NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball program had another individual break a team record, won its third and fourth consecutive matches, and upped its unbeaten set streak to a dozen straight as they ran roughshod through the Knights and Bleu Devils during a pair of 3-0 triumphs.
 
LCU is now riding its second-longest winning streak in team history with four in-a-row  and can tie/break the record on Friday at the Country Cajun Classic, set with five consecutive wins to open the 2023 campaign.
 
Combining her evening totals in the SUNO / Dillard doubleheader, Kierra Jones cemented herself at the top of the career blocks leaderboard for the foreseeable future, moving into sole possession of first ahead of Sadi Jones (2017-21).
 
The Basics: 
 

• Score (Match 1)
  • Louisiana Christian – 3
  • SUNO – 0

 

• Score (Match 2)
  • Louisiana Christian – 3
  • Dillard – 0

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (4-3, 0-0 Red River)
  • SUNO (0-5, 0-0 HBCUAC)
  • Dillard (2-3, 0-0 HBCUAC)

 

• Location
  • SUNO
    • New Orleans, Louisiana – The Castle
  • Dillard
    • New Orleans, Louisiana – Albert W. Dent Hall

 

• Series History
  • SUNO
    • Louisiana Christian Leads 2-0 (100%)
  • Dillard
    • Dillard Leads 6-2 (25%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • SUNO
    • Louisiana Christian (W2) | SUNO's Last Win: N/A
  • Dillard
    • Louisiana Christian (W1) | Dillard's Last Win: August 23, 2024 (3-1)

 
Wildcats Top Performers: 
 

• With a combined four blocks over six sets (0.67 p/s), made extra special being in her hometown of New Orleans, Jones gained sole possession of the lead at 166 and counting. She tied her career-high in aces for the second time this year in the front half of the twin-bill, watching four hit the floor.

 

• Madison Danley did the same with a personal-best of three points via three service aces versus the Knights.

 

• Kate Campbell kept the hot hand swinging, topping the club in kills and kills per set at 19 / 3.17, respectively while Katie Spell put together a dozen kills (4.00 p/s) against Southern-New Orleans including co-leading the team in blocks with four.

 

• Leah Stamps cobbled together 24 digs (4.00 p/s) for her 49th and 50th career double-figure outings.

 

• Emma Cother lofted an average of 8.17 assists per set (49 total) along with double-double number 20 for her career after compiling ten digs at Dillard.

 
Record Book Watch:
 
Career 
 

• Jones already has a nearly insurmountable cushion over the next-best player in blocks per set (0.73), 0.21 points in front of Michelle Iroh (2021-22).

 
            * The next closest active student-athlete is Katie Spell, who is more than 100 blocks behind in fifth with 64. 

                        - Lastly in terms of Jones, she climbed up two rungs on the service ace list as well, moving from tenth to eighth to sit at 43. 
 

• Stamps inched up the board in matches played for her career, making her 75th and 76th appearances in Orange and Blue, landing at fifth after the twin-bill and pushing I'Nyah Kately (2018-21) down to sixth.

 
Season 
 

• Cother has already reached eighth place for single-season assists, recording 173 over the opening seven games to surpass Lexie Sampson's mark of 133 in 2019.

 
Next:
  

• Supporters since the team's existence will have a touch of nostalgia this weekend during the Country Cajun Classic at Centenary (Louisiana) as the Cats face former American Southwest Conference foe Howard Payne to kick things off on Friday (2 p.m.) before grappling with the hosts at 6 p.m. in the Gold Dome.

 

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