University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, November 12
Lafayette
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
UT Arlington
Ragin' Cajuns Complete Regular Season at Home With Senior Weekend
11/11/2021 8:39:00 PM | Volleyball
Louisiana Volleyball has the home court advantage as Sun Belt Tournament seeds are finalized
LAFAYETTE – The regular season comes to a close and Louisiana Volleyball celebrates Senior Weekend at Earl K. Long Gym from Friday-Saturday, Nov. 12-13 with Sun Belt Conference matches against UT Arlington and Texas State.
Louisiana (14-8, 9-5 Sun Belt) will hold its Senior Night ceremony prior to the matchup with the UT Arlington (9-14, 7-7 Sun Belt) on Friday, then faces Texas State (16-11, 12-2 Sun Belt) in the regular season finale on Saturday.
Both matches are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Admission is FREE. Earl K. Long Gym has returned to 100 percent capacity for the 2021 season (face coverings are required). Fans should park in the lot located on the corner of East St. Mary Boulevard and
Girard Park Circle (entrance located on Girard Park Circle).
The weekend set continues the regular season-ending, three-match homestand for the Ragin' Cajuns that began last Saturday (Nov. 6) with a straights set sweep of ULM which kept the squad undefeated (8-0) against Sun Belt West Division foes and in position to claim the SBC West's No. 2 seed.
Louisiana needs only one win to claim the No. 2 seed from the SBC West which guarantees a bye from first round play at the upcoming Nov. 18-21 Sun Tournament in Foley, Ala.
In the past two matches the Ragin' Cajuns have recaptured the high level of play that resulted in the five-match win streak during the first round of SBC West play in October. Louisiana is coming off back-to-back, low-error performances that featured 40-plus kills and only nine errors in sweeps of Little Rock and ULM.
A live stream of both contests is available on ESPN+ with Louisiana Sports Hall of Famer Dan McDonald providing play-by-play commentary. Live stats can be accessed at CajunStats.com.
THE MATCHUPS
Friday, Nov. 12
vs. UT Arlington // Earl K. Long Gym // 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13
vs. Texas State // Earl K. Long Gym // 6 p.m.
Match Notes (PDF): Louisiana | UT Arlington
Rosters: Louisiana | UT Arlington | Texas State
Schedules: Louisiana | UT Arlington | Texas State
Stats: Louisiana | UT Arlington | Texas State
TV: ESPN+
Live Video: Friday | Saturday
Live Stats: Friday | Saturday
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsVB
SET POINTS
NUMBERS TO KNEAUX
82: Career-high blocks total (15 BS, 67 BA) for middle blocker Cami Hicks. She ranks Top 10 in the Sun Belt in total blocks and blocks per set (0.94/set).
14: Kelsey Bennett owns a team-leading 14 double-doubles, including three 20-20 double-doubles of kills and digs. She's increased her career total to 32 double-doubles.
+8: One of the key factors in Louisiana's success has been its positive differential at the service line. The squad owns seven more service aces (134) than service errors (126).
UP NEXT
Louisiana travels to Foley, Ala., for the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Tournament being held from Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 18-21 at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex.
The Ragin' Cajuns seed for the event, as well as the date and time for the squad's first match, will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 14 following the conclusion of regular season play.
The Sun Belt's postseason event is back in Foley for the second straight season. All 12 teams will compete for the league's automatic bid with every match broadcast live via ESPN+.
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 (14-8, 9-5 Sun Belt) will hold its Senior Night ceremony prior to the matchup with the UT Arlington (9-14, 7-7 Sun Belt) on Friday, then faces Texas State (16-11, 12-2 Sun Belt) in the regular season finale on Saturday.
Both matches are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Admission is FREE. Earl K. Long Gym has returned to 100 percent capacity for the 2021 season (face coverings are required). Fans should park in the lot located on the corner of East St. Mary Boulevard and
Girard Park Circle (entrance located on Girard Park Circle).
The weekend set continues the regular season-ending, three-match homestand for the Ragin' Cajuns that began last Saturday (Nov. 6) with a straights set sweep of ULM which kept the squad undefeated (8-0) against Sun Belt West Division foes and in position to claim the SBC West's No. 2 seed.
