Volleyball to Host Red-White Scrimmage Sunday at Long Gym

Contact: Matt Hebert

LAFAYETTE – A preview of Ragin' Cajuns volleyball 2012 is being offered for fans on Sunday, Aug. 19 when the program holds its first-ever Red-White Scrimmage at Earl K. Long Gym on the University of Louisiana main campus.

First serve is set for 5 p.m. The event is open to the public and admission is free.

Head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot will divide her roster in to two separate teams in a best-of-five set format. Each set will be played to 25 points, similar to regular season play.

The Cajuns, currently in the second week of preseason camp, are set to get their first look at live match action.

“We decided hold this scrimmage because I wanted to make sure the girls were game-ready before we opened regular season play next Friday,” Mazeitis-Fontenot said. “It's always an anxious moment when you step out for the first serve and you haven't experienced a game situation.

“This is going to give us one small opportunity to get the jitters out and make sure that we playing at the level I expect us to be performing at.”

Following Sunday's scrimmage the Cajuns begin classes for the Fall 2012 semester on Monday, Aug. 20, then travel to Huntsville, Texas on Thursday, Aug. 23 for the season-opening matches in the Sam Houston Invitational Friday-Saturday, Aug. 24-25.

SIDE OUTS: Thursday's practices were held at Earl K. Long Gym, the Ragin' Cajuns home facility, for the first time in preseason camp…Mazeitis-Fontenot and her squad opened preseason camp at Bourgeois Hall on UL's South Campus due to Student Union construction causing orientation programs to be shifted to Earl K. Long Gym…Sunday's scrimmage will be the first of two public appearances for the Cajuns prior to their home opener Labor Day weekend (Bon Temps Invitational Aug. 31-Sept. 1) as the volleyball squad is scheduled to take part in Fall Sports Fan Day on Sunday, Aug. 26 at the Cajundome…Louisiana returns 10 letterwinners from last season's squad that ended the campaign winning four of its final five matches including wins over Sun Belt powers UALR and FIU…Next Friday's season opener at Sam Houston State will mark the start of the fifth season under the direction of head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot…Louisiana's 31 victories over the past two seasons mark the most in consecutive years since 31 were recorded from 2001-02 and represents a 14-win total improvement for Mazeitis-Fontenot when compared to her first two seasons with the program…Mazeitis-Fontenot enters the 2012 season two wins shy of her 50th triumph with the Cajuns (her 48 wins are fourth-most in program history).

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Volleyball to Host Red-White Scrimmage Sunday at Long Gym

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