University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, August 27
Houston, Texas
12 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
1-1
2
at
3
Houston Baptist
1-1
1
2
3
4
5
F
Louisiana
25
25
22
16
12
2
HBU
19
21
25
25
15
3
Team Stats
UL
HBU
Kills
60
64
Errors
31
19
Attempts
153
143
Hitting %
.190
.315
Points
79.0
74.0
Assists
60
59
Aces
9
2
Blocks
10.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
24
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
3
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
Ragin' Cajuns Edged in Pair of Close Matches in Houston
8/27/2016 8:40:00 PM | Volleyball
HOUSTON – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball was involved in a hard-fought battle once again at the Marriott Houston Westchase Classic at Sharp Gym, but came up short in matches with Houston Baptist and Weber State on Saturday.
HBU erased a 2-0 deficit and stole a 3-2 (19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-12) win over the Ragin' Cajuns. The Huskies hit above .300 over the final three sets, triggering the comeback.
Weber State fought off Louisiana in a 3-1 (27-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-18) win in the tournament finale for both squads. The Ragin' Cajuns and Wildcats battled through 41 ties and 13 lead changes.
Over the three matches that the Ragin' Cajuns participated in at the Marriott Houston Westchase Classic, there were a combined 104 ties and 42 lead changes over 13 sets contested.
Stacey Reilly, playing in her hometown, was the Ragin' Cajuns top performer of the day. The junior outside hitter generated a career-high 24 kills vs. Houston Baptist, then threw down 19 more kills vs. Weber State. Reilly concluded the day with 43 kills over nine sets (4.78 kills/set) and was awarded all-tournament honors.
Senior middle blocker Chanelle Gardner picked up seven more blocks, increasing her career total to 298. She's now two blocks shy of becoming only the second Ragin' Cajun to reach 300 career blocks since the rally scoring era began in 2001.
The Ragin' Cajuns make their 2016 season home debut on Tuesday, Aug. 30 vs. Northwestern State at 6:30 p.m. inside Earl K. Long Gym. The match vs. NSU begins a five-match homestand that also includes the Sawyer Camillo Classic (Sept. 2-3) and a midweek contest with McNeese State (Sept. 6).
Louisiana vs. Houston Baptist
The Ragin' Cajuns took the lead for good early in the first set, claiming a 6-3 lead following a kill by Hanna Rovira and back-to-back aces served up by Chole Cordell. HBU would trim the lead to 6-5, but Reilly posted consecutive kills to extend the lead out to three points which was the slimmest margin the remainder of the set.
Reilly paced the Ragin' Cajuns with six kills in the opener. As a team, Louisiana needed just 30 swings for its 15 kills and hit .267.
The path to a 2-0 lead in the match was paved by a 4-0 run that vaulted Louisiana into a 10-7 lead in the second set. The Ragin' Cajuns wouldn't relinquish the lead despite the Huskies cutting the lead to one point four times down the stretch, the last time at 21-20.
A kill and subsequent ace by Cordell extended the Ragin' Cajuns lead to 23-20. After an HBU point, Reilly landed her fifth kill of the set and Gardner landed set point with an ace.
Louisiana used four kills and an ace at the onset of the third set to open a quick 5-1 lead. HBU bounced back to forge an 8-all tie and prompt a timeout from the Ragin' Cajuns.
The Ragin' Cajuns fell behind 18-13, but battled back on the strength four kills during a 6-1 run which evened the set at 19-all. HBU reclaimed the lead off a kill by Megan Patillo and ace from Melissa Fuchs.
Louisiana collected a sideout when Fuchs committed a service error, but the momentum swung back to HBU after Rovira committed a service error. Bailey Banks followed with a kill for the Huskies which built enough cushion to clinch the set and extend the match.
Louisiana vs. Weber State
Weber State fired off a .343 hitting percentage which helped the Wildcats sneak by the Ragin' Cajuns 27-25 in the opening set. Louisiana held a 17-16 edge in kills.
It was a near-miss for Louisiana in the opener after a kill from Reilly had the squad at set point, leading 25-24. The Wildcats would benefit from three straight attack errors to claim an early 1-0 lead in the match.
The Ragin' Cajuns offense kept the pressure on in the second set, hitting .242 and posting a 14-13 advantage in kills. WSU took hold a 5-2 lead, but Louisiana rallied with a kill (Reilly), ace (Reilly) and block (Antoine, Bartczyszyn) to draw a tie and neither team led by more than three points the rest of the frame
Once again, set point came at 25-24 with the Wildcats drawing even. However, back-to-back kills from Reilly and Gardner assured the Ragin' Cajuns there wouldn't be a repeat of the opening set and evened the match.
