Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
The Louisiana Tech Volleyball team returns home tonight to host in-state foe ULM in what is their last non-conference home match.
The Lady Techsters (2-5) are coming off a weekend that saw them drop all three games on the West Coast while ULM (3-3) captured the title of the Molly Howard Gerwig Memorial Tournament in Houston, winning all three matches.
Tech has dominated the series over the years, leading the series 25-10 including a 25-4 record over the past 29 matches. ULM won last year’s meeting at Monroe.
MATCH INFORMATION
Date/Time: Tuesday, Sept. 6 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court
Live Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
Live Stream: CUSA.tv
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (2-5)
LA Tech suffered three losses out west at the Fresno State Invitational this past weekend, falling to San Francisco (3-0), Fresno State (3-1) and Seattle U (3-1). The Lady Techsters were inconsistent on offense, managing a .160 hitting percentage while claiming just two of the 11 sets played.
They had set points in both the first and second set in the tournament opener versus USF, but ended up falling in both. They took a set off both the Bulldogs and Redhawks in games two and three, but fell in four sets in each matchup.
Sydney Jackwin continued her strong play in California, totaling a team-high 36 kills while also registering 28 digs, five blocks and five aces. The freshman outside hitter recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 13 kills/13 digs against FSU and 16 kills/11 digs versus Seattle U. She has now posted a double-double in three of the last four games.
LA Tech currently ranks second in the league and top 25 in the country in service aces with 48. Fourteen of those have come McKenzie Johnson who has the third most in C-USA and has served up at least one ace in five of the last six matches, including a season-high five against Presbyterian in the opening tournament.
ABOUT ULM (3-3)
After falling in all three matches to open the 2022 season at the Texas Invitational, ULM took the title at the Molly Howard Gerwig Memorial Tournament in Houston with victories over Bethune-Cookman (3-0), UC Riverside (3-1) and host Houston Baptist (3-1). It was their first tournament sweep since 1990.
Madeline Williams was named MVP of the tournament while Cameron Rogers and Logan Jeffus were also named to the All-Tournament Team. The middle blocker Williams totaled 28 kills in the three matches to go along with 18 digs and seven blocks defensively.
As a team, ULM has a hitting percentage of .184.
THE SERIES
Tuesday will be the 36th match between LA Tech and ULM on the volleyball court with the Lady Techsters leading the series, 25-10. The Warhawks won the first six meetings from 1987-90, but the Lady Techsters have gone 25-4 ever since, including a 19-game winning streak.
LA Tech won both matchups in 2019, but ULM took last year’s meeting in Monroe in a 3-2 come-from-behind win.
