PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University volleyball team comfortably swept the Texas College Steers 3-0 (25-4, 25-10, 25-12) Friday night on Gene Rushing Court at H.O. West Fieldhouse.
Mallory Wills powered the opening set with six service aces during a 16-0 run that stretched the Louisiana Christian (7-19, 6-11 RRAC) lead from 5-2 to 21-2.
Vivien Brouillette capped that stretch with a kill as the Wildcats pulled away from Texas College (2-23, 0-17 RRAC) behind sustained serving pressure. LCU hit .500 in the set, recording 10 kills with just one attack error in 18 attempts.
Emma Cother served consecutive aces during a six-point burst that turned an opening-point deficit into a 6-1 lead in the second set.
Kourtlyn Smith supplied six kills in the set, including one off an assist from
Alanah Dugar that pushed the advantage to 21-7. Smith later established set point with another kill before
Jalee Flores converted Cother's assist to give the Wildcats a two-set lead. LCU finished the set with 13 kills and a .346 hitting percentage.
The Wildcats faced their closest stretch in the third set, which was tied at 8-8 before LCU moved ahead 11-10. Six consecutive points then created separation.
Joie Goodwin and Wills contributed kills during that run, while Wills and Flores combined for a block as the lead grew to 17-10. Cother's solo block established match point, and an attack error on the next rally completed the sweep.
Smith led the balanced attack with seven kills. Brouillette added six on .400 hitting, and Dugar finished with five while hitting .500. Wills contributed four kills on .600 hitting and three block assists.
Holly Rowe, Goodwin and Flores also recorded four kills apiece, helping LCU finish with 35 kills and a .307 hitting percentage.
Cother connected the offense with 26 assists and added six digs, three aces and two blocks.
Shanoa Mitch led the back row with eight digs and contributed two aces, while
Kylie Elmore also served two aces.
Yadneli Molina supplied three assists and three digs. The Wildcats totaled 13 aces, 23 digs and six blocks without committing a reception error.
The Wildcats close out the home portion of their 2026 schedule on Saturday as they finish the season series with the Steers on Senior Day. Opening serve of Saturday's match against the Steers is set for 10 a.m. on Gene Rushing Court at H.O. West Fieldhouse.
