University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, November 11
Boone, N.C.
5:00 p.m. (CST)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
14-10, 8-7SBC
0
at
3
App State
17-9, 10-5SBC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 23 | 20 | 24 | 0 |
| App State | 25 | 25 | 26 | 3 |
Timely Scores, Late Comeback Pushes App State Past Louisiana Volleyball
11/11/2022 8:45:00 PM | Volleyball
Ragin’ Cajuns seek to bounce back, and build momentum for postseason, in Saturday’s rematch
BOONE, N.C. – With timely scores in the first set, an early scoring run in the second set and a comeback in the final set, the host-App State Mountaineers collected a 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 26-24) win over the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball team on Friday, November 11 at the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina.
App State (17-9, 10-5 Sun Belt) used an efficient .298 hitting percentage and a 48-36 advantage in kills to knock off Louisiana (14-10, 8-7 Sun Belt) in the opener of the two-match series in Boone. The Mountaineers crisp attack prevented the Ragin' Cajuns from leading by no more than four points throughout the contest.
A key non-reversal of a challenge in Set 1 spurned momentum for the Mountaineers who went up by three points instead of a one-point differential and expanded the lead to 12-7. The Ragin' Cajuns stormed back to create a one-score situation at 16-15 after Lauryn Hill scored a kill and an ace.
App State got the critical side out, though, to stay ahead until Paige Guidry's ace gave UL a 21-20 lead. The Ragin' Cajuns lead was short-lived as the timely answers showed up once again for App State, beginning with back-to-back kills from Sarah Missroon and McCall Denny for a 22-21 lead.
The Mountaineers were on the fast track to a commanding 2-0 match lead after a 7-0 scoring run broke a 2-all deadlock in Set 2. Louisiana chipped away at the deficit after a kill from Hill began a four-point spurt that closed the deficit to 13-9.
The theme of timely scores continued as App State got a pair of critical kills on back-to-back rallies to begin to extend the lead back out at 16-10. The Ragin' Cajuns didn't back down closing back within four points later on at 23-19 following a kill from Kara Barnes out of a Mountaineers timeout.
With a 7-0 run, capped off by back-to-back aces from Guidry, Louisiana forged ahead 14-12 in Set 3 and later gained further separation when kills from Cami Hicks and Celeste Darling followed by a block from the duo stretched the lead to 18-14.
App State responded with a 7-3 run to even the score out and later spoiled the Ragin' Cajuns bid to extend the match when a Sam Bickley ace gave the hosts the upper hand, at 24-23, prior to extra points beginning.
The Mountaineers topped the Ragin' Cajuns for the fourth straight time in an SBC regular season contest and increased its series advantage in Boone to 5-1.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Coco Gillett turned in a team-leading 10 kills and match-high 10 digs as she recorded a double-double for the fifth consecutive match (dates back to ULM series).
Louisiana's middles were highly efficient on the attack, as Barnes scored seven kills off 15 swings and a .400 hitting percentage while Hicks contributed six kills off only 10 swings and a .500 percentage.
Hicks and Darling had a hand in multiple blocks as they led the way with four and two blocks, respectively.
Setter Siena DeCambra put away two kills on three attempts in addition to her team-leading 21 assists. She also contributed eight digs and posted one block.
Guidry's three aces marked her career-high total for a single match and was part of a busy night that saw her also round up six digs and pass out two assists.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana returns to the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone on Saturday, November 12 for the final regular season contest of the 2022 campaign.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Mountaineers are set to meet at 12:00 p.m. (CST) to wrap up their two-match Sun Belt series and take one more shot at a momentum boost prior to next week's conference tournament in Foley, Alabama.
The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ and live stats can be accessed 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.
Fans are also encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
App State (17-9, 10-5 Sun Belt) used an efficient .298 hitting percentage and a 48-36 advantage in kills to knock off Louisiana (14-10, 8-7 Sun Belt) in the opener of the two-match series in Boone. The Mountaineers crisp attack prevented the Ragin' Cajuns from leading by no more than four points throughout the contest.
A key non-reversal of a challenge in Set 1 spurned momentum for the Mountaineers who went up by three points instead of a one-point differential and expanded the lead to 12-7. The Ragin' Cajuns stormed back to create a one-score situation at 16-15 after Lauryn Hill scored a kill and an ace.
App State got the critical side out, though, to stay ahead until Paige Guidry's ace gave UL a 21-20 lead. The Ragin' Cajuns lead was short-lived as the timely answers showed up once again for App State, beginning with back-to-back kills from Sarah Missroon and McCall Denny for a 22-21 lead.
The Mountaineers were on the fast track to a commanding 2-0 match lead after a 7-0 scoring run broke a 2-all deadlock in Set 2. Louisiana chipped away at the deficit after a kill from Hill began a four-point spurt that closed the deficit to 13-9.
The theme of timely scores continued as App State got a pair of critical kills on back-to-back rallies to begin to extend the lead back out at 16-10. The Ragin' Cajuns didn't back down closing back within four points later on at 23-19 following a kill from Kara Barnes out of a Mountaineers timeout.
With a 7-0 run, capped off by back-to-back aces from Guidry, Louisiana forged ahead 14-12 in Set 3 and later gained further separation when kills from Cami Hicks and Celeste Darling followed by a block from the duo stretched the lead to 18-14.
App State responded with a 7-3 run to even the score out and later spoiled the Ragin' Cajuns bid to extend the match when a Sam Bickley ace gave the hosts the upper hand, at 24-23, prior to extra points beginning.
The Mountaineers topped the Ragin' Cajuns for the fourth straight time in an SBC regular season contest and increased its series advantage in Boone to 5-1.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Coco Gillett turned in a team-leading 10 kills and match-high 10 digs as she recorded a double-double for the fifth consecutive match (dates back to ULM series).
Louisiana's middles were highly efficient on the attack, as Barnes scored seven kills off 15 swings and a .400 hitting percentage while Hicks contributed six kills off only 10 swings and a .500 percentage.
Hicks and Darling had a hand in multiple blocks as they led the way with four and two blocks, respectively.
Setter Siena DeCambra put away two kills on three attempts in addition to her team-leading 21 assists. She also contributed eight digs and posted one block.
Guidry's three aces marked her career-high total for a single match and was part of a busy night that saw her also round up six digs and pass out two assists.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana returns to the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone on Saturday, November 12 for the final regular season contest of the 2022 campaign.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Mountaineers are set to meet at 12:00 p.m. (CST) to wrap up their two-match Sun Belt series and take one more shot at a momentum boost prior to next week's conference tournament in Foley, Alabama.
The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ and live stats can be accessed 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.
Fans are also encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
- www.RaginCajuns.com -
Team Stats
LA
APP
Kills
36
48
Errors
19
14
Attempts
105
114
Hitting %
.162
.298
Points
51.0
60.0
Assists
33
43
Aces
8
3
Blocks
7.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
4
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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