RUSTON – Louisiana Tech had no answer to the Kennesaw State attack on Friday night. The Bulldogs fell in straight sets (25-18, 25-16, 25-18) in the Thomas Assembly Center.

KSU (11-13, 8-5) came out the gate swinging, but LA Tech (6-20, 0-13) had an answer early on. After the Owls won the first point, Charlize Williams put the Bulldogs ahead with a kill and block on consecutive points. Kennesaw State used a 6-2 run to regain the lead before Tech clawed their way back within one. However, eight consecutive points gave KSU a nine-point lead, and LA Tech wouldn't get any closer than five.
 
Tech continued to hang around early in the second set. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs could only hold serve once, and Kennesaw State would gradually pull away.
 
The Bulldogs put together three straight points to grab a 3-2 lead. LA Tech could only duplicate that run two more times while KSU used a four and five-point run to pull away in the final set.
 
Giulia Bonifacio led Tech with seven kills and added eight digs. Williams had another multi-block effort, finishing with three while adding four kills. Riley Steubing had 10 digs, and Meghan Scharpenberg had 15 assists.
 
The Owls were led by Manu Johnsen, who had 20 kills and chipped in seven digs. Leah Freeman had a game-high 15 digs, and Kaeley Walz and Kourtney Brown had 21 and 20 assists.
 
NOTABLES

• Charlize Williams has had a block in 22 consecutive matches.
• Williams became the first Bulldog with over 100 blocks in a season since 2018.
• Tech dropped to 0-1 all-time against Kennesaw State

 
UP NEXT
Louisiana Tech and Kennesaw State face off again tomorrow starting at 2 p.m.
 
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