PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball program took part in a back-and-forth affair that witnessed 26 ties and 12 lead changes, escaping with a quality 3-1 win over the Centenary (Louisiana) Ladies in non-conference action.

The Basics:
 

• Score
  • Louisiana Christian – 3
  • Centenary (Louisiana) – 1
    • 29-27, 17-25, 25-22, 25-22

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (6-2, 2-2 Red River)
  • Centenary-Louisiana (4-5, 0-0 SCAC)

 

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

 

• Series History
  • Centenary (Louisiana) Leads 6-2 (25%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Louisiana Christian (W1) | Centenary (Louisiana)'s Last Win: October 25, 2022 (3-0) | Shreveport, Louisiana (Gold Dome)

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Aniah Adams collected her seventh career double-double and her first of 2023 with a season-best 17 kills (4.25 p/s) and ten digs (2.5 p/s) while also posting campaign-highs for points (18) as well.

 

• Emma Cother joined her teammate with her second double-double of the year and eighth of her tenure, putting together a 2023-most dozen digs plus 45 assists (11.25 p/s) on top of a season-high four blocks (1.00 p/s).

 

• Katie Spell had a career evening for the Orange and Blue, upping her personal benchmarks for points to 18 (4.50 p/s) in addition to kills at 16 (4.00 p/s).

 

• Megan O'Neal also put a new number in her career single game-high category, posting a trio of blocks in addition to a season-high 12 kills (3.00 p/s).

 

• Kierra Jones had by far her best offensive output of the young season with season-bests regarding points (13.5, 3.38 p/s), kills (8, 2.00 p/s), and aces (2) to go along with five digs (1.25 p/s) and seven blocks (1.75 p/s).

 

• Carlie Horton went above the double-figure dig threshold for the second time in her debut season with a campaign-best 13 (3.25 p/s) while Leah Stamps dropped 20 digs (5.00 p/s) on her opponent for the first time on the year.

 
Notes:
 

• LCU set a bunch of season-highs in the triumph, setting new benchmarks for digs (77), points (73), kills (59), assists (51), and block assists (18).

 
Next:
 

• A short road trip is up next for the women from Pineville as they head just over 200 miles northwest to Texarkana, Texas for a high-flying matchup with the Eagles of TAMUT on Friday (6 p.m.) and Saturday (12 p.m.).

 
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