University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, September 30
Little Rock, Ark.
6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5-12, 2-1Sun Belt
3
at
2
Little Rock
5-11, 1-2Sun Belt
1
2
3
4
5
F
Louisiana
17
27
15
25
17
3
Little Rock
25
25
25
18
15
2
Team Stats
UL
LR
Kills
69
68
Errors
24
12
Attempts
181
183
Hitting %
.249
.306
Points
81.0
90.0
Assists
65
62
Aces
8
8
Blocks
4.0
14.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
19
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
4
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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Ragin' Cajuns Prevail in Five Sets at Little Rock
9/30/2016 11:10:00 PM | Volleyball
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Consecutive kills by Chloe Cordell capped off a 6-1 set-ending run by the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team that landed the squad a five-set victory over the Little Rock Trojans on Friday evening at the Jack Stephens Center.
Trailing 14-11 in the decisive fifth set, the Ragin' Cajuns (5-12, 2-1 Sun Belt) forced a tie with a Chanelle Gardner kill, Stacey Reilly ace and a Trojans attack error. Little Rock (5-11, 1-2 Sun Belt) took the lead momentarily after Cordell hit into a block by Edina Selimovic and Taylor Lindberg.
An attack error by the Trojans' Veronica Marin created another tie. This time, Cordell redeemed herself. On the next two rallies she threw down a kill to secure the 3-2 (17-25, 27-25, 15-25, 25-18, 17-15) win for Louisiana, the squad's first five-set triumph of the season.
The Ragin' Cajuns, who won at UAB in their last true road outing on Sept. 15, extended their win streak on the opposition's home floor to two matches. Louisiana completes its Arkansas weekend trip on Saturday in Jonesboro with a 6 p.m. match against Arkansas State (11-6, 3-0 Sun Belt).
Gardner, who missed the previous four matches with an injury incurred at UAB, returned to the lineup and provided instant offense. The St. Martinville High product posted a career-high 21 kills on 41 attempts and hit .439.
Gardner increased her career kills total to 889, moving her within five of tying Tonice White for fourth place on the rally scoring era charts and within striking distance of her 900th career kill.
Stacey Reilly added 19 kills, for her 15th double-digit total of the season, and Nia Antoine produced 14 on just 24 swings with a .542 hitting percentage. Louisiana ended the night with a season-high 69 kills, reaching 60-plus for the second consecutive five-set match (67 vs. Georgia Southern).
Sydney Davis scooped 32 digs for the second straight match, tying her career-high set last Saturday vs. Georgia Southern, to pace the Ragin' Cajuns defensive effort which stockpiled a season-high 93 digs.
Jessica Bartczyszyn handed out 59 of the Ragin' Cajuns 65 assists, establishing a career-high total for the second straight outing (posted 57 last Saturday vs. Georgia Southern).
After dropping the first set, the Ragin' Cajuns avoided a 0-2 deficit in the match by fending off a late Little Rock rally. The Trojans, who earlier trailed 19-14, pulled ahead 25-24. Gardner gave her team a chance with a kill forged a 25-all tie, then an ace from Reilly and kill by Hanna Rovira gave the Louisiana the set and evened the match at 1-1.
Little Rock jumped out to a 9-3 lead and took advantage of the Ragin' Cajuns' lowest hitting percentage of the match (.128) to claim the third set 25-15.
Louisiana rebounded and posted 15 kills on a .412 percentage to claim the fourth set. The Ragin' Cajuns broke a 14-all tie with a 7-0 run which created enough cushion to fend off the hosts who hit .389 in the set.
The Ragin' Cajuns showed tremendous grit to get in position for the final push in the fifth frame. The squad fell behind 4-0 and was trailing 11-5 before mounting their comeback. Three straight kills, from Reilly, Gardner and Bartczyszyn in succession, followed by a block thrown up by Gardner and Bartczyszyn got the Ragin' Cajuns back into the set at 11-9.
With the win, the Ragin' Cajuns defeated Little Rock for the seventh time in the past 12 meetings, dating back to 2010, under head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot's watch. The seven wins represent the most by a head coach vs. the Trojans in program history.
Louisiana and Little Rock, both members of the Sun Belt West Division, have a rematch scheduled at Earl K. Long Gym on Sunday, Oct. 16.
Trailing 14-11 in the decisive fifth set, the Ragin' Cajuns (5-12, 2-1 Sun Belt) forced a tie with a Chanelle Gardner kill, Stacey Reilly ace and a Trojans attack error. Little Rock (5-11, 1-2 Sun Belt) took the lead momentarily after Cordell hit into a block by Edina Selimovic and Taylor Lindberg.
An attack error by the Trojans' Veronica Marin created another tie. This time, Cordell redeemed herself. On the next two rallies she threw down a kill to secure the 3-2 (17-25, 27-25, 15-25, 25-18, 17-15) win for Louisiana, the squad's first five-set triumph of the season.
The Ragin' Cajuns, who won at UAB in their last true road outing on Sept. 15, extended their win streak on the opposition's home floor to two matches. Louisiana completes its Arkansas weekend trip on Saturday in Jonesboro with a 6 p.m. match against Arkansas State (11-6, 3-0 Sun Belt).
Gardner, who missed the previous four matches with an injury incurred at UAB, returned to the lineup and provided instant offense. The St. Martinville High product posted a career-high 21 kills on 41 attempts and hit .439.
Gardner increased her career kills total to 889, moving her within five of tying Tonice White for fourth place on the rally scoring era charts and within striking distance of her 900th career kill.
Stacey Reilly added 19 kills, for her 15th double-digit total of the season, and Nia Antoine produced 14 on just 24 swings with a .542 hitting percentage. Louisiana ended the night with a season-high 69 kills, reaching 60-plus for the second consecutive five-set match (67 vs. Georgia Southern).
Sydney Davis scooped 32 digs for the second straight match, tying her career-high set last Saturday vs. Georgia Southern, to pace the Ragin' Cajuns defensive effort which stockpiled a season-high 93 digs.
Jessica Bartczyszyn handed out 59 of the Ragin' Cajuns 65 assists, establishing a career-high total for the second straight outing (posted 57 last Saturday vs. Georgia Southern).
After dropping the first set, the Ragin' Cajuns avoided a 0-2 deficit in the match by fending off a late Little Rock rally. The Trojans, who earlier trailed 19-14, pulled ahead 25-24. Gardner gave her team a chance with a kill forged a 25-all tie, then an ace from Reilly and kill by Hanna Rovira gave the Louisiana the set and evened the match at 1-1.
Little Rock jumped out to a 9-3 lead and took advantage of the Ragin' Cajuns' lowest hitting percentage of the match (.128) to claim the third set 25-15.
Louisiana rebounded and posted 15 kills on a .412 percentage to claim the fourth set. The Ragin' Cajuns broke a 14-all tie with a 7-0 run which created enough cushion to fend off the hosts who hit .389 in the set.
The Ragin' Cajuns showed tremendous grit to get in position for the final push in the fifth frame. The squad fell behind 4-0 and was trailing 11-5 before mounting their comeback. Three straight kills, from Reilly, Gardner and Bartczyszyn in succession, followed by a block thrown up by Gardner and Bartczyszyn got the Ragin' Cajuns back into the set at 11-9.
With the win, the Ragin' Cajuns defeated Little Rock for the seventh time in the past 12 meetings, dating back to 2010, under head coach Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot's watch. The seven wins represent the most by a head coach vs. the Trojans in program history.
Louisiana and Little Rock, both members of the Sun Belt West Division, have a rematch scheduled at Earl K. Long Gym on Sunday, Oct. 16.
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