Louisiana was held to its lowest hitting percentages of the match – .111 in the third set, .071 in the fourth set – in the final two sets and Weber State took advantage.
HBU erased a 2-0 deficit and stole a 3-2 (19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-12) win over the Ragin' Cajuns. The Huskies hit above .300 over the final three sets, triggering the comeback.
Weber State fought off Louisiana in a 3-1 (27-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-18) win in the tournament finale for both squads. The Ragin' Cajuns and Wildcats battled through 41 ties and 13 lead changes.
Over the three matches that the Ragin' Cajuns participated in at the Marriott Houston Westchase Classic, there were a combined 104 ties and 42 lead changes over 13 sets contested.
Stacey Reilly, playing in her hometown, was the Ragin' Cajuns top performer of the day. The junior outside hitter generated a career-high 24 kills vs. Houston Baptist, then threw down 19 more kills vs. Weber State. Reilly concluded the day with 43 kills over nine sets (4.78 kills/set) and was awarded all-tournament honors.
Senior middle blocker Chanelle Gardner picked up seven more blocks, increasing her career total to 298. She's now two blocks shy of becoming only the second Ragin' Cajun to reach 300 career blocks since the rally scoring era began in 2001.
The Ragin' Cajuns make their 2016 season home debut on Tuesday, Aug. 30 vs. Northwestern State at 6:30 p.m. inside Earl K. Long Gym. The match vs. NSU begins a five-match homestand that also includes the Sawyer Camillo Classic (Sept. 2-3) and a midweek contest with McNeese State (Sept. 6).
Louisiana vs. Houston Baptist
The Ragin' Cajuns took the lead for good early in the first set, claiming a 6-3 lead following a kill by Hanna Rovira and back-to-back aces served up by Chole Cordell. HBU would trim the lead to 6-5, but Reilly posted consecutive kills to extend the lead out to three points which was the slimmest margin the remainder of the set.
Reilly paced the Ragin' Cajuns with six kills in the opener. As a team, Louisiana needed just 30 swings for its 15 kills and hit .267.
The path to a 2-0 lead in the match was paved by a 4-0 run that vaulted Louisiana into a 10-7 lead in the second set. The Ragin' Cajuns wouldn't relinquish the lead despite the Huskies cutting the lead to one point four times down the stretch, the last time at 21-20.
A kill and subsequent ace by Cordell extended the Ragin' Cajuns lead to 23-20. After an HBU point, Reilly landed her fifth kill of the set and Gardner landed set point with an ace.
Louisiana used four kills and an ace at the onset of the third set to open a quick 5-1 lead. HBU bounced back to forge an 8-all tie and prompt a timeout from the Ragin' Cajuns.
The Ragin' Cajuns fell behind 18-13, but battled back on the strength four kills during a 6-1 run which evened the set at 19-all. HBU reclaimed the lead off a kill by Megan Patillo and ace from Melissa Fuchs.
Louisiana collected a sideout when Fuchs committed a service error, but the momentum swung back to HBU after Rovira committed a service error. Bailey Banks followed with a kill for the Huskies which built enough cushion to clinch the set and extend the match.
Louisiana vs. Weber State
Weber State fired off a .343 hitting percentage which helped the Wildcats sneak by the Ragin' Cajuns 27-25 in the opening set. Louisiana held a 17-16 edge in kills.
It was a near-miss for Louisiana in the opener after a kill from Reilly had the squad at set point, leading 25-24. The Wildcats would benefit from three straight attack errors to claim an early 1-0 lead in the match.
The Ragin' Cajuns offense kept the pressure on in the second set, hitting .242 and posting a 14-13 advantage in kills. WSU took hold a 5-2 lead, but Louisiana rallied with a kill (Reilly), ace (Reilly) and block (Antoine, Bartczyszyn) to draw a tie and neither team led by more than three points the rest of the frame
Once again, set point came at 25-24 with the Wildcats drawing even. However, back-to-back kills from Reilly and Gardner assured the Ragin' Cajuns there wouldn't be a repeat of the opening set and evened the match.
Louisiana was held to its lowest hitting percentages of the match – .111 in the third set, .071 in the fourth set – in the final two sets and Weber State took advantage.
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