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Troy Volleyball Falls in Five Sets to Louisiana
10/19/2024 6:45:00 PM | Volleyball
TROY, Ala. – It was a back-and-forth affair all afternoon in Trojan Arena, but Louisiana took control early in the fifth set to take down Troy, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon.
Troy (8-10, 3-5 SBC) committed too many errors to come away the win, which included 13 service errors and 34 attacking errors. Louisiana on the other side, had eight service errors and 16 attacking errors. The Ragin' Cajuns also outhit Troy .264 (55-16-148) to .214 (73-34-182).
Freshman outside hitter Kalina Calvillo had a career-high 19 kills on .417 (19-4-36) hitting. Calvillo and fellow freshman hitter Olivia Kwiatkowski (13 kills) have been strong additions to the offense this season and have complimented the returning duo of Tori Hester and Amiah Butler.
Hester had a match-high 21 kills on .172 (21-10-64). She has now recorded double-digit kills in 40 straight matches, which remains the longest known active streak in the Division I women's volleyball. She has recorded 20 or more kills in three of the last four matches.
Jordan Sinness had one of the better performances of her Troy career this afternoon, as she had 27 assists and a career-high 15 digs for her third double-double of the season. Janelle Stuempfig had a team-high 31 assists and recorded her 1,500th career assist during the fourth set.
The Ragin' Cajuns dominated the blocking battle 17-4. Cami Hicks had a match-high 12 blocks. Lauryn Hill had a team-high 16 kills for Louisiana.
Set 1: Troy 25-17
The two sides traded the first points of the set, and once Troy took a 2-1 advantage it led the rest of the way. The Trojans forced a Louisiana timeout while leading 10-4. Troy led by five or more points for the remainder of the frame. A kill by Calvillo gave Troy the early 1-0 match advantage.
The Trojans hit .368 (19-5-38) in the frame and got five kills from Hester and Kwiatkowski. Prior to Saturday, the Trojans were 6-2 in matches when they won the first set.
Set 2: Louisiana 25-19
Through 18 points the set was level at nine. The Louisiana side started to find its rhythm after that and went on a 3-1 run to take a 12-10 lead, a lead that it would not surrender for the rest of the set.
Louisiana outhit Troy .296 to .125. The Trojans also committed four service errors and eight attacking errors.
Set 3: Louisiana 25-23
The third set saw each team have success, as they were 11 ties and two lead changes. Ultimately, Louisiana had a cleaner offensive set and that was enough to give them the 2-1 match lead. The Ragin' Cajuns hit .229 (12-4-35), while holding Troy to a .154 (12-9-39) clip.
Louisiana also had three blocks in the set, while Troy had none.
Set 4: Troy 25-23
Despite Louisiana playing its best offensive set of the afternoon, the Trojans were able to tie things up 2-2 and force a fifth set. Louisiana hit .452, which included 14 kills and zero errors. The Trojans also hit well, as they recorded a .318 hitting percentage, which included 21 kills. Troy was able to limit its service errors to just two in the set. Hester led the team with six kills.
Troy was leading 20-14, and Louisiana made things interesting but were unable to ever take a lead. A service error by the Ragin' Cajuns sent things to the fifth and final set.
Set 5: Louisiana 15-10
Louisiana came out scorching hot in the fifth set and jumped out to a quick 9-1 lead. The Trojans were able to get within three points, but never closer. Louisiana won the match on a kill by Hill.
Troy hit .000 (5-5-21) in the set, while Louisiana hit .167 (8-4-21).
Quotable – head coach Josh Lauer
"Didn't play clean enough volleyball to win tonight. Service errors were way too high. Attack errors were way to high. We couldn't stick to a good rhythm and it cost us. Kudos to Louisiana. They got stronger as the match went on and really took advantage of our inability to play consistently."
Up Next
Troy heads to Arkansas State for a pair of matches on Thursday and Friday. Fans can watch the matches on ESPN+ and follow stats on Troystats.com.
Notables
• Kalina Calvillo had a career-high 19 kills on Saturday afternoon.
• Tori Hester had a match-high 21 kills, and extended her double-digit kill streak to 40 matches, the longest known active streak in Division I women's volleyball.
• Janelle Stuempfig had a team-high 31 assists, and recorded the 1,500th of her career during the fourth set.
• Jordan Sinness had 27 assists and a team-high 15 digs to record her third double-double of the season.
• Troy is 17-14 all-time against Louisiana.
