NEW ORLEANS— McNeese volleyball picked up a 3-1 (25-11, 25-27, 25-16, 25-21) Southland Conference win over LSU New Orleans Saturday behind a well-rounded offense that saw four Cowgirls record double figure kills.
With the win, McNeese improves to 6-11 overall and 2-4 in the SLC. The loss drops LSU New Orleans to 2-17 overall and 0-6 in the SLC.
Harmony Jackson led the Cowgirls with a season high 12 kills.
Gabbie Maldonado and
Kayla Wilson both ended the match with 11 kills apiece.
Ava Henry was credited with 10 kills.
The Privateers were led by Armie Hall's match high 18 kills.
SET 1
• McNeese opened the match with a commanding win in the opening set
• The Cowgirls hit .375 in the set with only three hitting errors
• McNeese began the set with a 7-2 lead before extending the lead to 15-7 heading into the technical timeout
• McNeese outscored LSU New Orleans 10-4 the rest of the way to take the set
SET 2
• LSU New Orleans evened the match by winning the set
• The Privateers held a 7-3 lead early in the set
• The set consisted of 14 ties with the last being at 25 apiece
• LSU New Orleans won the set on back-to-back kills by Armie Hall
SET 3
• LSU New Orleans took an early 8-5 lead following three straight points by the Privateers following a 5-5 tie
• The Cowgirls outscored the Privateers 10-7 to lead 15-12 at the technical timeout
• McNeese scored 13 of the last 17 points of the set to claim the set win and move out to a 2-1 overall match lead.
• McNeese hit .467 for the set on 18 kills, four errors on 30 attempts
SET 4
• The set went back and forth for the first few points until McNeese took a 12-8 lead
• LSU New Orleans scored two straight points to pull to within two points
• McNeese led 15-12 at the technical timeout
• The Privateer's got as close as 16-15 but four straight points by the Cowgirls behind
Ava Henry's serve increased the Cowgirl lead to 19-15
• With McNeese leading 22-20, the Cowgirls outscored the Privateers 3-1 the rest of the way to win the set and the overall match.
McNEESE NOTES
• McNeese recorded its best hitting percent of the season (.349)
• For the second straight match, McNeese picked up at least 10 blocks, picking up 13 today
• Four Cowgirls recorded at least 10 kills (
Harmony Jackson- 12,
Gabbie Maldonado and
Kayla Wilson- 11 each,
Ava Henry- 10)
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Corynne Hausler dished out a season high 25 assists. Hausler has dished out at least 10 assists in 13 matches including 11 of the last 12 matches
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Megan Grose dished out 19 assists. She has double figure assists in all 17 matches.
• Three Cowgirls recorded double figure digs (
Sophia Tocmo- 19,
Gaby Santiago- 17,
Carli Banks- 10)
• Tocmo has now recorded 10 or more digs in the last 16 matches
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Kayla Wilson led McNeese with a career high five blocks
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Ava Henry ended the match with four blocks
UPCOMING COWGIRL MATCHES
Oct. 15 East Texas A&M* (6 p.m.)
Oct. 17 Northwestern State* (1 p.m.)
Oct. 22 at Incarnate Word* (6 p.m.)
Oct. 24 at Houston Christian* (11 a.m.)
Oct. 29 Southeastern* (6 p.m.)
Oct. 31 LSU New Orleans* (10 a.m.)
*- Southland Conference Match
