University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, September 11
Edinburg, Texas
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
4-3
2
vs
3
Incarnate Word
5-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incarnate Word | 20 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 3 |
| Louisiana | 25 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 2 |
Louisiana Volleyball Outlasted by UIW in Fast-Paced Match
9/11/2021 6:46:00 PM | Volleyball
Final outing for the Ragin’ Cajuns at the UTRGV Tournament
EDINBURG, Texas – Louisiana Volleyball fell to Incarnate Word 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 22-25, 25-14, 7-15) in a hard-fought match on Saturday (Sept. 11) that closed out the team's stay in the Rio Grande Valley at the UTRGV Tournament.
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UIW (5-4) finished with a slight 65-60 advantage in kills, while Louisiana (4-3) out-dug the Cardinals 80-78 in a contest that featured numerous ties and lead changes.
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The Ragin' Cajuns found themselves in a 2-1 match deficit after the Cardinals dialed up 33 kills combined over the second and third sets to forge ahead.
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Louisiana's path to forcing the winner-take-all frame was set up by critical service aces from Reka Kotorman and Brianna Franklin that led to a 16-11 advantage. Kelsey Bennett scored a kill as the Ragin' Cajuns were the first to 20, then a 5-1 run closed out the set and evened the match.
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UIW grabbed hold of the momentum in the decisive fifth set by rolling out to an 8-2 lead.
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For the Ragin' Cajuns, the match marked the end of pre-conference tournament weekends. It also brought an end to the team's season-opening road trip with the home opener at Earl K. Long Gym set for Sept. 21 vs. Lamar.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Bennett paced Louisiana's efforts with a match-high 22 kills, marking the third time she's recorded 20-plus kills in the past four matches.
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Emery Judkins landed 13 kills and Coco Gillett produced 12 kills to account for the remaining majority of the Ragin' Cajuns' offense.
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Kara Barnes led a group of seven Ragin' Cajuns who had at least one block with a team-high four stuffs. Cami Hicks (3 blocks), Kotorman (2 blocks) and Judkins (2 blocks) also tallied multiple blocks.
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Jordan Valley topped the charts for Louisiana with 19 digs as the squad reached the 80-dig mark for the fourth time in seven outings this season.
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Kotorman handed out 34 assists and contributed 13 digs as she joined Bennett (had 13 digs) in collecting a double-double in the contest.
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UP NEXT
Louisiana hosts the first home match of the Kristi Gray era on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at Earl K. Long Gym facing Lamar in a non-conference contest at 6 p.m.
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The Lamar matchup marks the start of a three-match homestand for the Ragin' Cajuns that continues Friday-Saturday, Sept. 24-25 when Georgia State and Georgia Southern visit for the first Sun Belt Conference matches of the 2021 season.
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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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UIW (5-4) finished with a slight 65-60 advantage in kills, while Louisiana (4-3) out-dug the Cardinals 80-78 in a contest that featured numerous ties and lead changes.
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The Ragin' Cajuns found themselves in a 2-1 match deficit after the Cardinals dialed up 33 kills combined over the second and third sets to forge ahead.
Â
Louisiana's path to forcing the winner-take-all frame was set up by critical service aces from Reka Kotorman and Brianna Franklin that led to a 16-11 advantage. Kelsey Bennett scored a kill as the Ragin' Cajuns were the first to 20, then a 5-1 run closed out the set and evened the match.
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UIW grabbed hold of the momentum in the decisive fifth set by rolling out to an 8-2 lead.
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For the Ragin' Cajuns, the match marked the end of pre-conference tournament weekends. It also brought an end to the team's season-opening road trip with the home opener at Earl K. Long Gym set for Sept. 21 vs. Lamar.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Bennett paced Louisiana's efforts with a match-high 22 kills, marking the third time she's recorded 20-plus kills in the past four matches.
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Emery Judkins landed 13 kills and Coco Gillett produced 12 kills to account for the remaining majority of the Ragin' Cajuns' offense.
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Kara Barnes led a group of seven Ragin' Cajuns who had at least one block with a team-high four stuffs. Cami Hicks (3 blocks), Kotorman (2 blocks) and Judkins (2 blocks) also tallied multiple blocks.
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Jordan Valley topped the charts for Louisiana with 19 digs as the squad reached the 80-dig mark for the fourth time in seven outings this season.
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Kotorman handed out 34 assists and contributed 13 digs as she joined Bennett (had 13 digs) in collecting a double-double in the contest.
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UP NEXT
Louisiana hosts the first home match of the Kristi Gray era on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at Earl K. Long Gym facing Lamar in a non-conference contest at 6 p.m.
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The Lamar matchup marks the start of a three-match homestand for the Ragin' Cajuns that continues Friday-Saturday, Sept. 24-25 when Georgia State and Georgia Southern visit for the first Sun Belt Conference matches of the 2021 season.
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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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/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
DS
/ VolleyballTeam Stats
UIW
LA
Kills
65
60
Errors
21
22
Attempts
183
178
Hitting %
.240
.213
Points
81.0
71.0
Assists
61
57
Aces
5
4
Blocks
11.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
22
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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