University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, October 18
Troy, Ala.
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5-11, 1-4SBC
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Troy
8-9, 3-4SBC
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Louisiana
15
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Troy
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Fast Start Leads Trojans Past Cajuns in Series Opener in Troy
10/18/2024 9:27:00 PM | Volleyball
Louisiana was kept off track until the third set
TROY, Ala. – Troy started quick in the first two sets and withstood defensive pressure from the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball team in the third set to finish off a 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-23) win on Friday, October 18 at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama.
Louisiana (5-11, 1-4 SBC) was placed in recovery mode early as the Trojans (8-9, 3-4 SBC) raced out to identical 10-3 starts in the first two sets in building a 2-0 match lead.
The Ragin' Cajuns picked up seven of their match-best 11 blocks in the third set alone and out-dug the Trojans 23-17 in an all-out effort to extend the match. There were 12 ties and six lead changes before Troy fended off UL's pushback.
The Trojans established control early with their offense by hitting .260 and scoring 30 kills through two sets before finishing with a 49-22 kills advantage for the match. With Troy siding out at a 77 percent rate the Ragin' Cajuns offense was unable to pick up momentum early on, totaling only 12 kills by intermission.
Troy extended its series win streak to three matches dating back to last season's sweep at E.K. Long Gym and moved its series lead in the SBC era to 16-9.
The Ragin' Cajuns found their footing in Set 3 starting with Cailin Demps and Abby Cunningham both scoring a pair of kills to jump ahead 5-4. The blocking took over next, a combo stuff from Cunningham and Cami Hicks on the next rally preserving the lead and later Demps joining Chelsea Gilmore for back-to-back stuffs that opened a 12-9 lead.
Louisiana played with the lead in its effort to extend the contest into the 20s even taking a 21-19 lead after a Lauryn Hill kill and a combo block from Cunningham and Gilmore.
Troy won the next three rallies to take a 22-21 lead and start a seesaw finish. UL went back in front after back-to-back Trojans miscues, however Amiah Butler responded with consecutive kills to give Troy a 24-23 lead and then an awry serve receive took Megan Hawkins into the net as the Cajuns comeback effort was stopped short.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Demps and Hill combined for 12 of Louisiana's 22 kills, each scoring six kills. Demps also paced the squad with a match-high tying six blocks.
Hicks furnished four kills and reached her customary mark of five blocks. It was the 12th time this season (in 15 matches) that the graduate middle block posts at least five blocks.
Gilmore joined Demps in throwing up six blocks and Cunningham totaled four blocks after being inserted into the lineup in the Set 3.
The quartet of Cajuns with four blocks or more led to a healthy 11-3 advantage over the Trojans.
Libero Mio Yamamoto led all players in the match with 18 digs. She had nearly three times as many digs as all but one of the Trojans, Tori Hester's 10 digs the only mark higher than seven digs.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana concludes the two-match Sun Belt Conference series in Troy, Alabama on Saturday, October 19 meeting the Trojans in a 2:00 p.m. contest inside Trojan Arena.
Live coverage of the rematch between the two teams is available on ESPN+ and CajunStats.com.
The Ragin' Cajuns will seek to halt a three-match losing streak to the Trojans and aim to close the gap in the win column in the division ledger with the five teams currently ahead all having at least three SBC West wins.
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.
Louisiana (5-11, 1-4 SBC) was placed in recovery mode early as the Trojans (8-9, 3-4 SBC) raced out to identical 10-3 starts in the first two sets in building a 2-0 match lead.
The Ragin' Cajuns picked up seven of their match-best 11 blocks in the third set alone and out-dug the Trojans 23-17 in an all-out effort to extend the match. There were 12 ties and six lead changes before Troy fended off UL's pushback.
The Trojans established control early with their offense by hitting .260 and scoring 30 kills through two sets before finishing with a 49-22 kills advantage for the match. With Troy siding out at a 77 percent rate the Ragin' Cajuns offense was unable to pick up momentum early on, totaling only 12 kills by intermission.
Troy extended its series win streak to three matches dating back to last season's sweep at E.K. Long Gym and moved its series lead in the SBC era to 16-9.
The Ragin' Cajuns found their footing in Set 3 starting with Cailin Demps and Abby Cunningham both scoring a pair of kills to jump ahead 5-4. The blocking took over next, a combo stuff from Cunningham and Cami Hicks on the next rally preserving the lead and later Demps joining Chelsea Gilmore for back-to-back stuffs that opened a 12-9 lead.
Louisiana played with the lead in its effort to extend the contest into the 20s even taking a 21-19 lead after a Lauryn Hill kill and a combo block from Cunningham and Gilmore.
Troy won the next three rallies to take a 22-21 lead and start a seesaw finish. UL went back in front after back-to-back Trojans miscues, however Amiah Butler responded with consecutive kills to give Troy a 24-23 lead and then an awry serve receive took Megan Hawkins into the net as the Cajuns comeback effort was stopped short.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Demps and Hill combined for 12 of Louisiana's 22 kills, each scoring six kills. Demps also paced the squad with a match-high tying six blocks.
Hicks furnished four kills and reached her customary mark of five blocks. It was the 12th time this season (in 15 matches) that the graduate middle block posts at least five blocks.
Gilmore joined Demps in throwing up six blocks and Cunningham totaled four blocks after being inserted into the lineup in the Set 3.
The quartet of Cajuns with four blocks or more led to a healthy 11-3 advantage over the Trojans.
Libero Mio Yamamoto led all players in the match with 18 digs. She had nearly three times as many digs as all but one of the Trojans, Tori Hester's 10 digs the only mark higher than seven digs.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana concludes the two-match Sun Belt Conference series in Troy, Alabama on Saturday, October 19 meeting the Trojans in a 2:00 p.m. contest inside Trojan Arena.
Live coverage of the rematch between the two teams is available on ESPN+ and CajunStats.com.
The Ragin' Cajuns will seek to halt a three-match losing streak to the Trojans and aim to close the gap in the win column in the division ledger with the five teams currently ahead all having at least three SBC West wins.
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.
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Team Stats
UL
TROY
Kills
22
49
Errors
11
18
Attempts
83
134
Hitting %
.133
.231
Points
34.0
58.0
Assists
22
46
Aces
1
6
Blocks
11.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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