NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball program went mining for Gold (Nuggets) and came away empty-handed on Saturday, dropping to 10-10 and 4-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference following a sweep at Xavier (Louisiana).
 
The Basics:
 

• Score
  • Xavier (Louisiana) – 3
  • Louisiana Christian – 0

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (10-10, 4-2 Red River)
  • Xavier-Louisiana (7-11, 4-2 Red River)

 

• Location
  • New Orleans, Louisiana – XULA Convocation Center

 

• Series History
  • Gold Nuggets Lead 9-0 (0%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Gold Nuggets (W9) | Wildcats' Last Win: N/A

 
Wildcats Top Performers: 
 

• Kierra Jones logged a 2024-high of four digs (1.33 p/s) to go along with four kills (1.33 p/s) and a block (0.33 p/s).

 

• Emma Cother averaged 7.33 assists per set (22 total), dug up five balls on defense (1.67 p/s), and contributed her second multi-block affair of the year (2, 0.67 p/s).

 

• Megan O'Neal (7, 2.33 p/s), Katie Spell (6, 2.00 p/s), and Mallory Wills (5, 1.67 p/s) made up 18 of the Cats' 26 kills (69.2%) on the day, Wills sported a stellar hitting percentage of .417 while adding a block to her line as well.

 

• Leah Stamps was the club's dig leader versus XULA at eight (2.67 p/s) and Spell was close behind at seven (2.33 p/s).

 
Record Book Watch:
 
Career 
 

• Stamps (91) and Abby Revell (77) moved up a rung on the ladder on the matches played leaderboard, landing at fourth and seventh, respectively.

 

• Cother tied Paris Babino (2017-21) for sixth on the all-time blocks list, both boasting 52 during their tenures.

 
Team 
 

• LCU recorded 24 assists as a whole, upping the statistic to 623 for the season, now the fifth-most in program history.

 
Next:
  

• The Wildcats head to San Antonio, Texas on Friday for a matchup with the Our Lady of the Lake Saints at 7 p.m. in hopes of stopping a four-game slide.

 

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