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Ragin' Cajuns Open Final Road Stretch Tuesday at McNeese
10/19/2015 5:49:00 PM | Volleyball
Ragin' Cajuns Open Final Road Stretch Tuesday at McNeese
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 at McNeese State | 7 p.m. | Lake Charles, La.
Match 23: Louisiana (5-17) at McNeese State (8-13)
Tuesday, Oct. 20 • 7 p.m. (CDT) • Memorial Gym (315) • Lake Charles, La.
Series: Louisiana leads 41-14
Last Meeting: 8/31/12 at Earl K. Long Gym – Louisiana W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-12)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Rosters: Louisiana | McNeese State
Schedules: Louisiana | McNeese State
Season Stats: Louisiana | McNeese State
Ragin' Cajuns Twitter: @UL_Volleyball
Opponents Twitter: @McNeeseVball
LAKE CHARLES – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team plays the first of its four remaining road matches on the 2015 schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 20 facing McNeese State in a 7 p.m., match at Memorial Gym in Lake Charles.
The match also represents the final non-conference contest of the season for the Ragin' Cajuns (5-17). Louisiana seeks to end a four-match losing streak.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Cowgirls (8-13) are meeting for the first time since August 2012 when Louisiana won in straight sets at Earl K. Long Gym. It's the first matchup at Memorial Gym in Lake Charles since the 2009 season.
Head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot's team is coming off a pair of losses at Long Gym last weekend. Georgia Southern hit .248 and threw up 14 blocks in claiming a four-set win on Friday, then Troy overcame the Cajuns' .212 hitting percentage and 14 blocks to win in five sets on Saturday.
Louisiana is in its second full week with Keely Hayes at setter. Hayes took over the position after Jessica Bartczyszyn suffered a hand injury in practice prior to the South Alabama contest. Utilizing the dump kill, Hayes adds to the Cajuns offense as evidenced by 14 kills over nine sets on the GASO-Troy homestand.
Freshman Hanna Rovira, like Nia Antoine in the latter part of September, is finding a spot in the six-player rotation at right side hitter. She's coming off a weekend in which she paced the Ragin' Cajuns with 2.67 kills per set on a .227 hitting percentage, highlighted by a career-high 16 kills vs. Troy.
Senior Sara Mossakowski is expected to miss Tuesday's contest as she receives treatment for a lingering back injury. The Frisco, Texas, native leads the team with 2.37 kills per set for the season and has reached at least eight kills in 12 of 15 matches started.
The Cajuns can rely on St. Martinville's Chanelle Gardner who ranks second at 2.31 kills per set and Chole Cordell, who has averaged 1.90 kills per set over the past two weeks, for offense.
The tandem of Sydney Davis (3.20 digs/set) and Stacey Reilly (2.67 digs/set) guides the Cajuns on the back row.
McNeese has an active three-match win streak. The Cowgirls have won four of their last five matches including back-to-back straight set wins over Texas Southern and Nicholls State last week.
Senior outside hitter Malina Sanchez continues to pace the Cowgirls with 230 kills for an average of 2.84 per set. Sanchez is also second on the team in digs with 205 and service aces with 17. Bridget Justis has a team high 326 digs for an average of 3.98 per set and 18 service aces.
The Cajuns have won four of the previous five meetings with the Cowgirls, all under the direction of Mazeitis-Fontenot. McNeese head coach Ashleigh Fitzgerald coaches against Louisiana for the first time.
None of the current Ragin' Cajuns played in the last meeting, a 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-12) UL win on Aug. 31, 2012, at Long Gym. Sanchez, Kelly Graham and Amber Fryer – all seniors – remain on the Cowgirls roster.
NOTEWORTHY
THE FINAL ROAD STRETCH: Following Tuesday's match, the Ragin' Cajuns travel to Little Rock, Ark., to meet the Trojans at the Jack Stephens Center on Friday, Oct. 23. The following weekend, Louisiana plays its final road matches of the season at Appalachian State (Oct. 30) and Georgia State (Oct. 31).
