Volleyball Takes Down SBC West Leading South Alabama

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Career-high performances from Cailin Demps and Marlee Ervin steered the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball team to a convincing 3-1 win (25-18, 20-25, 25-15, 25-19) over Sun Belt West Division leader South Alabama on Friday, October 24 at E.K. Long Gym.

Demps landed 23 kills on 40 swings while Ervin scored 16 kills on her 32 swings to pace Louisiana (12-7, 4-5 SBC) to a 62-48 advantage over the visiting Jaguars (12-8, 7-2 SBC).

Louisiana set the tone from the start, firing off 17 kills on 29 error-free swings in capturing the Set 1 victory. The Ragin' Cajuns ended the night with a .315 hitting percentage (62 K, 15 E, 149 TA) – the highest mark yielded by USA's defense in Sun Belt play this season.

The Ragin' Cajuns hustle was an underlying factor in knocking off the SBC West leader. UL won the digs battle 64-59 led by libero Kennedy Gustafson who scooped 20 digs while also dishing out 13 assists.

After a brief slowdown in Set 2, with only nine kills recorded, the Ragin' Cajuns broke free from the match tie by peppering the Jaguars' defense with 36 kills on .317 hitting over the final two stanzas.

Louisiana Athletics
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[ZoomZoom]

Lost today, ANOTHER weekend split.

https://sunbeltsports.org/standings.aspx?path=wvball

[ultracajun]

That was a badly needed defensive stop that we didn't get