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Volleyball Continues SBC Schedule at Louisiana
10/15/2025 1:15:00 PM | Volleyball
TROY, Ala. – Troy volleyball travels to Lafayette this week to play two matches against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns on Thursday and Friday night. Both matches are set for 6 p.m., with Thursday night's match streaming on ESPN+.
Troy is returning to Sun Belt play after dropping two matches to Georgia Southern last weekend. The Trojans took a set in each match, but were unable to establish an offensive rhythm, hitting just a combined .138 over the two matches. Amiah Butler led the team offensively, putting down 4.63 kills per set.
Louisiana also lost both of its matches last weekend, falling to Southern Miss in straight sets on Friday, and four on Saturday. The Ragin' Cajuns are 2-4 in SBC matches this season, and 6-1 at home overall.
Match Information
The Matchup: vs. Louisiana
When: Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. | Friday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m.
Where: Lafayette, La. - Earl K. Long Gym
Watch: ESPN+ (Thurs.)
Stats: TroyTrojans.com/livestats
Seeing Double
Troy's primary setters Jordan Sinness and Madison Marx both recorded double-doubles on Oct. 11 against Georgia Southern. Sinness racked up 21 assists and 14 digs, while Marx finished the match with 15 assists and 10 digs. It is the second time this season two Trojans have picked up double-doubles in the same match. Amiah Butler (21 kills, 15 digs) and Olivia Kwiatkowski (16 kills, 13 digs) achieved the feat on Sept. 21 at Ohio State.
Scouting Louisiana
30th meeting: Troy leads, 17-12
Louisiana enters the week with a 10-6 overall record and a 2-4 mark in SBC play. Cailin Demps lead the Ragin' Cajuns with 209 kills this season, while hitting an impressive .311 clip. Ryleigh Garis and Nene Hawkins assume the setting duties, with 352 and 235 assists on the year, respectively. As a team, Louisiana ranks second in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage at .252.
Notables
- Freshman Brooke Forkum made her first career start on Saturday against Georgia Southern. She debuted on Sept. 26 at South Alabama and has since become a key part of the Trojan attack. Forkum ranks second on the team in kills (52) during that span while hitting .231, the highest percentage among players with at least five kills.
- Amiah Butler has recorded double-digit kills in all 14 matches this season, surpassing 20 kills three times. She is currently on pace to finish the year with 401 kills, which would be a career high. Butler's 4.42 kills-per-set average would not only mark a personal best but also tie for the third-highest single-season mark in Troy history.
- Troy is 4-0 in Lafayette under head coach Josh Lauer. The Trojans last defeated the Ragin' Cajuns in the Bayou State in 2023, sweeping back-to-back matches.
- Troy head coach Josh Lauer is in his ninth season at the helm, holding a career record of 123-124. He is the second-longest tenured Division I head coach in Troy program history, trailing only Sonny Kirkpatrick, who guided the Trojans for 11 seasons (2006-16).
