The Book 2008-09 UL Lady Cajuns Volleyball

[wisconsincajun]

BTW it was the tall girl from Wisconsin that hit the match point. The player mentioned is injured. On Wisconsin - GEAUX CAJUNS! Good luck at mile high tomorrow night!

[Zeebart21]

_ BTW it was the tall girl from Wisconsin that hit the match point. The player mentioned is injured. On Wisconsin - GEAUX CAJUNS! Good luck at mile high tomorrow night! _

Whats that tall girl from Wisconsin's name again??? Just refresh our memories this morning!

PROPS TO THE TALL GIRL FROM WISCONSIN.....props to her parents as well!

Z

[wisconsincajun]

It's Meghan Harrison. Thanks Z!

[NewsCopy]

  UL – After a month-long absence from Earl K. Long Gym, the Ragin’ Cajuns volleyball team returns home with Sun Belt Conference matches against South Alabama on Friday at 5 p.m. and Troy on Saturday at 7 p.m.

The team’s extended road trip began after their first home match against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday, Sept. 9. That match ended in a loss, but home cooking sparked the Cajuns, who won three of the next four. Overall, Louisiana has gone 4-6 since last playing at home.

Overall, the Lady Cajuns stand at 4-10, with a mark of 1-3 in the Sun Belt.

Senior Sonora Edwards leads the team into the homestand after quickly becoming the squad’s top hitter. After recovering from an offseason injury and missing seven of the first 10 matches, she leads the Cajuns in hitting percentage (.232) and is second in kills per set (1.86).

Sophomore hitter Caroline Dufrene sets the pace in kills per set at 2.00, and kills with 84. Freshman Lesley Mirarchi is second with 76, just ahead of senior Elizabeth Inman, who has registered 74. Inman has a team-best 19 service aces and 37 total blocks.

The South Alabama Jaguars bring a 7-6 overall and 1-4 conference record to Lafayette on Friday. The Ragin’ Cajuns have history on their side, with a dominant 30-8 all-time advantage over the Lady Jags. Last year, though, USA stole a 3-1 match in Mobile, Ala., in the only meeting between the two squads on Friday, Oct. 6.

The Jaguars are led by Juliana Almeida, who stands atop the statistics with 129 kills. She adds an average of 1.58 digs per set and 21 total blocks. The team’s top hitting percentage among everyday players belongs to Lindsay Schwartz, who hits at a clip of .268.

The Troy Trojans visit Lafayette Saturday defending a 9-11 overall record, and a 0-5 mark in the Sun Belt. In previous meetings, Louisiana holds a 5-3 edge. In 2007, the Cajuns dropped a 3-0 decision in Troy on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Meghan Gilroy leads all Trojans with a .302 hitting percentage and 242 kills. Emily Strader anchors the defense with 208 digs, 2.77 per set, while Aubre Smith leads the net defense with 59 total blocks, .80 per set.

Following the home weekend, the Cajuns travel to ULM on Tuesday, Oct. 14 before returning to Lafayette for a three-match homestand, the longest of the season.

RaginCajuns.com

[LSUConnMan]

I'll be there Saturday watching Troy grab their first SunBelt victory!

[RaginFan2]

_ I'll be there Saturday watching Troy grab their first SunBelt victory! _

Ain't gonna happen, TroyConnMan! Geaux Cajuns!!! But please do take lots of good pictures!

[NewsCopy]

  UL – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns Athletic Department advises fans that due to Festival Acadiens being held at Girard Park this weekend, parking is being adjusted for Saturday’s volleyball match with Troy.

Limited parking will be available in the parking lot between Earl K. Long Gym and Billeaud Hall, beginning at 6 p.m.

Overflow parking will be available in the Student Union parking lot.

First serve for the match is set for 7 p.m.

For more information regarding parking instructions, please call 337-482-5720.

[cajunvbmom]

_ I'll be there Saturday watching Troy grab their first SunBelt victory! _

Boy, if I could be there this weekend you would see the difference between a bulldog and a volleyball mom... NONE!

Anyway... GEAUX CAJUNS! Bring the intensity to the court that you showed at North Texas. Watch the Service and Attack errors. THIS WILL BE A VICTORIOUS WEEKEND!

[RaginDave]

Congrats to the Ladies as they defeated USA tonight in 5 games. They next take on Troy who is winless in the SBC play, a win by the ladies Sunday will get them back to .500 in conference play at 3-3 and improve there overall record to 6-10.

