University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, October 4
Lafayette
6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5-11, 1-2SBC
2
vs
3
Appalachian State
7-9, 3-0SBC
1
2
3
4
5
F
Appalachian State
17
13
30
25
16
3
Louisiana
25
25
28
23
14
2
Mountaineers Climb Out of Early Deficit, Spoil Louisiana’s Return Home
10/4/2019 11:13:00 PM | Volleyball
@RaginCajunsVB clipped by two points in each of the final three sets of the five-set thriller
LAFAYETTE – Appalachian State staged comebacks in each of the final three sets to rally for a 3-2 (17-25, 13-25, 30-28, 25-23, 16-14) win and spoiled the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball team's return to Earl K. Long Gym.
The Ragin' Cajuns (5-11, 1-2 Sun Belt) came out the gates blazing on offense, scoring at least 16 kills in each of the first two sets while posting a .403 hitting percentage to lay claim to a 2-0 match lead.
App State (7-9, 3-0 Sun Belt) took advantage of six Louisiana attack errors in the back half of the third set to find new life and win in extra points. A resurgence on offense (19 kills) carried the Mountaineers in a back-and-forth fourth set and into the winner-take-all scenario.
Five quick kills had Louisiana in control early in the fifth set at 8-5, then later maintained its edge at 9-7 following a Celeste Darling kill. The Mountaineers reeled off four straight points to flip the momentum and that led to a third consecutive two-point win for the visitors.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Darling and Kelsey Bennett each delivered a career-high in kills with 20 and 18, respectively. The duo combined for 18 kills in the Ragin' Cajuns fast start, with Darling scoring 11.
Dree'Ana Abram reached double digits in kills a third straight outing by scoring 14 kills. She also led the squad with six blocks.
Avery Breaux set her career-high in assists for the third straight match. She tallied 55 assists to push her collegiate career total past 1,000 (now at 1,050).
Breaux added 18 digs for her team-leading eighth double-double. She was one of five Ragin' Cajuns to hit double figures led by Milayne Danna's 20 digs.
UP NEXT
Louisiana wraps up the brief homestand on Saturday with a 6:30 p.m. match against Coastal Carolina (13-2, 3-0 Sun Belt) at Earl K. Long Gym.
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The Ragin' Cajuns (5-11, 1-2 Sun Belt) came out the gates blazing on offense, scoring at least 16 kills in each of the first two sets while posting a .403 hitting percentage to lay claim to a 2-0 match lead.
App State (7-9, 3-0 Sun Belt) took advantage of six Louisiana attack errors in the back half of the third set to find new life and win in extra points. A resurgence on offense (19 kills) carried the Mountaineers in a back-and-forth fourth set and into the winner-take-all scenario.
Five quick kills had Louisiana in control early in the fifth set at 8-5, then later maintained its edge at 9-7 following a Celeste Darling kill. The Mountaineers reeled off four straight points to flip the momentum and that led to a third consecutive two-point win for the visitors.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Darling and Kelsey Bennett each delivered a career-high in kills with 20 and 18, respectively. The duo combined for 18 kills in the Ragin' Cajuns fast start, with Darling scoring 11.
Dree'Ana Abram reached double digits in kills a third straight outing by scoring 14 kills. She also led the squad with six blocks.
Avery Breaux set her career-high in assists for the third straight match. She tallied 55 assists to push her collegiate career total past 1,000 (now at 1,050).
Breaux added 18 digs for her team-leading eighth double-double. She was one of five Ragin' Cajuns to hit double figures led by Milayne Danna's 20 digs.
UP NEXT
Louisiana wraps up the brief homestand on Saturday with a 6:30 p.m. match against Coastal Carolina (13-2, 3-0 Sun Belt) at Earl K. Long Gym.
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
APP
LA
Kills
62
67
Errors
27
23
Attempts
194
182
Hitting %
.180
.242
Points
74.0
81.0
Assists
59
62
Aces
3
3
Blocks
9.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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