Troy University Athletics
Troy University
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Troy Wins Second in Two Days
10/10/2009 10:00:00 PM | Volleyball
TROY, Ala. - The Trojans won their second match in as many days on Saturday, defeating Louisiana-Lafayette, 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 28-26). The win marked the Trojans fourth straight victory at Trojan Arena.
"At points we played really well," said head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick, "we had some ebbs and flows that we need to remedy."
The Trojans (8-10, 4-3) were led on the day offensively by Meghan Gilroy who posted 22 kills and a .395 attack percentage. Devin Von Pingel also posted double digit kills and an attack percentage over .300 with 11 and .310. Megan Henderson set up the Trojan attack with 46 assists.
Defensively, Emily Strader paced the Trojans with 22 digs. Three other Trojans were in double digits, including Lizzie Clough (19), Henderson (14) and Laura Mackley (13).
The Trojans used a long run in the middle of the first set to take control. After the two sides found themselves tied at 10-10, the Trojans scored two of three to go ahead, 12-11. Troy then scored six straight behind the serve of Clough, pulling ahead 18-11. The Trojans then scored seven of eleven points to take the first set, 25-15.
In the first set for the Trojans, Gilroy had eight kills on ten attempts while Henderson posted 11 assists.
The second set was close early, with the two teams finding themselves tied at 10-10. At that point, the Ragin' Cajuns scored four straight, pulling ahead 14-10. Troy was able to bounce back, and they won six of eight to pull even at 16-16. The two sides remained tied up to 19-19. It was then that the Trojans scored four straight to go ahead 23-19. They went on to take the set, 25-20.
The third set was much closer throughout, with the two sides being tied on 10 different occasions. The Cajuns took and early 11-7 lead, but Troy fought back and eventually tied things up at 17-17. The two sides traded points throughout the rest of the set, but the Trojans ultimately took the advantage and the set, 28-26.
"We came up with some critical points at crucial moments," Kirkpatrick said, "and that is what ultimately got us over the top."
ULL (6-15, 0-6) was led Mandi Gavin who posted eight kills. Defensively, Lindsey Brown paced the Cajuns with 18 digs. She was one of four ULL players with double digits in the digs category.
"We definitely need to step up play tomorrow with New Orleans coming into town," Kirkpatrick said.
The Trojans will be back in action tomorrow when they take on Sun Belt West Division leader New Orleans at 4 p.m. at Trojan Arena. For more scores and stats from the volleyball, check back with TroyTrojans.com.
