Troy University Athletics
Saturday, October 17
Lafayette, La.
6:30 p.m.
Troy University
13-11, 6-4SBC
3
at
2
UL Lafayette
5-17, 1-9SBC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 26 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| UL Lafayette | 24 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 |
Players Mentioned
DS
/ Volleyball
DS
/ Volleyball
S/DS
/ Volleyball
MH/RS
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
OH
/ VolleyballTeam Stats
TROY
ULL
Kills
55
52
Errors
29
19
Attempts
171
156
Hitting %
.152
.212
Points
63.0
72.0
Assists
47
45
Aces
4
6
Blocks
4.0
14.0
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Photo by: Chris Davis
Troy Volleyball Wins Eighth Straight, Returns Home on Thursday
10/17/2015 9:14:00 PM | Volleyball
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana – A wild first-set comeback proved to be key as the Troy volleyball team beat UL Lafayette in five sets, 3-2 (26-24, 14-25, 25-18, 25-27, 15-9), on Saturday night at Earl K. Long Gym. The win moved Troy's winning streak to eight matches, just one shy of the program record of nine that was set in 1994.
Troy (13-11, 6-4) cemented its spot in fourth place in the Sun Belt standings, and did so with some dramatics early. The Trojans trailed the Cajuns, 24-17, in the first set, but scored nine straight points to take a 26-24 win.
"We got into a good scoring and serving rotation and we made the plays we needed to win the first set," Troy head coach Sonny Kirkaptrick said. "It was a see-saw battle. I'm proud of our team for fighting the way they did and it was huge win for us to go 6-4 in conference."
Blair Winston went on to lead the Trojans with 17 kills and was one of three in double-digits. Reina Terry recorded a triple-double with 10 kills, 35 assists and 13 digs. Sara Landis had 13 kills and joined Winston as two Trojans to hit over .300.
UL Lafayette (5-17, 1-9) hit .212 as a team, topping Troy's .152 attack percentage, thanks in large part to the Ragin' Cajuns 14.0 total team blocks.
Ali Dowdall led all players with 24 digs, joining Terry, Karissa Carney and Alisha Hinrichs in double figures in that category.
After the first set win, the Trojans saw UL Lafayette hit .650 in the second set and saw the Ragin' Cajuns even the match with a 25-14 win.
Troy held UL Lafayette to a match-low .050 mark in the third set and ran away with a 25-18 win. The Ragin' Cajuns made the plays they needed to down the stretch, winning the fourth set, 27-25, to force a fifth set.
The Trojans jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead in the fifth set and never looked back, downing the Cajuns, 15-9.
Next up for Troy is a big home match against Texas State on Thursday. The Bobcats are 7-2 in Sun Belt play this season with the only two losses to Arkansas State and Appalachian State who have yet to lose a Sun Belt match.
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