Louisiana Christian University Athletics

 
PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball program staked itself a two-nothing advantage and seemed to be cruising along as they won the first two sets by a combined 19 points, but Dillard found its footing and was able to storm all the way back to upend the Wildcats in a five-set thriller.
 

• Score
  • Dillard – 3
  • Louisiana Christian – 2
    • 25-16, 25-15, 14-25, 23-25, 13-15

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (9-6, 5-5 Red River)
  • Dillard (14-8, 8-2 Gulf Coast)

 

• Location
  • Pineville, Louisiana – H.O. West Fieldhouse

 

• Series History
  • Dillard Leads 5-1 (16.7%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Dillard (W1) | Louisiana Christian's Last Win: September 21, 2022 (3-2)

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Numerous student-athletes had career-best performances as Leah Stamps hit the 30-dig plateau (30, 6.00 p/s) for the first time ever, Kate Campbell set a new benchmark in both points (16, 3.20 p/s) and kills (15, 3.00 p/s), Julie Bordeau finally crossed into the double-digits for kills (10, 2.00 p/s), and Emma Cother smacked three kills, a new high.

 

• Campbell was deadly on the attack with a .375 hitting percentage plus a block solo.

 

• Cother exploded for 46 assists (9.20 p/s) and 11 digs (2.20 p/s) to collect her fifth double-double in-a-row.

 

• Kierra Jones tallied nine kills (1.80 p/s) and was the only player for the Cats with multiple blocks (2), both alone.

 

• Katie Spell had 14 kills for an average of 2.80 per set while putting together half that amount in digs at seven (1.40 p/s).

 
Notes:
 

• The Wildcats dropped to 8-13 (.381) all-time and 1-1 (.500) in five-set matches this season, taking down Jarvis Christian in its other occurrence on September 9.

 

• LCU stacked up 54 assists (10.80 p/s) on the evening, setting a new team-high for the campaign.

 
Next:
 

• The Orange and Blue will look to hammer down that elusive tenth victory on Friday at 5 p.m. inside Gus F. Taylor Gymnasium on the campus of Texas College.

 
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