IN-STATE ROAD STREAK: Louisiana has won its last two road contests within the state's borders. The Cajuns rallied from 2-0 deficits to win at Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29) and ULM (Oct. 7).
RALLY CRY: The Ragin' Cajuns sport an 8-9 mark in sets once a match is extended past the third set (3-3 in fifth set).
WORKING OVERTIME: Louisiana is in a stretch of five straight matches that have been extended past the third set. The Cajuns lone straight sets sweep of the season came Sept. 8 vs. Southern. The opposition's last sweep was on Oct. 3 vs. Appalachian State.
HERE COME'S HANNA: Since being inserted into the rotation at ULM on Oct. 7, freshman Hanna Rovira has increased her offensive production. Her last five matches production includes: 5 kills at ULM (10/7), 6 kills at USA and Troy (10/9-10), 8 kills vs. GASO (10/16) and 16 kills vs. Troy (10/17).
DAVIS' DIGGIN' IT: Freshman Sydney Davis is riding a string of three straight matches with double digits in digs. The Cajuns' libero is 38 digs shy of reaching 300 in her inaugural collegiate campaign. Davis has scooped up double figures in digs 14 of 22 matches played.
CONSTANT CHANELLE: Junior middle blocker Chanelle Gardner has posted at least five kills in nine straight outings. She's coming off a nine-kill performance on 21 swings vs. Troy on Saturday. The St. Martinville product is 16 shy of 700 career kills.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Chanelle Gardner's 269 career blocks places her fourth in the rally scoring era Top 5. She is 12 blocks shy of surpassing Lesley Mirarchi (280) for third place.
CLOSER TO SECOND: Head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot is four wins shy of sole possession of second place on the program's victories list. Her 108 wins have her chasing Sherry LeBas (111) for second, then Wilo Colon (136) for the lead.
McNEESE STATE SERIES NOTABLES: Louisiana leads all-time series 41-14…Ragin' Cajuns have won four of the last five meetings (all under Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot's guidance)…McNeese State is 3-2 vs. Louisiana on its home court since 2000...Series dates back to the Ragin' Cajuns initial season of competition in 1976…Programs met each year from 1982-98; only 10 meetings since then.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 at McNeese State | 7 p.m. | Lake Charles, La.
Match 23: Louisiana (5-17) at McNeese State (8-13)
Tuesday, Oct. 20 • 7 p.m. (CDT) • Memorial Gym (315) • Lake Charles, La.
Series: Louisiana leads 41-14
Last Meeting: 8/31/12 at Earl K. Long Gym – Louisiana W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-12)
Video ($$) | Live Stats
Rosters: Louisiana | McNeese State
Schedules: Louisiana | McNeese State
Season Stats: Louisiana | McNeese State
Ragin' Cajuns Twitter: @UL_Volleyball
Opponents Twitter: @McNeeseVball
LAKE CHARLES – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team plays the first of its four remaining road matches on the 2015 schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 20 facing McNeese State in a 7 p.m., match at Memorial Gym in Lake Charles.
The match also represents the final non-conference contest of the season for the Ragin' Cajuns (5-17). Louisiana seeks to end a four-match losing streak.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Cowgirls (8-13) are meeting for the first time since August 2012 when Louisiana won in straight sets at Earl K. Long Gym. It's the first matchup at Memorial Gym in Lake Charles since the 2009 season.
Head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot's team is coming off a pair of losses at Long Gym last weekend. Georgia Southern hit .248 and threw up 14 blocks in claiming a four-set win on Friday, then Troy overcame the Cajuns' .212 hitting percentage and 14 blocks to win in five sets on Saturday.
Louisiana is in its second full week with Keely Hayes at setter. Hayes took over the position after Jessica Bartczyszyn suffered a hand injury in practice prior to the South Alabama contest. Utilizing the dump kill, Hayes adds to the Cajuns offense as evidenced by 14 kills over nine sets on the GASO-Troy homestand.
Freshman Hanna Rovira, like Nia Antoine in the latter part of September, is finding a spot in the six-player rotation at right side hitter. She's coming off a weekend in which she paced the Ragin' Cajuns with 2.67 kills per set on a .227 hitting percentage, highlighted by a career-high 16 kills vs. Troy.
