LAFAYETTE, La. – An early lead and an overall advantage in blocks was not enough for Little Rock as the Trojans dropped a Sun Belt Conference contest at Louisiana Friday evening, 3-0.
Little Rock (3-17, 1-7) out-blocked the Ragin' Cajuns, 6-5, behind a career-high three blocks – including her first career block solo – by
Cassidy Brady. Louisiana (8-14, 4-5) hit .220 to Little Rock's .086. But the Trojans couldn't convert an early lead in the opening set to a match victory.
Louisiana was led by Dree'Ana Abram's 12 kills.
FINAL | Louisiana 3, Little Rock 0 | 25-22, 25-15, 25-14 | Box Score | PDF
Behind the Box Score
- Louisiana clinched the opening set with a 6-0 run.
- The Trojans recorded three blocks in the first six points of the match with Brady part of all three (one solo, two assisted).
- The Ragin' Cajuns hit .357 in the second set to take a 16-8 lead.
- The Trojans used a 3-1 run capped off by a Laura Jansen ace to force a Louisiana timeout at 20-12.
- Janae Thurston recorded five of her 11 kills in the third set.
- Little Rock's .158 hitting percentage in the third set was a match-best.
Leaders by the Numbers
Kills: 11,
Janae Thurston
Assists: 18,
Alyssa Nayar
Service Aces: 1,
Janae Thurston,
Laura Jansen
Digs: 13,
Carol Barbosa
Blocks: 3,
Cassidy Brady,
Madison Nichols
Notables
- Little Rock still leads the all-time series over Louisiana, 39-12. The Trojans have a 14-6 advantage in Lafayette.
- Cassidy Brady's three blocks marks a career-high while the walk-on sophomore recorded her first career block solo in the match.
- This marks the third time this season Janae Thurston has reached double digits in kills.
- Alyssa Nayar extends her streak of 10-plus assists to seven consecutive matches.
- Diana Giordani extends her streak of 10-plus digs to five consecutive matches.
Up Next
Little Rock travels to Monroe to face ULM on Saturday, Oct. 26. First serve is set for 6 p.m.
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