University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, September 7
Fort Worth, Texas
10 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Montana State
@RaginCajunsVB Headed to TCU’s Fight in the Fort
9/6/2018 12:43:00 PM | Volleyball
Tournament marks Louisiana’s first out-of-state trip of the season
FORT WORTH, Texas – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball continues pre-conference tournament action Friday-Saturday, Sept. 7-8 competing in TCU's Fight in the Fort at the University Recreation Center.
For Louisiana (6-2), it's the first out-of-state trip of the 2018 season. It's also the first of back-to-back road tournaments to close out non-conference play.
The Ragin' Cajuns posted winning marks at the Tulane I-10 Challenge (2-1) and in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic (3-1) in previous tournament action.
Louisiana begins the weekend on Friday at 10 a.m. vs. Montana State, then returns to the court in the evening for a 6 p.m. match against host-TCU. On Saturday, the Ragin' Cajuns conclude their stay in Fort Worth meeting SMU at 11 a.m.
Fans can follow all of the action by accessing the live stats links at RaginCajuns.com/VBSchedule and with updates posted on the team's Twitter account (@RaginCajunsVB).
THE MATCHES
Match 9: Louisiana (6-2) vs. Montana State (2-4)
Friday, Sept. 7 • 10 a.m. (CDT) • University Recreation Center (1,350) • Fort Worth, Texas
Series: Montana State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 9/16/95 in Denton, Texas – Montana State W, 3-0 (15-5, 15-6, 15-7)
Live Stats
Match 10: Louisiana (6-2) at TCU (4-3)
Friday, Sept. 7 • 6 p.m. (CDT) • University Recreation Center (1,350) • Fort Worth, Texas
Series: TCU leads 3-1
Last Meeting: 9/7/02 in Houston, Texas – TCU W, 3-0 (30-22, 30-24, 30-28)
Live Stats
Match 11: Louisiana (6-2) vs. SMU (1-4)
Saturday, Sept. 8 • 11 a.m. (CDT) • University Recreation Center (1,350) • Fort Worth, Texas
Series: First Meeting
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.
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.
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.
SET POINTS
COACH MAZEITIS-FONTENOT'S THOUGHTS
On the Sawyer Camillo Classic
"Our blocking remained intact and our offense ran at a pretty good clip. Every coach that we played could not believe the offensive agility we have and the amount of firepower that we have. We just have to fine-tune a few things.
For the second straight weekend we lost to our last match, so that gives us a little time for reflection. One of the things that I tell our team all the time is that there's winners and learners – and I rather be learning now than later on."
On Final Two Weekends of Pre-Conference Tournament Play
"We put these next two tournaments on our schedule because we're aiming to get our RPI where it needs to be so that we're looked at in the future for postseason play, and also to boost our conference's rating as well."
On the Progression of the 6-2 Offense
"Enthusiastic, is a right word. Our setters are doing a fine job and improving every single time we go out. We did sub in Hannah Henry against Houston and she was instrumental in us winning that third set because she changed what we were doing. That was really big, as it gives us a little bit of a different look."
UP NEXT
Louisiana concludes non-conference play in San Diego, Calif., participating in the SDSU/USD Challenge Friday-Saturday, Sept. 14-15.
The Ragin' Cajuns face USC on Friday at 2 p.m. (CDT) and San Diego on Saturday at 11 a.m. (CDT) at USD's Jenny Craig Pavilion, then wrap up the Southern California trip Saturday evening at San Diego State in a 5 p.m. (CDT) match.
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.
For Louisiana (6-2), it's the first out-of-state trip of the 2018 season. It's also the first of back-to-back road tournaments to close out non-conference play.
The Ragin' Cajuns posted winning marks at the Tulane I-10 Challenge (2-1) and in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic (3-1) in previous tournament action.
Louisiana begins the weekend on Friday at 10 a.m. vs. Montana State, then returns to the court in the evening for a 6 p.m. match against host-TCU. On Saturday, the Ragin' Cajuns conclude their stay in Fort Worth meeting SMU at 11 a.m.
