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LAFAYETTE, La. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team fell to Louisiana in four sets (20-25, 25-21, 21-25, 16-25) Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action at Earl K. Long Gym.

USA (8-11, 2-4 Sun Belt) will return to action Fri., Oct. 12, when it faces Georgia State in a Sun Belt Conference match at 5:30 p.m. (CT) in Atlanta.
 
GAME FACTS
- USA held an 8-7 lead following a kill by Hannah Harris in the opening set before Louisiana (10-10, 2-4 Sun Belt) went on a 4-0 scoring run, aided by a pair of Jaguar errors, to turn a one-point deficit into an 11-8 lead. A Ragin' Cajun attack error cut the Jaguar deficit to two points at 11-9, but Louisiana rallied for three straight points to build a 14-9 advantage. A kill by Iva Durdanovic cut the Ragin' Cajun lead to 15-12, but Louisiana went on a 3-0 scoring run, aided by a pair of Jaguar attack errors, to take an 18-12 lead. A 3-0 South Alabama run late in the set, highlighted by kills from Morgan Stalcup and Kelley Hartman, to cut the Louisiana lead to 23-20. The Ragin' Cajuns earned set point at 24-20 on a kill by Dree'Ana Abram, and clinched the set 25-20 on a kill from Desiree Johnson to take a 1-0 lead in the match. 
- The Jags scored the first point in set two on a kill by Parker Harrell, but Louisiana then scored six of the next seven points for a 6-2 advantage. South Alabama went on a 4-0 run later in the set that featured kills by Stalcup and Harris, and a block-assist by Lauren Hartman and Stalcup to cut the Ragin' Cajun lead to 16-15. A kill by Meaghan Jones and service ace from Ashlyn Roberts tied the score at 18-18. Louisiana took a one-point lead on a kill by Hanna Rovira before a kill by Kelley Hartman and consecutive Ragin' Cajun errors gave the Jaguars a 21-19 advantage. USA earned set point at 24-20 on a block by Kelley Hartman, and clinched the set 25-21 on a kill by Harris to tie the match at one set apiece.
- With the score tied at 18 late in set three, the Ragin' Cajuns went on to score five of the next six points to build a 23-19 lead. Louisiana earned set point at 24-20 on a kill by Hali Wisnoskie, and clinched the set 25-21 on a kill from Kelsey Bennett to take a 2-1 lead in the match. 
- Louisiana went on a 4-0 run midway through set four to take a 11-8 lead. The Cajuns used a 3-0 run later in the set to build a 16-11 advantage. Louisiana then went on a 5-0 run for a 21-12 lead before the Jags answered with a 3-0 run, highlighted by a kill from Jones and block-assist by Harris and Kelley Hartman, to cut the Ragin' Cajun lead to 21-15. Louisiana earned match point at 24-15 on a service ace by Hannah Rovira, and clinched the match 25-16 on a Jaguar attack error. 

NOTES
- Harris finished with a team-high 11 kills, along with eight digs and three total blocks.
- Stalcup added 10 kills, a .467 hitting percentage, one dig and two total blocks, while Jones finished with nine kills and a .471 hitting percentage.
- Rachael DeMarcus recorded a career-high 27 assists along with seven digs, while Harrell added 18 assists, eight digs and two kills.
- Ashlyn Roberts finished with a game-high 13 digs, three assists and one service ace.
- Wisnoskie and Abram recorded 12 kills each to lead the Ragin' Cajun attack.
- The loss snapped a two-match Jaguar win streak.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the match:
"Tonight came down to our block and defensive execution in our point scoring. We played with good effort, but lost our focus on the game plan in moments. Louisiana executed better than us tonight."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Fri., Oct. 12, when it faces Georgia State in a Sun Belt Conference match at 5:30 p.m. (CT) in Atlanta.

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