second time, the lone prior trip occurring in the Chanticleers first season as a Sun Belt member (2016).
Louisiana has won the last three matchups with App State dating back to the 2016 season. A year ago, the Ragin' Cajuns posted a sweep highlighted by a win in the SBC Tournament quarterfinals.
Fans can follow all of the action of the Coastal-App State trip by accessing the live stats and live video links at RaginCajuns.com/VBSchedule and with updates posted on the team's Twitter account (@RaginCajunsVB).
THE MATCHES
Match 17: Louisiana (9-7, 1-1 Sun Belt) at Coastal Carolina (1-7, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Friday, Sept. 28 • 5:30 p.m. (CDT) • HTC Center (3,212) • Conway, S.C.
Series: Coastal Carolina leads 3-0
Last Meeting: 10/21/2017 at Earl K. Long Gym – CCU W, 3-2 (25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-12)
Live Video ($) | Live Stats
Match 18: Louisiana (9-7, 1-1 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State (10-4, 2-0 Sun Belt)
Sunday, Sept. 30 • 11:30 a.m. (CDT) • Holmes Center (8,325) • Boone, N.C.
Series: Louisiana leads 4-3
Last Meeting: 11/17/2017 in Jonesboro, Ark. – Louisiana W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-22)
Live Video | Live Stats
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.
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.
SET POINTS
- The Coastal Carolina-Appalachian State trip marks the beginning of a four-match stretch against Sun Belt East Division teams. Next week, Louisiana hosts Troy and South Alabama.
- The Ragin' Cajuns are one win shy of recording double digit wins for the seventh time in the past nine seasons (since 2010 campaign).
- Nia Antoine posted a team-best 15 kills in both matches of the UTA-Texas State weekend. She finished the weekend with 30 kills on a .455 hitting percentage.
- Nia Antoine produced double digits in kills in consecutive matches for the first time since Sept. 4-7 (Southern and Montana State).
- Setter Avery Breaux extended her streak of consecutive double-doubles to three matches. She handed out 41 assists and collected 23 digs last weekend.
- Louisiana reached 10 blocks in both outings on Sun Belt-opening weekend, ending the weekend set with 20 blocks (2.5/set).
- Sydney Davis recorded her 90th career match of double-digit digs during Sunday's match vs. Texas State. She increased her career digs total to 1,738 which moves her within 125 digs of matching Lindsay Brown's rally scoring era record total (1,863).
- Sydney Davis ranks 14th among active Division I players in career digs with 1,738. It's the highest total among all Sun Belt Conference players and in the state of Louisiana.
- Dree'Ana Abram finished Sun Belt-opening weekend with 10 total blocks (2 BS, 8 BA). Now at 193 career blocks, she sits seven away from the 200-mark.
- Freshman right side hitter Desiree Johnson has reached the five-kill mark in 13 consecutive matches (streak dates back to Aug. 31 vs. Mississippi Valley).
COACH MAZEITIS-FONTENOT'S THOUGHTS
Looking back on the opening weekend of Sun Belt play
"I thought Nia Antoine finally found her connection with her setter, Milayne Danna, which will help us tremendously down the road for sure. Both of our setters, Avery Breaux as well, had an outstanding weekend.
We out-blocked both teams that we played which is always something that we're very, very proud of. One of things we could have done better is offensive production, all the way around."
On overcoming recent slow starts
"Unfortunately, that's been kind of a trend this season. I was very excited to see us come back strong against both UTA and Texas State, because I had seen it before where we were able to bounce back.
It's just a certain rotation that we sometimes start in that we just struggle with, so we're going to avoid that rotation as much as possible from here on out."
UP NEXT
Louisiana returns to Earl K. Long Gym and meets Troy on Friday, Oct. 5 and South Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 6. The first serve of both matches is set for 6:30 p.m.
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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