PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball team produced 55 kills and hit .330 to sweep the Southwest Mustangs for the second consecutive day, 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-19) on Saturday, at Gene Rushing Court at H.O. West Fieldhouse.
Louisiana Christian (5-12, 4-4 RRAC) secured the tightly contested opening set against Southwest (2-8, 2-8 RRAC) with its most efficient attacking performance of the match. The Wildcats recorded 19 kills against five errors on 38 attempts, hitting .368 in the 26-24 victory. They followed with another 19 kills in the second set, hitting .293 to take a two-set lead with a 25-21 win.
The Wildcats finished the sweep with 17 kills and a .333 hitting percentage in the third set. Their 25-19 closing victory gave them progressively wider winning margins across the three sets. LCU paired that offensive consistency with 48 digs and six total blocks, holding Southwest to a .150 hitting percentage.
Kourtlyn Smith led the attack with 15 kills on .300 hitting and added two block assists.
Jalee Flores supplied 11 kills, while
Holly Rowe finished with 10 kills, a .381 hitting percentage and two block assists. Together, Smith, Flores and Rowe accounted for 36 of the Wildcats' 55 kills.
Mallory Wills contributed eight kills on .500 hitting and shared the team lead with three block assists.
Vivien Brouillette also recorded three block assists and added five kills.
Joie Goodwin provided another five kills in two sets, committing just one attack error on nine attempts for a .444 hitting percentage.
Emma Cother connected the Wildcats' offense with 46 assists and contributed 10 digs.
Kylie Elmore and
Shanoa Mitch matched Cother with 10 digs apiece, while
Yadneli Molina added nine digs, three assists and a kill. That collective back-row effort helped LCU finish with a 48-36 advantage in digs.
Alanah Dugar supplied four digs and the Wildcats' lone service ace. LCU overcame seven reception errors and a 7-1 deficit in aces by maintaining its production at the net, finishing with 51 assists and 12 block assists.
The Wildcats look to extend their four-match win streak on the road on Friday in Shreveport against LSU Shreveport. Opening serve of Friday's match against the Pilots (9-9. 4-3 RRAC) is set for 6 p.m. at The Dock.