Louisiana needs only one win to claim the No. 2 seed from the SBC West which guarantees a bye from first round play at the upcoming Nov. 18-21 Sun Tournament in Foley, Ala.
In the past two matches the Ragin' Cajuns have recaptured the high level of play that resulted in the five-match win streak during the first round of SBC West play in October. Louisiana is coming off back-to-back, low-error performances that featured 40-plus kills and only nine errors in sweeps of Little Rock and ULM.
A live stream of both contests is available on ESPN+ with Louisiana Sports Hall of Famer Dan McDonald providing play-by-play commentary. Live stats can be accessed at CajunStats.com.
THE MATCHUPS
Friday, Nov. 12
vs. UT Arlington // Earl K. Long Gym // 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13
vs. Texas State // Earl K. Long Gym // 6 p.m.
Match Notes (PDF): Louisiana | UT Arlington
Rosters: Louisiana | UT Arlington | Texas State
Schedules: Louisiana | UT Arlington | Texas State
Stats: Louisiana | UT Arlington | Texas State
TV: ESPN+
Live Video: Friday | Saturday
Live Stats: Friday | Saturday
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsVB
SET POINTS
- The 2021 season serves as the inaugural campaign for Louisiana with head coach Kristi Gray, who was hired on April 26 after five highly successful seasons at Odessa College.
- The Ragin' Cajuns are continuing their regular-season ending, three-match homestand that began with a sweep of ULM last Saturday.
- Ragin' Cajuns seniors Hannah Ramirez and Desiree Johnson are making their final appearance at Earl K. Long Gym.
- The ULM win kept Louisiana undefeated (8-0) vs. Sun Belt West foes.
- Louisiana needs one win to secure the No. 2 seed from the SBC West and a bye from first round play at the Sun Belt Tournament.
- The Ragin' Cajuns swept the first round of SBC West play, and are in position to claim a sweep of the second round.
- Two of the Sun Belt's hottest teams visit for Senior Weekend: UTA has won three straight to remain in contention for the SBC West No. 2 seed, while Texas State has won 10 straight to win the division title.
- In the previous round of SBC West play, Louisiana swept the UTA-Texas State road trip for the first time.
- Louisiana carries a three-match win streak into the final regular season weekend, and hit .308 and averaged 14 kills per set over the last two outings.
- Each of the last nine meetings vs. UTA have lasted four or more sets (four decided in five sets).
- Louisiana seeks its first-ever Sun Belt season sweep of Texas State.
- Louisiana owns a 12-3 record in matches of four sets or less.
- The Ragin' Cajuns played 18 matches before being dealt a straight sets loss (Troy) – only one of the season.
- Louisiana possesses one of the Sun Belt's most efficient offenses, leading the league in hitting percentage until Oct. 23 (currently second at .238).
- Kelsey Bennett already owns three consecutive 200-200 seasons of kills and digs. She's three digs shy her first collegiate 300-300 season.
- Entering the weekend, Kelsey Bennett was the only Sun Belt player with 300 kills and a .250-plus hitting percentage.
- Coco Gillett is averaging 3.5 kills per set and hitting .240 vs. Sun Belt West foes.
- Siena DeCambra's 11th double-double was a 29-assist, 19-dig effort vs. ULM last Saturday.
NUMBERS TO KNEAUX
82: Career-high blocks total (15 BS, 67 BA) for middle blocker Cami Hicks. She ranks Top 10 in the Sun Belt in total blocks and blocks per set (0.94/set).
14: Kelsey Bennett owns a team-leading 14 double-doubles, including three 20-20 double-doubles of kills and digs. She's increased her career total to 32 double-doubles.
+8: One of the key factors in Louisiana's success has been its positive differential at the service line. The squad owns seven more service aces (134) than service errors (126).
UP NEXT
Louisiana travels to Foley, Ala., for the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Tournament being held from Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 18-21 at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex.
The Ragin' Cajuns seed for the event, as well as the date and time for the squad's first match, will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 14 following the conclusion of regular season play.
The Sun Belt's postseason event is back in Foley for the second straight season. All 12 teams will compete for the league's automatic bid with every match broadcast live via ESPN+.
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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