Little Rock Storms Past Southern

RUSTON, La. – Little Rock served up a season-high 11 aces, had five players hit over .400 and hit the sixth-highest percentage as a team in the rally scoring era in a 3-0 win over Southern Thursday at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston.
 
Set scores were 25-9, 25-10 and 25-9 as the win opened up play at the Louisiana Tech Invitational.
 
The Trojans (7-3) hit a dominant .474 hitting percentage in the match, marking the sixth-best team hitting percentage in the rally scoring era at Little Rock. In all, the Trojans had five players that hit over .400 in the match. Southern (0-4) hit .028 as a team.
 
This marks the second consecutive match that Little Rock has reached double digits in aces and the first time this season the Trojans did not allow a service ace from their opponent.
 
Zanobia Willis stood out, posting career highs in kills (10) and hitting percentage (.667) while leading all players in blocks (4).
 
Laura Jansen led all players with 14 kills and hit .522 while serving up a season-high three aces. She had six kills in the first set alone while no Southern player had more than four kills in the entire match.
 
Action in the LA Tech Invitational resumes on Friday at Noon when Little Rock will face New Orleans.
 
Behind the Box Score

• Little Rock recorded five service aces in the first set alone.
• The Trojans hit .474 on the match while holding Southern to a .028 clip.
• Laura Jansen led all players with six kills in the first set alone. No Southern player had more than four kills in the entire match.
• Four different Little Rock players registered multiple service aces.
• Little Rock hit an astounding .600 (16-1-25) in the second set.

 
Leaders by the Numbers
Kills: 14, Laura Jansen
Assists: 36, Alyssa Nayar
Service Aces: 3, Laura Jansen, Ailene Uetz
Digs: 13, Leigh Maher
Blocks: 4, Zanobia Willis
 
Notables

• Little Rock now leads the all-time series over Southern, 1-0.
• Victoria Cavalcanti made her first collegiate appearance. She recorded a kill in her first point played and finished the match with two kills and a block.
• Little Rock recorded a season-high 11 aces in the match.
• The Trojans hit a season-high .474 in the match. That is the sixth-best team hitting percentage in the rally scoring era.
• Zanobia Willis set new career highs in kills (10) and hitting percentage (.667).
• Alyssa Nayar tied a season-high with two aces.
• Nedima Kamberovic posted a season-high .462 hitting percentage.
• Laura Jansen posted a season-high .522 hitting percentage and was just seven points shy of matching her career-best mark (.529 in 2018).
• The combined 28 points allowed by Little Rock marks the fewest allowed by the Trojans this season.

 
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