Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
After back-to-back weekends on the road, Louisiana Tech is at home to face New Mexico State in a pair of Conference USA matchups starting today at 2 p.m. at the Thomas Assembly Center.
Saturday’s match will start at 1 p.m. and be held at Scotty Robertson Memorial Gym. Friday’s match can be seen on ESPN+ while Saturday’s match will not be aired.
Today will be Senior Day as the team will honor six Bulldogs – Jailen Hurley, Carla Esquer, Giulia Bonifacio, Grace Luevanos, Charlize Williams, and Kaeden Robinson.
New Mexico State holds a 22-1 series advantage over LA Tech.
LA Tech (7-17, 0-10)was unable to get its first conference win of the season this past weekend, falling in straight sets to Missouri State in both matchups. It marked the first ever meetings between the two programs.
Hurley continues to pace LA Tech offensively with a team-high 185 kills and a .230 hitting percentage. The senior is 15 kills away from matching her single season best of 200 which she did last season. If accomplished, she would become the first Bulldog since Kaitlyn Adams and Madeline Davis to record 200+ kills in back-to-back season (both did it in 2018-19).
New Mexico State (13-10, 6-4) snapped a four-match losing streak this past weekend, sweeping both contests against Middle Tennessee by a score of 3-1 at home.
Maggie Lightheart was named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts, tallying 42 kills in eight sets for an average of 5.25 per frame while boasting a .313 hitting percentage. She anchors the team with 264 kills this season followed by Tess Fuqua who has 207 to her credit.
Admission is free to all Tech Volleyball matches.
