University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, October 12
Troy, Ala.
6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5-14, 1-5SBC
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Troy
15-3, 5-1SBC
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Louisiana
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Troy
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Louisiana’s Late Charge Halted by Troy in Waning Moments
10/12/2019 9:42:00 PM | Volleyball
Trojans avoided a winner-take-all scenario with tough serve to break open a close battle in fourth set
TROY, Ala. – Troy used the momentum gained in a come-from-behind opening set win to grab control of the match and held off a strong push from Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball for a 3-1 (25-23, 25-11, 15-25, 25-17) win on Saturday at Trojan Arena.
Louisiana (5-14, 1-5 Sun Belt) stormed out to a 9-3 lead, sparked by three service aces, to start the contest and held the advantage until the Trojans (15-3, 5-1 Sun Belt) used an Amara Anderson dump kill to take a 23-22 lead.
Troy claimed the first set after snapping a 23-all tie, then continued the upward trend in the second stanza firing off 13 kills at a crisp .333 percentage while limiting the Ragin' Cajuns to six kills and a -.031 percentage.
Similar to Friday night in Mobile, Louisiana fought back in the third stanza using a .500 hitting percentage to stay one step ahead of the Trojans, then leading 17-15 rolled off the final eight points to secure the win.
Back-and-forth play was the theme at the onset of the fourth set with 10 ties occurring in the first half of the frame. Elise Baranco and Kelsey Bennett scored back-to-back kills to give the Ragin' Cajuns an 11-9 lead, but the Trojans climbed back and knotted the score at 12-all.
Back-to-back service aces allowed the Trojans to break the final tie – the first of four key aces down the stretch which helped the hosts create and keep their distance from Louisiana.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Dree'Ana Abram turned in a match-high 15 kills on just 32 swings. The senior middle blocker found the floor twice in the key moments of the fourth set to keep Louisiana within striking distance.
Bennett was the other Ragin' Cajun in double figures with 11 kills on her 26 swings. She committed only two errors and finished with her Sun Belt-best hitting percentage of .346.
Baranco provided a spark off the bench in her first extended playing time of the season, scoring five kills and tallying three blocks.
Darby O'Grady also provided solid contributions by producing four kills, an ace and rounding up a pair of digs.
Milayne Danna led the way with 13 digs while Avery Breaux handed out 36 assists for the second consecutive night.
Bennett scooped 10 digs giving her a double-double for the second time in the past two weekends (18 kills, 15 digs vs. App State).
UP NEXT
Louisiana wraps up a series of four straight road matches against Sun Belt East foes the weekend of Oct. 18-20 traveling to face the Georgia schools.
The Ragin' Cajuns meet Georgia Southern in Statesboro on Friday for a 5:30 p.m. (CDT) match and close the trip on Sunday in Atlanta facing Georgia State at 11 a.m. (CDT).
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.
Louisiana (5-14, 1-5 Sun Belt) stormed out to a 9-3 lead, sparked by three service aces, to start the contest and held the advantage until the Trojans (15-3, 5-1 Sun Belt) used an Amara Anderson dump kill to take a 23-22 lead.
Troy claimed the first set after snapping a 23-all tie, then continued the upward trend in the second stanza firing off 13 kills at a crisp .333 percentage while limiting the Ragin' Cajuns to six kills and a -.031 percentage.
Similar to Friday night in Mobile, Louisiana fought back in the third stanza using a .500 hitting percentage to stay one step ahead of the Trojans, then leading 17-15 rolled off the final eight points to secure the win.
Back-and-forth play was the theme at the onset of the fourth set with 10 ties occurring in the first half of the frame. Elise Baranco and Kelsey Bennett scored back-to-back kills to give the Ragin' Cajuns an 11-9 lead, but the Trojans climbed back and knotted the score at 12-all.
Back-to-back service aces allowed the Trojans to break the final tie – the first of four key aces down the stretch which helped the hosts create and keep their distance from Louisiana.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Dree'Ana Abram turned in a match-high 15 kills on just 32 swings. The senior middle blocker found the floor twice in the key moments of the fourth set to keep Louisiana within striking distance.
Bennett was the other Ragin' Cajun in double figures with 11 kills on her 26 swings. She committed only two errors and finished with her Sun Belt-best hitting percentage of .346.
Baranco provided a spark off the bench in her first extended playing time of the season, scoring five kills and tallying three blocks.
Darby O'Grady also provided solid contributions by producing four kills, an ace and rounding up a pair of digs.
Milayne Danna led the way with 13 digs while Avery Breaux handed out 36 assists for the second consecutive night.
Bennett scooped 10 digs giving her a double-double for the second time in the past two weekends (18 kills, 15 digs vs. App State).
UP NEXT
Louisiana wraps up a series of four straight road matches against Sun Belt East foes the weekend of Oct. 18-20 traveling to face the Georgia schools.
The Ragin' Cajuns meet Georgia Southern in Statesboro on Friday for a 5:30 p.m. (CDT) match and close the trip on Sunday in Atlanta facing Georgia State at 11 a.m. (CDT).
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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Team Stats
LA
TROY
Kills
45
53
Errors
18
21
Attempts
128
144
Hitting %
.211
.222
Points
57.0
65.0
Assists
42
49
Aces
4
8
Blocks
8.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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