University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, September 2
Lubbock, Texas
7:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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0
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3
Texas Tech
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Louisiana
22
24
28
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Texas Tech
25
26
30
3
Red Raiders Claim Close One from Ragin’ Cajuns
9/2/2023 10:27:00 PM | Volleyball
Pair of extra point battles favor Texas Tech in Red Raider Classic finale
LUBBOCK, Texas – In a tightly contested match where each set was decided by three points or less it was Texas Tech picking up a 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 30-28) win over the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball team in the finale of the Red Raider Classic on Saturday, September 2 at United Supermarkets Arena.
Evident of how the match result could have gone either way, the final two set victories for the Red Raiders (6-1) came in extra points. Overall in the match there were 31 ties and 14 lead changes.
Louisiana (4-3) had the advantage on offense, holding a 46-44 edge in kills, but was ultimately undone by more than twice as many attack errors (26) as the Red Raiders (12) had.
UL took a 19-18 lead late in the opening set after Mya Wilson slammed a kill off the block and Cami Hicks served up an ace, but the Red Raiders recovered with a 5-1 spurt to seize control.
With a kill by Lauryn Hill, block from Hicks and kill from Celeste Darling the Cajuns stormed back to even Set 2 at 24-all. The chance to even the match was spoiled as TTU sided out with Caitlin Dugan's kill and won the subsequent point.
Louisiana was primed to extend the match, holding a 24-19 lead in Set 3 after an ace from Chelsea George followed by a kill from Hill. The Red Raiders stormed back five straight winners and fought off set point four times before back-to-back blocks sealed the match victory.
Hill was UL's top point producer, landing 13 kills while freshman Abby Cunningham followed with eight kills off her 17 swings. TTU was able to limit Shyia Richardson to her first single-digit output of the season at five kills.
Digs were even at 48-all as Mio Yamamoto's 20 digs and George's 12 digs carried Louisiana. The Red Raiders had the decisive defensive edge, out-blocking the Ragin' Cajuns 12-2 with Kate Hansen (6) and Reese Rhodes (5) having a hand in all but three of the blocks.
Setter Siena DeCambra, who averaged 11.6 assists per set for the weekend, and Hicks represented Louisiana on the Red Raider Classic all-tournament team.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana heads into the final week of its season-opening road stretch which takes the squad east on Interstate 10.
First up is a morning midweek matchup in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, September 6 at LSU with first serve at the PMAC set for 11:00 a.m. The contest will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
From Baton Rouge, the Ragin Cajuns move on to Jacksonville, Florida for the UNF Invitational from Friday-Saturday, September 8-9. UL is scheduled for matches against Charlotte, North Florida and Texas Southern.
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.
Evident of how the match result could have gone either way, the final two set victories for the Red Raiders (6-1) came in extra points. Overall in the match there were 31 ties and 14 lead changes.
Louisiana (4-3) had the advantage on offense, holding a 46-44 edge in kills, but was ultimately undone by more than twice as many attack errors (26) as the Red Raiders (12) had.
UL took a 19-18 lead late in the opening set after Mya Wilson slammed a kill off the block and Cami Hicks served up an ace, but the Red Raiders recovered with a 5-1 spurt to seize control.
With a kill by Lauryn Hill, block from Hicks and kill from Celeste Darling the Cajuns stormed back to even Set 2 at 24-all. The chance to even the match was spoiled as TTU sided out with Caitlin Dugan's kill and won the subsequent point.
Louisiana was primed to extend the match, holding a 24-19 lead in Set 3 after an ace from Chelsea George followed by a kill from Hill. The Red Raiders stormed back five straight winners and fought off set point four times before back-to-back blocks sealed the match victory.
Hill was UL's top point producer, landing 13 kills while freshman Abby Cunningham followed with eight kills off her 17 swings. TTU was able to limit Shyia Richardson to her first single-digit output of the season at five kills.
Digs were even at 48-all as Mio Yamamoto's 20 digs and George's 12 digs carried Louisiana. The Red Raiders had the decisive defensive edge, out-blocking the Ragin' Cajuns 12-2 with Kate Hansen (6) and Reese Rhodes (5) having a hand in all but three of the blocks.
Setter Siena DeCambra, who averaged 11.6 assists per set for the weekend, and Hicks represented Louisiana on the Red Raider Classic all-tournament team.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana heads into the final week of its season-opening road stretch which takes the squad east on Interstate 10.
First up is a morning midweek matchup in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, September 6 at LSU with first serve at the PMAC set for 11:00 a.m. The contest will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
From Baton Rouge, the Ragin Cajuns move on to Jacksonville, Florida for the UNF Invitational from Friday-Saturday, September 8-9. UL is scheduled for matches against Charlotte, North Florida and Texas Southern.
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
UL
TTU
Kills
46
44
Errors
26
12
Attempts
131
111
Hitting %
.153
.288
Points
52.0
60.0
Assists
41
42
Aces
4
4
Blocks
2.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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