Houston, Texas -- Senior Jordyn Carswell's 14 kills led the Louisiana Tech volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-18) sweep over Lamar at the Marriott Westchase Invitational on Saturday night in Houston, Texas.
 
LA Tech to 4-3 on the year with the win, while Lamar drops to 2-5 overall.
 
With the score tied at 9-9, LA Tech used a 5-0 run on a pair of kills from Carswell and sophomore Carly Doros to take a 14-9 lead. The Lady Techsters continued to hold a five point advantage until sophomore Morgan Smith finished the set with a kills to give LA Tech a 25-19 and 1-0 match lead.
 
LA Tech surged out to a quick 5-2 lead on the back of a sophomore MacKenzie Murray kill, before Lamar would close and knot the score at 8-8. Lamar went on to take a 17-13 lead, but the Lady Techsters fought their way back using a trio of blocks by Smith to tie the score at 18-18. LA Tech would score five of the last seven points of the set to claim a 25-22 set win.
 
In the third set, the Lady Techsters pushed the lead up to 9-2, forcing Lamar to call a timeout. LA Tech would push the lead to as much as eight at 20-12 before a kill and an ace from sophomore Mallory Meer closed out the night.
 
NOTABLES

• Lady Techsters improve to 7-19 all-time against Lamar.
• All four victories for LA Tech have come via sweeps.
• McKenzie Johnson and Jordyn Carswell earned spots on the Marriott Westchase Invitational All-Tournament Teams with their efforts this weekend.
• Carswell had a season-high 14 kills to lead the Lady Techsters.
• Doros and Smith each added five kills for LA Tech, while hitting over .400.
• Meers dished out 20 assists and recorded five kills and eight digs.
• McKenzie Johnson led the Lady Techsters 15 digs.
• Johnson has recorded 11 or more digs in all but one game this season.
• Smith collected five total blocks.
• The Lady Techsters recorded nine blocks as a team.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Amber McCray
"This was another total team effort with so many players making key plays to earn this win against a solid, well coached Lamar team. We won this match with serving and blocking, but it was our core of ds's who made some gritty plays on defense to keep rallies going and help us maintain momentum. McKenzie Johnson continues to impress at libero, Morgan Smith was a wall at the net, and Jordyn Carswell got going early finding a number of different ways to score. I am extremely proud of this team for battling to get this sweep, and look forward to continuing to grow with them each day."
 
UP NEXT
LA Tech returns to action on Thursday at noon, when it heads to Fort Worth, Texas, for a match against TCU in the Fight in the Fort. The Lady Techsters will also match up with North Florida and Houston Baptist on Friday afternoon.

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