LSUS Volleyball Sweeps Southwest in Weekend Series, Caps Off Run With Pink Out Victory [1]
LSUS Volleyball swept Southwest in both matches this weekend at the Dock, winning six consecutive sets and capping the series off with a dominant performance during Saturday afternoon's Pink Out match.
[2]The Pilots opened the series Friday night with a 25-15, 25-7, 25-11 victory before completing the weekend sweep Saturday afternoon with set wins of 25-10, 25-11, and 25-19. Coach. Houlian’s [3] squad recorded 77 kills in the series, while holding the Mustangs to just 35 kills on the weekend. The Pilots finished with a combined hitting percentage of .384 compared to Southwest -0.76 mark; showing how much the Pilots remained as that “well-oiled machine” Coach. Houllian aspired to be at the beginning of the season.
In Friday evening’s opener, LSUS recorded 39 kills and a .414 hitting percentage while holding Southwest to 13 kills and a -.153 hitting percentage. Zamariya Lyons [4]and Logan Hamilton [5] led the Pilots with eight kills a piece, followed by Tamara Bojanic [6] with seven and Caitlin Clampitt [7] with six. Farah Helmy [8] steered the Pilots offense into the right direction recording 29 assists on the evening.
LSUS continued to showcase their strong performance on Saturday afternoon during the Pink Out match, recording 38 kills and a .355 hitting percentage. Clampitt led the Pilots with 11 kills, followed by Giselle Calderon [9] with seven. Hamilton also recorded seven kills and Bojanic would contribute six on the afternoon. Helmy again had another strong performance, adding two kills and 29 assists again remaining in cruise control.
Defensively, LSUS recorded 15 total blocks in the RRAC matchup, compared to Southwest with 4. The Pilots also collected 70 digs on the weekend, while the Mustangs finished with 43.
LSUS Volleyball now stands at a 16-9 overall record, and 10-3 in the RRAC [10]. The Pilots stand second [11] in the RRAC, just right behind number one ranked Texas A&M Texarkana. LSUS is now on a seven match win streak and a six match win streak without dropping a single set. The Pilots have a short turnaround, traveling to Pineville, Louisiana as they face Louisiana Christian on October 27th and 28th for another pair of RRAC matchups.
LSUS will return to the Dock, November 6th-7th, to finish off the final two matches of the inaugural season as they face off against Our Lady of The Lake. As always, Whataburger will be covering the cost of admission, giving you one final chance to see these Pilots live in action for free.