MARSHALL, Texas – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball program has now done something that no other team in school history can claim, opening up the season with back-to-back wins after cruising past the Wiley Wildcats, 3-0, in the Labor Day Classic.

The Basics:
 

• Score
  • Louisiana Christian 3
  • Wiley 0
    • 25-18, 25-17, 25-18

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (2-0, 0-0 Red River)
  • Wiley (0-3, 0-0 Gulf Coast)

 

• Location
  • Marshall, Texas – Alumni Gymnasium

 

• Series History
  • Wiley Leads 2-1 (33.3%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Louisiana Christian (W1) | Wiley's Last Win: September 24, 2022 | Wiley 3, Louisiana Christian 0 | DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto Recreation Center)

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Kierra Jones was on a mission to keep WC from scoring as much as possible, forming a wall at the net with a career-best eight blocks, five solos, as well as seven kills, three digs, and a solid .353 hitting percentage over 17 attacks.

 

• Jones had double the number of blocks that Wiley had (8-4).

 

• Aniah Adams attacked the Wildcats defense with precision and authority, unloading 11 kills in 17 attempts to post an eye-popping .529 success rate.

 

• Carlie Horton can now boast a double-figure dig match to her college resume, doing so in her second game with an even dozen, four per set.

 

• Julie Bordeau tied her career-best for the second straight game, going up and knocking down another three block solos.

 

• Jessica Smith had a well-rounded morning, logging multiple aces (2), eight assists, and four digs.

 

• Emma Cother rounded out the day with another solid showing, setting up 22 helpers for a 3.14 per set average.

Notes:
 

• Louisiana Christian has now won consecutive matches for the first time since mid-October of last year, its first two straight sweeps since early October, and sweeps against two different opponents in-a-row for the first time since 2021.

 

• LCU overwhelmed the hosts above the net, swatting down 12 blocks to Wiley's three, held the Purple and Black to a negative hitting percentage (-.038), and cobbled together an impressive .242 percentage as a team.

 
Next:
 

• Volleyball will open Red River action on Friday at 7 p.m. with a rematch vs. Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins, Texas.

 
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