Fans can follow all of the action by accessing the live stats links at RaginCajuns.com/VBSchedule and with updates posted on the team's Twitter account (@RaginCajunsVB).
THE MATCHES
Match 9: Louisiana (6-2) vs. Montana State (2-4)
Friday, Sept. 7 • 10 a.m. (CDT) • University Recreation Center (1,350) • Fort Worth, Texas
Series: Montana State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 9/16/95 in Denton, Texas – Montana State W, 3-0 (15-5, 15-6, 15-7)
Live Stats
Match 10: Louisiana (6-2) at TCU (4-3)
Friday, Sept. 7 • 6 p.m. (CDT) • University Recreation Center (1,350) • Fort Worth, Texas
Series: TCU leads 3-1
Last Meeting: 9/7/02 in Houston, Texas – TCU W, 3-0 (30-22, 30-24, 30-28)
Live Stats
Match 11: Louisiana (6-2) vs. SMU (1-4)
Saturday, Sept. 8 • 11 a.m. (CDT) • University Recreation Center (1,350) • Fort Worth, Texas
Series: First Meeting
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.
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.
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.
SET POINTS
- The Ragin' Cajuns offense has hit above .200 the past five outings and in seven of the eight matches contested. Louisiana carries a .258 hitting percentage into TCU's Fight in the Fort.
- Louisiana's offense features balance among several scoring options. A total of six players average at least 1.30 kills per set led by Hali Wisnsokie's 3.48 kills per set on a .242 hitting percentage.
- Louisiana entered the week as the Sun Belt Conference leader in kills, averaging 13-plus per set (13.48).
- Hali Wisnoskie continued her season-opening string of matches with double digits in kills, landing 10 in Tuesday's match at Southern.
- Middle blockers Dree'Ana Abram (1.19) and Nia Antoine (1.00) are blocking at a rate of one per set or higher.
- Louisiana has posted at least five blocks each match and is coming off a season-high 14 blocks at Southern. The Ragin' Cajuns are averaging 2.54 blocks per set, ahead of last season's 2.50 average.
- Libero Sydney Davis eclipsed the 1,600-dig mark of her career on Tuesday at Southern (now at 1,611). She became just the fourth player in the program's history to hit the mark joining Nia Kiggundu (2,043), Lindsay Brown (1,863) and Caitlyn Auxilien (1,784).
- The Ragin' Cajuns enter the weekend ranked Top 50 nationally in hitting percentage (.258), digs per set (16.93) and blocks per set (2.54) and Top 100 nationally in kills per set (13.33).
COACH MAZEITIS-FONTENOT'S THOUGHTS
On the Sawyer Camillo Classic
"Our blocking remained intact and our offense ran at a pretty good clip. Every coach that we played could not believe the offensive agility we have and the amount of firepower that we have. We just have to fine-tune a few things.
For the second straight weekend we lost to our last match, so that gives us a little time for reflection. One of the things that I tell our team all the time is that there's winners and learners – and I rather be learning now than later on."
On Final Two Weekends of Pre-Conference Tournament Play
"We put these next two tournaments on our schedule because we're aiming to get our RPI where it needs to be so that we're looked at in the future for postseason play, and also to boost our conference's rating as well."
On the Progression of the 6-2 Offense
"Enthusiastic, is a right word. Our setters are doing a fine job and improving every single time we go out. We did sub in Hannah Henry against Houston and she was instrumental in us winning that third set because she changed what we were doing. That was really big, as it gives us a little bit of a different look."
UP NEXT
Louisiana concludes non-conference play in San Diego, Calif., participating in the SDSU/USD Challenge Friday-Saturday, Sept. 14-15.
The Ragin' Cajuns face USC on Friday at 2 p.m. (CDT) and San Diego on Saturday at 11 a.m. (CDT) at USD's Jenny Craig Pavilion, then wrap up the Southern California trip Saturday evening at San Diego State in a 5 p.m. (CDT) match.
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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