Louisiana Tech University
Jacksonville State
Preview: LA Tech vs. Jacksonville State
11/8/2023 9:19:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech volleyball team will close out the regular season against Jacksonville State on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 9-10, in the Thomas Assembly Center.
The Bulldogs will honor their lone senior, Ashley Taylor, before the match on Thursday.
MATCH INFORMATION
Date/Time: Thursday-Friday, Nov. 9-10 | 6:00 p.m. CT, 3:00 p.m. CT
Location: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.)
Stream: ESPN+
Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
Series: Jacksonville State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: L, 0-3 | New Orleans, La. (9/12/08)
QUOTABLES
Head coach Amber McCray
"We have had a solid week of practice leading up to two very important matches. I hope that as many people as possible will come out to support our team as we are playing for something much bigger than ourselves this week. We still have a chance to do something that hasn't been done before and something that has been a huge goal for our program every year. We can't change the past. All we have is now, and I can't wait to see what we do with this opportunity."
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (6-18, 1-11)
Louisiana Tech comes into the final matches of Conference USA play needing just one win to qualify for the conference tournament. Two wins will give the Bulldogs the tiebreaker over Jax State and move them into seventh place.
Sa'Myah Medford had a career day on Friday. The freshman right-side hitter had eight kills on ten attacks with no errors for a .800 hitting clip. She also recorded four block assists.
McKenzie Johnson continues to solidify herself as one of the best defensive players in Bulldog history. Johnson sits at 1,252 career digs, just 81 outside the top 5. Johnson is currently ranked 19th among juniors in Division 1 in career digs.
Lauren Albrecht and Grace Krohn have combined to dish out 703 assists on the season. Albrecht recently surpassed 1,000 for her career, while Krohn became the first true freshman with over 300 assists since 2018.
LA Tech has four different players with over 100 kills on the season. Sydney Jackwin and Carla Esquer led the way with 169 and 146, respectively.
At the net, Ashley Taylor and Jailen Hurley have combined for 130 blocks on the season. Taylor ranks fifth in CUSA with .99 blocks per set.
ABOUT JACKSONVILLE STATE (5-19, 3-11)
Jacksonville State has lost five straight matches coming into the series.
The Gamecocks have five players with over 100 kills on the season. Kaylee Mosely and Maddie Stayer have 168 and 162, respectively. Ellie Garrett leads the way with 609 assists.
Defensively, Liberty has four players with over 100 digs on the season. Brooklyn Schiffi leads the way with 215 digs, and Gracie Danziger has 189. Morgan McClure has a team-high 63 blocks.
THE SERIES
The Bulldogs and Gamecocks had met just once before, on Sept. 12, 2008, in which Jacksonville State won 3-0.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For all the latest in LA Tech Volleyball, follow them on Twitter (@LATechVB), Instagram (@LATechVB), and Facebook (LATechVolleyball).
