University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, November 6
Arlington, Texas
6 p.m.
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17-4, 11-4SBC
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UT Arlington
8-5, 8-5SBC
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Louisiana
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UT Arlington
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Ragin’ Cajuns Tough it Out to Finish Doubleheader Sweep in Arlington
11/6/2020 10:56:00 PM | Volleyball
Louisiana Volleyball extends its road win streak and locks up the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt West
ARLINGTON, Texas – Behind a season-high 18 blocks the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball team was able to win the battle in a defensive slugfest with UT Arlington posting a 3-1 (26-28, 25-17, 25-20, 26-24) win Friday evening at the College Park Center.
Louisiana (17-4, 11-4 Sun Belt) threw up eight blocks alone in the second set to avoid a two-set deficit. The squad then found enough offense over the final two frames, scoring 31 kills on a .213 hitting percentage after hovering around the break-even mark for the majority of the grinders in the first two sets.
With the win over the Mavericks (8-5, 8-5 Sun Belt) the Ragin' Cajuns secured the No. 2 seed from the Sun Belt's West Division for the upcoming conference tournament Nov. 18-22 in Foley, Ala.
It was the 12th consecutive road win for Louisiana dating back to the 2019 season. When added to the reverse sweep collected earlier in the day Friday, it completed a doubleheader sweep of UT Arlington to start the weekend series.
It was the block that denied UTA a chance to grab a two-set lead after the hosts had bounced back to claim a 16-14 lead in the second set. The Ragin' Cajuns posted four blocks, starting with solo stuffs from Kara Barnes and Lauren Tishkoff, during a set-ending 10-1 run which evened the match.
Louisiana found the floor for 15 kills on a .244 hitting percentage to capture the third set and break the tie. Avery Breaux delivered a pair of key dump kills during a 5-0 sprint that opened up a 16-11 advantage, then later when the Mavericks closed the gap to 22-19 Barnes turned away an attack attempt to keep the hosts at arm's length.
The Ragin' Cajuns won the race to the finish line with a 16-10 edge in kills in the final set. It was Kelsey Bennett leading the charge to finishing off the Mavericks as the first of her five kills down the stretch knotted the score at 15-all, then her final two tallies of the night broke a 24-all stalemate.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Bennett generated a match-high 17 kills, scoring at least four kills in each set Louisiana won. The performance followed up her career-high 20 kills in Friday's opener and increased her total for the day to 37 kills.
She was supported by 10 kills from Hali Wisnoskie, nine kills from Barnes, eight kills by Tishkoff and seven kills from Cami Hicks.
Wisnoskie's first kill of the contest marked the 1,300th of her collegiate career. She became the only the third player in program history to reach the mark, joining Nia Kiggundu (1993-96) and Janaina Gomes (1998-2001).
Five different Ragin' Cajuns had a hand in multiple blocks led by a career-high eight blocks (5 BS, 3 BA) from Barnes. Tishkoff set her season-high with six blocks and Hicks tied her personal-best with five blocks.
Libero Hannah Ramirez matched her digs total from the series opener by totaling 29 digs for her 33rd consecutive match in double figures. Milayne Danna joined her in reaching 20 digs, setting her season-high figure by totaling the exact amount. The duo's efforts helped the Ragin' Cajuns out-dig the Mavericks 99-93.
Avery Breaux picked up her second double-double of the day, and 10th overall this season, as she passed out 39 assists and rounded up 13 digs.
UP NEXT
Louisiana concludes its regular season and wraps up the weekend series in Arlington on Saturday with a 1 p.m. matinee at the College Park Center against UT Arlington.
The match can be seen live on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at CajunStats.com.
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 (17-4, 11-4 Sun Belt) threw up eight blocks alone in the second set to avoid a two-set deficit. The squad then found enough offense over the final two frames, scoring 31 kills on a .213 hitting percentage after hovering around the break-even mark for the majority of the grinders in the first two sets.
With the win over the Mavericks (8-5, 8-5 Sun Belt) the Ragin' Cajuns secured the No. 2 seed from the Sun Belt's West Division for the upcoming conference tournament Nov. 18-22 in Foley, Ala.
It was the 12th consecutive road win for Louisiana dating back to the 2019 season. When added to the reverse sweep collected earlier in the day Friday, it completed a doubleheader sweep of UT Arlington to start the weekend series.
It was the block that denied UTA a chance to grab a two-set lead after the hosts had bounced back to claim a 16-14 lead in the second set. The Ragin' Cajuns posted four blocks, starting with solo stuffs from Kara Barnes and Lauren Tishkoff, during a set-ending 10-1 run which evened the match.
Louisiana found the floor for 15 kills on a .244 hitting percentage to capture the third set and break the tie. Avery Breaux delivered a pair of key dump kills during a 5-0 sprint that opened up a 16-11 advantage, then later when the Mavericks closed the gap to 22-19 Barnes turned away an attack attempt to keep the hosts at arm's length.
The Ragin' Cajuns won the race to the finish line with a 16-10 edge in kills in the final set. It was Kelsey Bennett leading the charge to finishing off the Mavericks as the first of her five kills down the stretch knotted the score at 15-all, then her final two tallies of the night broke a 24-all stalemate.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Bennett generated a match-high 17 kills, scoring at least four kills in each set Louisiana won. The performance followed up her career-high 20 kills in Friday's opener and increased her total for the day to 37 kills.
She was supported by 10 kills from Hali Wisnoskie, nine kills from Barnes, eight kills by Tishkoff and seven kills from Cami Hicks.
Wisnoskie's first kill of the contest marked the 1,300th of her collegiate career. She became the only the third player in program history to reach the mark, joining Nia Kiggundu (1993-96) and Janaina Gomes (1998-2001).
Five different Ragin' Cajuns had a hand in multiple blocks led by a career-high eight blocks (5 BS, 3 BA) from Barnes. Tishkoff set her season-high with six blocks and Hicks tied her personal-best with five blocks.
Libero Hannah Ramirez matched her digs total from the series opener by totaling 29 digs for her 33rd consecutive match in double figures. Milayne Danna joined her in reaching 20 digs, setting her season-high figure by totaling the exact amount. The duo's efforts helped the Ragin' Cajuns out-dig the Mavericks 99-93.
Avery Breaux picked up her second double-double of the day, and 10th overall this season, as she passed out 39 assists and rounded up 13 digs.
UP NEXT
Louisiana concludes its regular season and wraps up the weekend series in Arlington on Saturday with a 1 p.m. matinee at the College Park Center against UT Arlington.
The match can be seen live on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at CajunStats.com.
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
UTA
Kills
54
39
Errors
36
30
Attempts
196
179
Hitting %
.092
.050
Points
77.0
58.0
Assists
47
35
Aces
5
3
Blocks
18.0
16.0
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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DS/S
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MB
/ Volleyball
DS/L
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