Troy Volleyball Dominates Louisiana, 3-0

Friday, October 18

Troy, Ala.

6 p.m.

Troy University

8-9,3-4Sun Belt

Louisiana

5-11,1-4Sun Belt

Louisiana

Troy

10/18/2024 9:30:00 PM | Volleyball

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TROY, Ala. – Troy volleyball got back to its winning ways on Friday night as it ended its four-match winless streak with a 3-0 sweep of Louisiana in Trojan Arena.

Troy (8-9, 3-4 SBC) played good defense all night, as it held Louisiana (5-11, 1-4 SBC) to .133 (22-11-83) hitting. On the other side, the Troy offense was dominant early and finished the night hitting .231 (49-18-134).

Leading the Trojans once again was star outside hitter Tori Hester, who recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 19 kills and 10 digs. On her fourth dig of the match, she became just the fourth player in program history with 1,500 kills and 1,000 digs, and just the second in the rally scoring era (Cheyenne Hayes). She is now fourth all-time in kills (1,528) and 12th all-time in digs (1,006). Her streak of matches with double-digit kills is now at 39, which is the longest active known streak in Division I women's volleyball.

Amiah Butler also had a good night for the Trojans, as she was second on the team in kills with 14 on .214 (14-5-42) hitting. Butler also had a team-high three block and added two aces.

The Trojans offense was more spread out as a unit, as Kalina Calvillo had six kills and Olivia Kwiatkowski had five. Janelle Stuempfig and Jordan Sinness set the table for the offensive success, as Stuempfig had 26 assists and Sinness had 15.

Serve and receive was a success for Troy, as it recorded six aces. Louisiana just had one.

Lauryn Hill and Cailin Demps each had six kills to lead the Ragin' Cajuns.

Set 1: Troy 25-15
The first frame was the best for the Trojans, as they hit a scorching .364 (16-4-33). Hester had six of her 19 kills in the set, while Butler had five. Combined, the duo recorded 11 kills on 21 attempts with just three errors. Troy jumped out to a commanding 10-3 lead, and Louisiana never got the deficit smaller than six after that.

The Ragin' Cajuns hit .000 (5-5-22) and committed two service errors. Troy led from the first point and did so for the entire set.

Set 2: Troy 25-14
Troy wasn't as clean on offense in the second set hitting just .182 (14-6-44), but it continued to play strong defense, limiting Louisiana to a .129 (7-3-31) hitting clip. The Trojans got two or more kills from five players in the set and were led by Kwiatkowski's four.

Like the first set, the Trojans jumped out to a 10-3 lead, a lead that never got smaller than seven.

Set 3: Troy 25-23
Louisiana had its best offensive set in the final frame, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Trojans high-volume attack. The Ragin' Cajuns hit .233 and held Troy to .193. However, Troy recorded 57 swings compared to Louisiana's 30 and had nine more kills than the Ragin' Cajuns. Hester had 10 of her kills in the final frame, while Butler had seven.

Louisiana was leading 21-19, forcing Troy to call a timeout. Coming out the break, the Trojans went on a 3-0 run to take a 22-21 lead, before Louisiana answered back with two straight points to jump back ahead. Trailing 23-22, the Trojans got a pair of kills by Butler and won on bad set by Louisiana.

Quotable – Head Coach Josh Lauer
"It's helpful that we're healthy. We worked really hard this week in practice. I was super proud of our effort and it showed up. We prepared really really well all week and in serve and pass today. We came out with great pressure and really consistent play. So, I am really proud of the effort tonight."

Up Next
Troy and Louisiana are back it tomorrow for an afternoon showdown in Trojan Arena. First serve is set for 2 p.m. During the match, Troy volleyball letterwinners will be recognized. Fans can watch the broadcast on ESPN+ and follow stats on Troystats.com.

Notables
• On her fourth dig of the night, Tori Hester became just the fourth player in program history with 1,500 kills and 1,000 digs, and just the second in the rally scoring era (Cheyenne Hayes). She is fourth all-time in kills (1,528) and 12th all-time in digs (1,006).
• With 19 kills on Friday night, Tori Hester extended her double-digit kill streak to 39 matches, the longest active streak in Division I women's volleyball.
• Tori Hester finished with 19 kills and 10 digs for her seventh double-double of the season.
• Amiah Butler was second on the team in kills with 14 on Friday night.
• Janelle Stuempfig sits 25 assists away from 1,500 in her career. She had 26 on Friday.
• Freshman outsider hitter Olivia Kwiatkowski made her Trojan Arena debut on Friday night as she recorded five kills, including four in the second set.
• Troy moves to 17-13 all-time against Louisiana.