University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, August 22
Baton Rouge, La.
1:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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LSU
Louisiana Travels to LSU for Volleyball Exhibition
8/21/2026 11:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Cajuns face Tigers Saturday at the PMAC for final preseason event ahead of the 2026 season
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Volleyball team closes its preseason slate ahead of the program's 50th anniversary season with a road exhibition at LSU on Saturday, August 22 at the PMAC in Baton Rouge.
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Admission to the match versus the Tigers is free and first serve is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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Head coach Kristi Gray, her staff and the Ragin' Cajuns squad prepare for the final tune up before the official start of the 2026 campaign the weekend of August 29-30 at the Texas State Invitational in San Marcos, Texas.
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Competition in Saturday's exhibition will consist of four sets of play.
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UL sees its second on-court action of preseason camp, the trip to Baton Rouge following up last weekend's Vermilion and White Scrimmage held at E.K. Long Gym.
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Marlee Ervin paced all players in the Vermilion and White Scrimmage with nine kills while seven kills apiece from newcomers Taylor Gaines and Sarah Schnell along with 19 assists from Ryleigh Garis led Team White to victory in all three sets.
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Louisiana returns the vast majority of its 2025 roster, returning 14 players including offensive weapons Ervin, Grace Sweeney and Jazmine Gaston, setters Garis and Nene Hawkins, leading middle blocker Lindsey Henry and libero Kennedy Gustafson.
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LSU concluded last season with a 13-14 record and finished 6-9 in SEC play. The Tigers are led by 2026 Preseason All-SEC selection Jurnee Robinson, a senior who led the SEC in 2025 with 5.34 points per set and 4.84 kills per set and enters this season as LSU's rally era career leader in both categories.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Louisiana officially kicks off the program's 50th anniversary season from Saturday-Sunday, August 29-30 at the Texas State Invitational in San Marcos, Texas competing against Oklahoma and former Sun Belt foe Texas State.
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The following week the Ragin' Cajuns open the home slate on Tuesday, September 1 vs. McNeese immediately followed by the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic from September 3 through September 5 at E.K. Long Gym.
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ABOUT LOUISIANA
Louisiana (15-11, 7-9 SBC) has produced a winning overall record in four of the previous five seasons with head coach Kristi Gray who is entering her sixth season leading the program in the fall of 2026.
Last season, Louisiana displayed a balanced offense with five different players accounting for 150-plus kills and ranked Top 100 nationally and among the Top 3 in the Sun Belt Conference in kills per set (13.28) and hitting percentage (.238).
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The 17-member roster for the 2026 Louisiana Volleyball season includes 14 returners from the 2025 roster.
The 6-2 setter duo of Ryleigh Garis and Nene Hawkins, outside hitters Marlee Ervin and Grace Sweeney and opposite hitter Jazmine Gaston, who each produced 150-plus kills, plus middle blocker Lindsey Henry, who posted 88 blocks in her collegiate debut, all return from a Ragin' Cajuns squad that ranked Top 3 in the SBC in offense (kills per set and hitting percentage).
The Ragin' Cajuns continue to raise the bar in fan involvement, breaking the single-season total attendance record with 9,518 fans attending across the 13-match home slate at E.K. Long Gym in the 2025 season – the third time in four years establishing a new mark. Twice during the season, a new single-match record was set: Aug. 29 vs. Texas Southern (984) and Oct. 3 vs. App State (989).
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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.
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.
Fans can support the volleyball student-athletes, and invest in the program's future, through The Cajuns Edge Fund (click here) to contribute directly to the Louisiana Athletics and Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Foundation's revenue-sharing initiative or by joining the Back Reaux Club (click here).
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Admission to the match versus the Tigers is free and first serve is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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Head coach Kristi Gray, her staff and the Ragin' Cajuns squad prepare for the final tune up before the official start of the 2026 campaign the weekend of August 29-30 at the Texas State Invitational in San Marcos, Texas.
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Competition in Saturday's exhibition will consist of four sets of play.
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UL sees its second on-court action of preseason camp, the trip to Baton Rouge following up last weekend's Vermilion and White Scrimmage held at E.K. Long Gym.
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Marlee Ervin paced all players in the Vermilion and White Scrimmage with nine kills while seven kills apiece from newcomers Taylor Gaines and Sarah Schnell along with 19 assists from Ryleigh Garis led Team White to victory in all three sets.
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Louisiana returns the vast majority of its 2025 roster, returning 14 players including offensive weapons Ervin, Grace Sweeney and Jazmine Gaston, setters Garis and Nene Hawkins, leading middle blocker Lindsey Henry and libero Kennedy Gustafson.
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LSU concluded last season with a 13-14 record and finished 6-9 in SEC play. The Tigers are led by 2026 Preseason All-SEC selection Jurnee Robinson, a senior who led the SEC in 2025 with 5.34 points per set and 4.84 kills per set and enters this season as LSU's rally era career leader in both categories.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Louisiana officially kicks off the program's 50th anniversary season from Saturday-Sunday, August 29-30 at the Texas State Invitational in San Marcos, Texas competing against Oklahoma and former Sun Belt foe Texas State.
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The following week the Ragin' Cajuns open the home slate on Tuesday, September 1 vs. McNeese immediately followed by the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic from September 3 through September 5 at E.K. Long Gym.
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ABOUT LOUISIANA
Louisiana (15-11, 7-9 SBC) has produced a winning overall record in four of the previous five seasons with head coach Kristi Gray who is entering her sixth season leading the program in the fall of 2026.
Last season, Louisiana displayed a balanced offense with five different players accounting for 150-plus kills and ranked Top 100 nationally and among the Top 3 in the Sun Belt Conference in kills per set (13.28) and hitting percentage (.238).
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The 17-member roster for the 2026 Louisiana Volleyball season includes 14 returners from the 2025 roster.
The 6-2 setter duo of Ryleigh Garis and Nene Hawkins, outside hitters Marlee Ervin and Grace Sweeney and opposite hitter Jazmine Gaston, who each produced 150-plus kills, plus middle blocker Lindsey Henry, who posted 88 blocks in her collegiate debut, all return from a Ragin' Cajuns squad that ranked Top 3 in the SBC in offense (kills per set and hitting percentage).
The Ragin' Cajuns continue to raise the bar in fan involvement, breaking the single-season total attendance record with 9,518 fans attending across the 13-match home slate at E.K. Long Gym in the 2025 season – the third time in four years establishing a new mark. Twice during the season, a new single-match record was set: Aug. 29 vs. Texas Southern (984) and Oct. 3 vs. App State (989).
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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.
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.
Fans can support the volleyball student-athletes, and invest in the program's future, through The Cajuns Edge Fund (click here) to contribute directly to the Louisiana Athletics and Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Foundation's revenue-sharing initiative or by joining the Back Reaux Club (click here).
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