Troy Pulls Out Big Win at Louisiana

Friday, October 5

Lafayette, La.

6:30 p.m.

Troy University

7-11, 1-4SBC

Louisiana

9-10, 1-4SBC

Troy

Louisiana

10/5/2018 10:02:00 PM | Volleyball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

LAFAYETTE – Cheyenne Hayes put away 22 kills to help lead Troy to a four-set win over Louisiana (25-23, 25-17, 19-25, 25-22) Friday night as the Trojans ended a four-game skid.

Troy (7-11, 1-4) ended a five-game regular season Sun Belt losing streak dating back to 2017 with the win. The Trojans took the opening two sets before finally clinching the match in the fourth.

Hayes monster game matched her career-high and marked her 16^th straight double-digit kill match – she ranked fifth in the league in the category entering the weekend. The sophomore also tied for the team-lead with 17 digs on the day.

Also turning in 17 digs was setter Amara Anderson, who recorded the ninth double-double of her freshman season with 48 assists. Her 48 assists in four sets is tied for the eight most in a single game by any player in the conference this season.

Junior Savannah Moore turned in a solid game attacking, as well, recording 11 kills with a .409 hitting percentage. Moore's four total blocks in the match led the team – two solos and two assisted.

The Cajuns (9-10, 1-4) jumped out to a big lead early, up 10-3 on the Trojans in the opening set. Troy battled all the way back to knot things at 20 apiece before pulling away with the set. Troy kept up the momentum in the second, firing out to an early lead and holding on for the win.

Louisiana kept things interesting by winning the third, but the Trojans were able to clinch the match with a big fourth.

Quotable – Troy Head Coach Josh Lauer
"Great team effort tonight and a tremendous defensive effort; four players with double digit digs is outstanding. Amara Anderson and Cheyenne Hayes led the way tonight and Logan Page and Savannah Moore were active and efficient all night long. I'm very proud of our team effort tonight and looking forward to tomorrow night."

Up Next
The road trip continues as Troy heads upstate in Louisiana to face the ULM Warhawks Saturday night at 6:30.