RUSTON -- The Louisiana Tech volleyball team fell to Little Rock, 3-1 Friday night in the LA Tech Invitation inside the Thomas Assembly Center. Scores of the match in favor of the Trojans were 22-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
 
The Lady Techsters fall to 5-8 on the year, while Little Rock improves to 9-3 with the win.
 
The Lady Techsters were all over Little Rock early, jumping out to a quick 5-1 lead, before the Lady Trojans were able to knot the score at 10-10. LA Tech would use a 6-1 run, featuring a pair of kills by sophomore Faith Menary and a kill from senior Jordyn Carswell to grab a 17-12 lead. Little Rock clawed their way back into the set, cutting the deficit down to one at 21-20, but a pair of kills from Carswell stopped the Lady Trojans in their tracks to claim a 25-22 set win.
 
In the second frame, Little Rock flipped the momentum surging out to an 8-2 lead. The Lady Techsters would put together a 6-1 run, highlighted by kills from Carswell, Menary and sophomore Morgan Smith to cut Little Rock's advantage down to 9-8. Little Rock quickly responded with a 4-0 burst to push their lead out to 13-8 before growing the advantage out to 17-11. LA Tech scored the next two points, but the Lady Trojans were too much to control, claiming set two 25-16.
 
The third set saw both teams trade points early on before a kill from freshman Jaena Bell knotted things up at 11-11. A 5-0 run shot Little Rock out in front 17-13. After a kill from Carswell, the Lady Trojans sparked a 6-0 run to hold a 23-16 lead, before finishing set three with a 25-17 set win and a 2-1 lead in the match.
 
Little Rock got out early once again, jumping out to a 6-2 lead. The Lady Trojans lead would grow to as much as 17-8 and 21-11, before the LA Tech would score nine of the next 12 points, featuring a pair of kills from sophomore Mackenzie Murray, a kill and a solo block from Doros and a kill from junior Laura De Pra, to cut the deficit down to 24-20. Following a Little Rock timeout, a quick-hit kill by the Lady Trojans closed the night out.
 
 
NOTABLES

• Carly Doros led the Lady Techsters offense with 11 kills, hitting .304.
• Jordyn Carswell recorded her third double-double of the season, with 10 kills and 11 digs.
• McKenzie Johnson led the Lady Techsters with 23 digs, the fifth game this season of 20+ digs.
• Morgan Smith recorded four total blocks, including one solo stuff-block.
• Mallory Meers dished out 34 assists for LA Tech.
• LA Tech out-blocked Little Rock 7-5.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Amber McCray
"Little Rock is a very well-rounded team that can find offense out of all positions, while also playing lights out defense. We knew we had a tall task tonight containing all of their attackers, but we proved we can do so in spurts when we served aggressively and trusted our blocking scheme. We are looking for growth in every way possible with this very young team, and our quick start tonight was a huge step forward from our past two matches. We will look to build on the positives and bounce back tomorrow morning against New Orleans."

UP NEXT
LA Tech wraps up the LA Tech Invitational on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. when it meets New Orleans.

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