University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, September 30
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App State Rallies to Claim Five-Set Match from @RaginCajunsVB
9/30/2018 3:52:00 PM | Volleyball
Mountaineers use defense to reverse course in the deciding fifth set
BOONE, N.C. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball had its opportunity to split the first Sun Belt Conference road trip of the season slip away on Sunday as Appalachian State recovered to claim a 3-2 (22-25, 24-26, 25-19, 25-20, 15-9) decision at the Holmes Center.
The Ragin' Cajuns' recipe for success in the building a 2-0 match, limiting attack errors, was copied by the Mountaineers in their rally. After committing more miscues in the first two sets, with 15 compared to Louisiana's six, App State lowered its amount the final three frames (12) while the visitors' increased (19).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Louisiana (9-9, 1-3 Sun Belt) was the more proficient squad in the first two sets, hitting above .300 and coming out ahead in both stanzas.
Hali Wisnoskie and Kelsey Bennett took turns scoring back-to-back kills as Louisiana gained separation and opened an 18-14 lead in the opening set. After the Mountaineers (12-4, 4-0 Sun Belt) cut the lead to 23-22, Louisiana answered with a Hanna Rovira kill and Nia Antoine block to capture the set.
The Ragin' Cajuns fell behind 14-10 in the second set, but wouldn't let the hosts pull away. Louisiana fought back to pull ahead 24-23, then took the lead for good after a Rovira kill on the first rally of extra points.
After Appalachian State forced the winner-take-all frame, Louisiana appeared to be in control after three straight kills – off swings from Antoine and Rovira – opened a 6-2 advantage. However, six attack errors the rest of the way provided the boost the Mountaineers needed to pull of another comeback.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Wisnoskie turned in her Sun Belt play season-best total with 16 kills. Antoine and Dree'Ana Abram joined her in double figures with 12 apiece, both needing no more than 25 swings to reach their output.
Abram, who reached double digits for the third time in four SBC outings, paced the Ragin' Cajuns efforts with nine kills over the first two sets.
Libero Sydney Davis recorded a season-high of 25 digs. Davis hit the 20-dig mark during both outings of the weekend trip (22 at Coastal Carolina).
Antoine led the blocking efforts with four (3 BS, 1 BA). Setters Milayne Danna (28) and Avery Breaux (22) both handed out 20-plus assists.
SET POINTS
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.
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The Ragin' Cajuns' recipe for success in the building a 2-0 match, limiting attack errors, was copied by the Mountaineers in their rally. After committing more miscues in the first two sets, with 15 compared to Louisiana's six, App State lowered its amount the final three frames (12) while the visitors' increased (19).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Louisiana (9-9, 1-3 Sun Belt) was the more proficient squad in the first two sets, hitting above .300 and coming out ahead in both stanzas.
Hali Wisnoskie and Kelsey Bennett took turns scoring back-to-back kills as Louisiana gained separation and opened an 18-14 lead in the opening set. After the Mountaineers (12-4, 4-0 Sun Belt) cut the lead to 23-22, Louisiana answered with a Hanna Rovira kill and Nia Antoine block to capture the set.
The Ragin' Cajuns fell behind 14-10 in the second set, but wouldn't let the hosts pull away. Louisiana fought back to pull ahead 24-23, then took the lead for good after a Rovira kill on the first rally of extra points.
After Appalachian State forced the winner-take-all frame, Louisiana appeared to be in control after three straight kills – off swings from Antoine and Rovira – opened a 6-2 advantage. However, six attack errors the rest of the way provided the boost the Mountaineers needed to pull of another comeback.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Wisnoskie turned in her Sun Belt play season-best total with 16 kills. Antoine and Dree'Ana Abram joined her in double figures with 12 apiece, both needing no more than 25 swings to reach their output.
Abram, who reached double digits for the third time in four SBC outings, paced the Ragin' Cajuns efforts with nine kills over the first two sets.
Libero Sydney Davis recorded a season-high of 25 digs. Davis hit the 20-dig mark during both outings of the weekend trip (22 at Coastal Carolina).
Antoine led the blocking efforts with four (3 BS, 1 BA). Setters Milayne Danna (28) and Avery Breaux (22) both handed out 20-plus assists.
SET POINTS
- Louisiana played its third five-set match of the season, falling for the first time.
- With eight kills, Hanna Rovira surpassed the 500-mark in her career (current total is 507).
- Sydney Davis recorded her 92nd career match of double-digit digs. She increased her career digs total to 1,785 which moves her within 78 digs of matching Lindsay Brown's rally scoring era record total (1,863).
- Freshman Desiree Johnson reached (or surpassed) the five-kill mark for the 15th consecutive match (streak dates back to Aug. 31 vs. Mississippi Valley).
- Nia Antoine reached double digits in kills for the third time in four outings in Sun Belt play. She hit .375 marking the sixth time she has a .300-plus percentage and 10-plus kills.
- After the first two weekends of SBC action, Nia Antoine leads Louisiana with 45 kills on a .340 hitting percentage.
- Hali Wisnoskie's 16 kills marked the 13th time this season she's reached double figures and the 31st time overall in her career.
- Louisiana finished with a .217 hitting percentage, returning above the .200 mark after back-to-back outings below. The Ragin' Cajuns have hit above .200 in 12 of the season's 18 matches.
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.
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Team Stats
LA
APP
Kills
60
70
Errors
25
27
Attempts
161
179
Hitting %
.217
.240
Points
68.0
88.0
Assists
57
66
Aces
2
8
Blocks
6.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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