University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, October 28
Jonesboro, Ark.
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
12-8, 7-5SBC
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Arkansas State
13-11, 4-8SBC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 25 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 3 |
| Arkansas State | 21 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
Comeback Trail Lands Louisiana a Five-Set Win over Arkansas State
10/28/2021 10:59:00 PM | Volleyball
Ragin’ Cajuns start second round of Sun Belt West play claiming a thriller in Jonesboro
JONESBORO, Ark. – Twice rallying from a 9-3 deficit in the match was instrumental in Louisiana Volleyball securing a 3-2 victory (25-21, 10-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13) over Arkansas State on Thursday night at First National Bank Arena.
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The latter occurrence came in the decisive fifth set allowing the Ragin' Cajuns (12-8, 7-5 Sun Belt) to turn the tables on the Red Wolves (13-11, 4-8 Sun Belt) leading to the win that snapped a four-match losing streak.
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Out of its second timeout of the final stanza, Louisiana promptly reeled off six unanswered points to draw even at 9-all and set up the race to the finish line. Moments later, after swapping two-point mini-runs it was still a toss-up knotted at 12-12.
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ASU blinked first with an attack attempt hitting the antenna to give the Ragin' Cajuns a 13-12 edge. Emery Judkins gave Louisiana a crucial two-point lead when she followed with a kill, then after the Red Wolves picked up a side out it was Coco Gillett landing the all-important 15th point.
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With the win the Ragin' Cajuns picked up the season sweep of the Red Wolves and remained undefeated (6-0) against Sun Belt West Division foes. It also assured Louisiana of maintaining its hold on second place in the division – key to a first round bye in the SBC Tournament – and keeps the squad in contention for the division title.
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Louisiana's success was made possible by pulling off the first comeback from a 9-3 deficit when the match lead was up for grabs in the third set. A huge 10-0 run during the process vaulted the Ragin' Cajuns into a 14-10 lead.
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A string of four consecutive points later increased the lead to 18-12 before ASU rallied within a point at 21-20. That's when Kelsey Bennett stepped up with a timely kill to preserve the lead, then Gillett followed up with a kill to keep the Red Wolves at arm's length.
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Both teams used their defense to create the back-and-forth flow of the match as each side saw at least five players collect five or more digs. There were a total of 165 digs with ASU holding a slight 83-82 edge.
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The service line proved to be the slightest difference with the Red Wolves committing 13 costly miscues. The two most critical ones came with Louisiana leading 23-22 in the third set and at 12-11 in the fifth after a Macey Putt kill provided a lead.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Bennett recorded a 20-20 double-double of 23 kills and 21 digs, leading Louisiana in both categories. The offensive production pushed her past 300 kills in a single season for the first time in her career (now up to 314).
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Gillett was the other sparkplug for the Ragin' Cajuns as she scored 14 kills and rounded up 19 digs.
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The Bennett-Gillett combo pulled Louisiana over the finish line in the fifth set combining for seven kills off of 21 swings.
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Judkins, who preserved the lead late in the fifth set, landed eight kills off of her Sun Belt-play high of 32 swings.
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Setter Siena DeCambra collected her 10th double-double of the season by passing out 40 assists and rounding up 10 digs.
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Jordan Valley tied her Sun Belt-play high of 17 digs and served up a pair of aces.
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UP NEXT
Louisiana completes the road portion of its 2021 season schedule on Saturday, Oct. 30 in Little Rock during a 6:15 p.m. match against the Trojans at the Jack Stephens Center.
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The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ and live stats are available at CajunStats.com.
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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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The latter occurrence came in the decisive fifth set allowing the Ragin' Cajuns (12-8, 7-5 Sun Belt) to turn the tables on the Red Wolves (13-11, 4-8 Sun Belt) leading to the win that snapped a four-match losing streak.
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Out of its second timeout of the final stanza, Louisiana promptly reeled off six unanswered points to draw even at 9-all and set up the race to the finish line. Moments later, after swapping two-point mini-runs it was still a toss-up knotted at 12-12.
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ASU blinked first with an attack attempt hitting the antenna to give the Ragin' Cajuns a 13-12 edge. Emery Judkins gave Louisiana a crucial two-point lead when she followed with a kill, then after the Red Wolves picked up a side out it was Coco Gillett landing the all-important 15th point.
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With the win the Ragin' Cajuns picked up the season sweep of the Red Wolves and remained undefeated (6-0) against Sun Belt West Division foes. It also assured Louisiana of maintaining its hold on second place in the division – key to a first round bye in the SBC Tournament – and keeps the squad in contention for the division title.
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Louisiana's success was made possible by pulling off the first comeback from a 9-3 deficit when the match lead was up for grabs in the third set. A huge 10-0 run during the process vaulted the Ragin' Cajuns into a 14-10 lead.
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A string of four consecutive points later increased the lead to 18-12 before ASU rallied within a point at 21-20. That's when Kelsey Bennett stepped up with a timely kill to preserve the lead, then Gillett followed up with a kill to keep the Red Wolves at arm's length.
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Both teams used their defense to create the back-and-forth flow of the match as each side saw at least five players collect five or more digs. There were a total of 165 digs with ASU holding a slight 83-82 edge.
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The service line proved to be the slightest difference with the Red Wolves committing 13 costly miscues. The two most critical ones came with Louisiana leading 23-22 in the third set and at 12-11 in the fifth after a Macey Putt kill provided a lead.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Bennett recorded a 20-20 double-double of 23 kills and 21 digs, leading Louisiana in both categories. The offensive production pushed her past 300 kills in a single season for the first time in her career (now up to 314).
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Gillett was the other sparkplug for the Ragin' Cajuns as she scored 14 kills and rounded up 19 digs.
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The Bennett-Gillett combo pulled Louisiana over the finish line in the fifth set combining for seven kills off of 21 swings.
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Judkins, who preserved the lead late in the fifth set, landed eight kills off of her Sun Belt-play high of 32 swings.
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Setter Siena DeCambra collected her 10th double-double of the season by passing out 40 assists and rounding up 10 digs.
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Jordan Valley tied her Sun Belt-play high of 17 digs and served up a pair of aces.
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UP NEXT
Louisiana completes the road portion of its 2021 season schedule on Saturday, Oct. 30 in Little Rock during a 6:15 p.m. match against the Trojans at the Jack Stephens Center.
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The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ and live stats are available at CajunStats.com.
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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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Players Mentioned
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
LA
ASU
Kills
52
61
Errors
25
21
Attempts
171
169
Hitting %
.158
.237
Points
59.0
77.0
Assists
46
57
Aces
4
9
Blocks
3.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
23
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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