Considering the struggles that the v-ball team has had over the past couple of seasons, this is nice improvement.

2007 4-29 overall 3-15 SBC
2006 8-21 overall 5-14 SBC
2005 5-20 overall 2-10 SBC
2004 7-23 overall 3-12 SBC
2003 6-22 overall 2-13 SBC
2002 15-14 overall 9-6 SBC

We have a chance to have our best season since 2002. Good luck on the remainder of the season, keep improving!!!!

Geaux Cajuns.

[NewsCopy]

  UL – Powered by the trio of Elizabeth Inman, Amie Goodwin and Sonora Edwards, which combined for 42 kills, Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns volleyball team made a triumphant return to Earl K. Long Gym here Friday evening.

The trio accounted for 68 percent of Louisiana’s offense in a 3-2 (24-26, 25-23, 25-15, 23-25, 15-9) victory over South Alabama. The Cajuns improved to 5-10 overall and 2-3 in Sun Belt play with the win.

The team’s 62 kills marked a season high and Inman’s match-best 18 kills was a UL individual season high. Defensively, libero Lindsay Brown posted a season-high 24 digs.

In an evenly matched affair, the score was tied 34 times and the lead changed hands 15 times. The first set featured 17 ties and eight lead changes.

Inman ended the match hitting .308 and Edwards was right behind with 12 kills on only 26 attempts for a .269 hitting percentage.

USA (7-8, 1-6 Sun Belt) was paced by 13 kills from Juliana Almeida.

The first set saw neither team gain an advantage greater than two points. UL held an 18-16 lead before a USA timeout halted momentum. The Jags responded with a kill, service ace, and block to regain the lead. The Cajuns recovered to tie the score four times with the last tie 24-24. USA called another timeout and scored the final two points.

Louisiana bolted out to an 8-3 lead in the second set. USA rallied to go ahead 21-20. A kill by Amie Goodwin put UL up 24-23 and a block thrown up by Inman and Kendra Hall clinched set point and evened the match 1-1.

UL used a 6-0 run – which featured four kills by Inman – in the third set to erase an early 4-1 deficit and never looked back. USA got close at 11-8, but a kill by Caroline Dufrene and service ace by Brown upped the lead to five points. UL closed out the set scoring the final three points – all kills with one apiece from Dufrene, Goodwin and Inman.

The Jaguars pulled away late in the fourth set and held off a furious UL rally in the end to force a fifth and deciding set. Louisiana stormed back from a 21-14 deficit with six straight points before an Almeida kill broke the string.

UL left no doubt in the fifth set. The Cajuns jumped out to a quick 7-1 advantage. Down 10-2, USA attempted to make a game of it scoring three straight points.

Edwards came up with two critical kills keeping USA away. Her first made it 11-5 and the second gave UL another six point lead, 12-6. Those kills were key as USA would score the next two points.

Louisiana won its 11th straight over South Alabama in Earl K. Long Gym.

It was the Cajuns’ second victory in five sets this season (2-0).

Louisiana finishes off its weekend homestand on Saturday with a 7 p.m., match against Troy at Earl K. Long Gym.

RaginCajuns.com

[wisconsincajun]

Great victory last night ladies! Good luck tonight against Troy. This next stretch of home matches is your chance to show what you're made of. Wish we could be there. See you in Tenn and KY later in the month. Geaux Cajuns!

[DrumRoll]

_ Congrats to the Ladies as they defeated USA tonight in 5 games. They next take on Troy who is winless in the SBC play, a win by the ladies Sunday will get them back to .500 in conference play at 3-3 and improve there overall record to 6-10.

Considering the struggles that the v-ball team has had over the past couple of seasons, this is nice improvement.

2007 4-29 overall 3-15 SBC
2006 8-21 overall 5-14 SBC
2005 5-20 overall 2-10 SBC
2004 7-23 overall 3-12 SBC
2003 6-22 overall 2-13 SBC
2002 15-14 overall 9-6 SBC

We have a chance to have our best season since 2002. Good luck on the remainder of the season, keep improving!!!!

Geaux Cajuns. _

HUGE, HUGE, HUGE, IMPROVEMENT!!! That's right. the team's improvement warrants an official 3 HUGE rating...

Attacking by the numbers...

1st 4 opponents...

89 kills with 93 errors out of 389 attacks for an attack % of -.01

Last 4 opponents...

161 kills with 80 errors out of 497 attacks for an attack % of .163

Keep it up, pound the dang ball!!!!