Louisiana Closes Out Regular Season with Trip to Boone

BOONE, N.C. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball team concludes regular season play on the road in Boone, North Carolina meeting App State at the Holmes Convocation Center for a two-match Sun Belt series from Friday-Saturday, November 11-12.

The series in Boone is set to air live on ESPN+ both days with first serve on Friday (Nov. 11) set for 5:00 p.m. (CST) and Saturday's match (Nov. 12) beginning at 12:00 p.m. (CST).

The Ragin' Cajuns (14-9, 8-6 Sun Belt), who closed their home schedule last week with a series split against Southern Miss, are on the road the rest of the way including next week's SBC Tournament in Foley, Alabama.

UL is 2-0 vs. Sun Belt East foes, having claimed a series sweep of Old Dominion back on October 20-21 at home. The Mountaineers (16-9, 9-5 Sun Belt) enter the weekend as one of the league's hottest teams, having won three straight and nine of their last 10 matches since an 0-4 start to SBC play.

The Ragin' Cajuns are back in Boone for the second straight season. App State claimed a 3-1 win in Louisiana's October 2021 visit.

SERIES HISTORY
- App State: App State leads, 6-5 | Last match: W, 3-0 on 11/18/2021 in Foley, Ala.
Sun Belt Matches: App State leads, 6-3 | Current Streak: Won 1

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

Trending Upward: The Ragin' Cajuns have won five of their last six matches to clinch a winning record for the second straight season under Kristi Gray's leadership. Louisiana is one win shy of matching their win total from Gray's inaugural season (2021) and a pair from setting a new benchmark in her tenure.
Comfortable Spot: Back playing outside hitter after filling in at libero early in the season, Coco Gillett is finding her groove. She's riding a streak of four consecutive matches with a double-double and has produced double digits in kills in six of the last seven matches.
Collective Effort: It's been a group effort for Louisiana in Sun Belt Conference play with six different players having scored more than 70 or more kills (ranging from 70 to 107).
Another Level of Offense: Right side hitters Celeste Darling and Emery Judkins are coming off a strong series vs. Southern Miss, the duo combining for 44 kills (22 apiece) and both hitting .250-plus.
Future Rising: Freshman Lauryn Hill has stepped up in conference play, having tallied the third-most kills (96) and second-most digs (145).

NEW FACES
- Kristi Gray welcomed five newcomers to the program in the offseason. Transfers Mya Wilson (Georgia Southern), Paige Guidry (Nicholls), Celeste Darling (Houston) and Paola Garcia (UNLV), plus incoming freshman Lauryn Hill (Frisco, Texas/Liberty HS) as the newest members of the squad.
- Wilson hit .220-plus and accumulated at least 150 kills and 50 blocks each season at Georgia Southern (2019-21). Darling, who returns to Louisiana after competing as a freshman with the Ragin' Cajuns in 2019, helped lead Houston to the American Athletic Conference West Division title in the 2020-21 season and a 20-win season the following fall campaign.

PRESEASON PRAISE
Kelsey Bennett and Coco Gillett, both All-Sun Belt Conference selections in 2021, represented Louisiana on the 2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Volleyball team.

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana travels to Foley, Alabama to compete in the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Tournament from Thursday-Sunday, November 17-20 at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex.

The Ragin' Cajuns official seed for the event, as well as the time for the squad's opening match on Thursday, will be announced on Saturday, Nov. 13 following the conclusion of regular season play.

The Sun Belt's postseason event is back in Foley for the third straight season. All 14 teams are competing for the league's automatic bid with every match broadcast live via ESPN+.

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Louisiana Closes Out Regular Season with Trip to Boone

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Celeste Darling

Paola Garcia

Coco Gillett

Paige Guidry

Lauryn Hill

Emery Judkins

Mya Wilson

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Louisiana Closes Out Regular Season with Trip to Boone

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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Bennett

Celeste Darling

Paola Garcia

Coco Gillett

Paige Guidry

Lauryn Hill

Emery Judkins

Mya Wilson

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