Caitlyn Auxilien

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Mandeville, La.
High School:
Fontainebleau HS

2013 (Junior)
Named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 21 after averaging 5.0 digs per set in wins over Georgia State and UALR … finished seventh in SBC in digs per … enters season ranked third all-time at Louisiana in total digs … picked up a season-high 25 digs vs Nicholls (9/6) and Georgia State (10/18) … totaled eight 20-dig matches for the season … averaged 22.75 digs per set in four-match stretch from 10/18 to 10/27 … had a season-high three service aces vs Georgia State (10/18) … had a season-high six assists at Georgia State (10/25).

2012 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 119 sets on the season for the Ragin’ Cajuns while posting the fifth-highest total of digs (478) in a single-season since the rally scoring era began…earned honorable mention All-Louisiana honors after averaging 4.02 digs per set and finishing seventh overall among Sun Belt Conference players…recorded double figures in digs in 26 of Louisiana’s 32 matches…recorded 20 or more digs in six matches on the season…began the year with a career-high 34 digs at Sam Houston State…added 29 digs against UIC, 22 in matches against Lamar and North Texas and 20 in matches at Troy and UALR…earned All-Tournament honors at the Memphis Invitational after averaging 4.8 digs per set (14 vs. Alabama A&M, 14 vs. Belmont, 29 vs. UIC, 15 vs. Memphis) and helping the Ragin' Cajuns to their first tournament victory on the road since 2002...finished fifth overall on the team with 21 service aces…notched a season-best three aces in matches against Jacksonville and ULM…posted a serve percentage of .968 on the season, leading all regulars in the lineup…recorded her first career kill against Troy in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

2011 (Freshman)
Appeared in 110 sets, fifth most on the squad…started rookie campaign as defensive specialist, then transitioned to libero at the Texas State-hosted CenturyLink Premier (Sept. 9)…with the exception of a mid-October stretch, remained as Cajuns’ libero…finished with 308 digs, the second-highest tally on the squad…Averaged 2.80 digs per set…recorded 17 matches of double figure digs…reeled off a streak of 12 consecutive matches in double digit digs (Sept. 10-Oct. 9)…during that streak, collected 165 digs over 43 sets, averaging 3.84 digs per set…after returning to libero slot at UALR on Oct. 30, finished strong piling up at least eight digs and reaching double figures three times in the final five matches…set a personal best with 27 digs in the UALR match…committed only 30 reception errors the entire season…at season’s end, held the team best for digs in a three set match (17) and five-set match (27)…accumulated 20 service aces, with her season-best of seven occurring on Sept. 2 vs. Texas Southern…in Sun Belt matches, compiled 180 digs over 62 sets (2.90 digs/set), second only to Mandi Gavin’s 183 digs.

High School
A four-year letterwinner under head coach Danny Tullis at Fontainebleau High School...helped FHS to three district championships, a state runner-up finish and a state semifinal appearance.

Personal
Born Jan. 22, 1993 in New Orleans…the daughter of Kim and Albert Auxilien...Has one older sister, Ashley…active in community service as a soup kitchen volunteer…a Nursing major.