Senior Sara Mossakowski is expected to miss Tuesday's contest as she receives treatment for a lingering back injury. The Frisco, Texas, native leads the team with 2.37 kills per set for the season and has reached at least eight kills in 12 of 15 matches started.
The Cajuns can rely on St. Martinville's Chanelle Gardner who ranks second at 2.31 kills per set and Chole Cordell, who has averaged 1.90 kills per set over the past two weeks, for offense.
The tandem of Sydney Davis (3.20 digs/set) and Stacey Reilly (2.67 digs/set) guides the Cajuns on the back row.
McNeese has an active three-match win streak. The Cowgirls have won four of their last five matches including back-to-back straight set wins over Texas Southern and Nicholls State last week.
Senior outside hitter Malina Sanchez continues to pace the Cowgirls with 230 kills for an average of 2.84 per set. Sanchez is also second on the team in digs with 205 and service aces with 17. Bridget Justis has a team high 326 digs for an average of 3.98 per set and 18 service aces.
The Cajuns have won four of the previous five meetings with the Cowgirls, all under the direction of Mazeitis-Fontenot. McNeese head coach Ashleigh Fitzgerald coaches against Louisiana for the first time.
None of the current Ragin' Cajuns played in the last meeting, a 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-12) UL win on Aug. 31, 2012, at Long Gym. Sanchez, Kelly Graham and Amber Fryer – all seniors – remain on the Cowgirls roster.
NOTEWORTHY
THE FINAL ROAD STRETCH: Following Tuesday's match, the Ragin' Cajuns travel to Little Rock, Ark., to meet the Trojans at the Jack Stephens Center on Friday, Oct. 23. The following weekend, Louisiana plays its final road matches of the season at Appalachian State (Oct. 30) and Georgia State (Oct. 31).
IN-STATE ROAD STREAK: Louisiana has won its last two road contests within the state's borders. The Cajuns rallied from 2-0 deficits to win at Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29) and ULM (Oct. 7).
RALLY CRY: The Ragin' Cajuns sport an 8-9 mark in sets once a match is extended past the third set (3-3 in fifth set).
WORKING OVERTIME: Louisiana is in a stretch of five straight matches that have been extended past the third set. The Cajuns lone straight sets sweep of the season came Sept. 8 vs. Southern. The opposition's last sweep was on Oct. 3 vs. Appalachian State.
HERE COME'S HANNA: Since being inserted into the rotation at ULM on Oct. 7, freshman Hanna Rovira has increased her offensive production. Her last five matches production includes: 5 kills at ULM (10/7), 6 kills at USA and Troy (10/9-10), 8 kills vs. GASO (10/16) and 16 kills vs. Troy (10/17).
DAVIS' DIGGIN' IT: Freshman Sydney Davis is riding a string of three straight matches with double digits in digs. The Cajuns' libero is 38 digs shy of reaching 300 in her inaugural collegiate campaign. Davis has scooped up double figures in digs 14 of 22 matches played.
CONSTANT CHANELLE: Junior middle blocker Chanelle Gardner has posted at least five kills in nine straight outings. She's coming off a nine-kill performance on 21 swings vs. Troy on Saturday. The St. Martinville product is 16 shy of 700 career kills.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Chanelle Gardner's 269 career blocks places her fourth in the rally scoring era Top 5. She is 12 blocks shy of surpassing Lesley Mirarchi (280) for third place.
CLOSER TO SECOND: Head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot is four wins shy of sole possession of second place on the program's victories list. Her 108 wins have her chasing Sherry LeBas (111) for second, then Wilo Colon (136) for the lead.
McNEESE STATE SERIES NOTABLES: Louisiana leads all-time series 41-14…Ragin' Cajuns have won four of the last five meetings (all under Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot's guidance)…McNeese State is 3-2 vs. Louisiana on its home court since 2000...Series dates back to the Ragin' Cajuns initial season of competition in 1976…Programs met each year from 1982-98; only 10 meetings since then.
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