Little Rock Dominates in Straight Set Win over Northwestern State

BEAUMONT, Texas – Little Rock hit an impressive .291 as a team, tied a season-high six service aces and controlled play from start to finish in a straight-set win over Northwestern State in the opening match of the Lamar Invitational in Beaumont Friday morning.
 
The .291 hitting percentage is the second-highest on the season for Little Rock (47 kills and just 15 errors on 110 attempts).
 
Set scores were 25-22, 25-11 and 25-18 as Little Rock (4-3) was led by Laura Jansen and Alyssa Nayar, both of whom registered double-doubles.
 
But it was the effective hitting by Nedima Kamberovic and Nicole Medlin that stymied Northwestern State (2-7). Kamberovic (.429) and Medlin (.438) provided a seemingly unstoppable attack as the duo combined for 15 kills and only one error. Kamberovic put down a season-high nine kills.
 
Laura Jansen (13 kills, 12 digs) posted her 18^th career double-double and a pair of aces while Nayar (34 assists, 10 digs) tied a career-high three service aces in the match. Seven of Jansen's 13 kills came in the opening set
 
Little Rock will face host Lamar (2-5) Friday at 7 p.m.
 
Behind the Box Score

• Laura Jansen put down seven of her 13 kills in the opening set.
• Alyssa Nayar led all players with 14 assists and six digs in the first set.
• Little Rock posted its highest single-set hitting percentage of the early season in the second set, hitting .462.
• The Trojans held the Demons to a -.057 clip in the second set.
• The 25-11 set two win marked the largest margin of victory in a single set this year for Little Rock.
• The Trojans out-hit Northwestern State in the final set, .244 to .194.
• Nicole Medlin and Nejra Hanic each had four kills in the final set.
• Little Rock recorded three aces in the final set.

 
Leaders by the Numbers
Kills: 13, Laura Jansen
Assists: 34, Alyssa Nayar
Service Aces: 3, Alyssa Nayar
Digs: 12, Laura Jansen, Laure Jansen
Blocks: 3, Nicole Medlin
 
Notables

• Little Rock now leads the all-time series, 6-1. This marks the third time in the series and the first time since 2002 the Trojans have won over the Demons in straight sets (1991, 2002).
• The Trojans as a team tied a season-high with six service aces.
• The team's .291 hitting percentage is the second-highest of the year for Little Rock.
• Nedima Kamberovic recorded a season-high nine kills. This marked the second time this season Kamberovic has hit over .400.
• Alyssa Nayar tied a career-high with three service aces in the match. It also marks a new season-high in aces for her.
• Nayar's 34 assists and 10 digs marked the second double-double of the season and ninth of her career.
• Laura Jansen's 13 kills and 12 digs marked the third double-double of the season and 18^th of her career.
• Laura Jansen tied a season-high with two service aces.
• Laura Jansen registered her sixth-consecutive match with double-digit kills and her .333 percentage is the second-highest of the season for the senior.
• Zanobia Willis recorded her first block solo of the season.

 
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