PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball program showed that it can hang with the big dogs even in defeat, making the Gold Nuggets of Xavier sweat on multiple occasions before eventually falling, 3-0.

The Basics:
 

• Score
  • Xavier (Louisiana) – 3
  • Louisiana Christian – 0
    • 17-25, 24-26, 22-25

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (5-1, 2-1 Red River)
  • Xavier-Louisiana (6-4, 3-0 Red River)

 

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

 

• Series History
  • Xavier (Louisiana) Leads 6-0 (0%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Xavier-Louisiana (W6) | Louisiana Christian's Last Win: N/A

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Three different student-athletes notched multi-block outings as Aniah Adams (4th of 2023), Katie Spell (3rd of 2023), and Dynasty Brown (2nd of 2023), each had a pair.

 

• Jessica Smith and Emma Cother tied for the match-high with season-bests of three service aces apiece, accounting for 6-of-8 (75%) aces by LCU.

 

• Kate Campbell and Adams split the Wildcats' kill lead with both notching a half-dozen while the former hit .308 on 13 attacks.

 

• Cother has a solid night at six assists per set (18 total) plus seven digs and Leah Stamps put together double-figure digs (10) for the third match in-a-row.

 
Notes:
 

• The third set was a battle of superior offenses as the two sides hit for a combined .327 with the Cats holding the lead late, but the visitors from NOLA came charging back to take the set, and the match.

 
Next:
 

• Louisiana Christian will get another crack at the Green and Gold on Saturday at high noon as they look to strike the Gold Nuggets and putting a dent in their loss column.

 
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