MOBILE, Ala. – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball program got a well-rounded outing out of middle blocker Kierra Jones, but it was not enough to cool down a hot-hitting Bleu Devils club, dropping a 3-1 decision.
 
The Basics: 
 

• Score
  • Dillard – 3
  • Louisiana Christian – 1

 

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

 

• Location
  • Mobile, Alabama – H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium

  

• Series History
  • Dillard Leads 6-1 (14.3%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Dillard (W2) | Louisiana Christian's Last Win: September 21, 2022 (3-2)

 
Wildcats Top Performers: 
 

• Jones did a little bit of everything on Friday night, logging a match-high in both kills (13, 3.25 p/s) as well as blocks (6, 1.50 p/s) while throwing in a dig (0.25 p/s) for good measure. She was the only participant on either side to reach double-figures on her swings.

 

• Katie Spell set a new career-high by setting up a quartet of assists (1.00 p/s), had a bakers dozen's worth of digs (13, 3.25 p/s) and another half-dozen kills (6, 1.50 p/s).

 

• Emma Cother is beginning to garner a well-deserved reputation for assist/dig double-doubles, making it three-in-a-row to start the year with 31/12 to go along with three of the Wildcats' five aces (60%).

 

• A pair of newbies made arguably their biggest impact of the season so far as Multnomah transfer Summer Martin went for eight kills (2.00 p/s) and freshman Mallory Wills from Lake Charles put five kills (1.25 p/s) into the stat sheet.

 
Record Book Watch:
 
Game 
 

• Jones threw herself a block party, racking up the fifth-most blocks ever by a student-athlete at LCU.

 

• The Big Easy native has her presence littered among the single-game blocks list as 9-of-13 (69.2%) of inclusions on that list belong to the senior.

 
Next:
  

• The final day of the Rams Invitational happens Saturday afternoon with back-to-back matches opposite another pair of HBCUs, Florida Memorial at noon and SUNO at 2 p.m. in The Port City.

 

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