Preview: LA Tech vs. Troy

Friday, October 16

Ruston, LA

6 p.m.

Louisiana Tech University

Troy

10/15/2026 3:12:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Louisiana Tech volleyball returns to the Thomas Assembly Center for the first time in October to face off against Troy Friday and Saturday.

By: Gabe Walker

RUSTON – Louisiana Tech volleyball returns to the Thomas Assembly Center for the first time in October to face off against Troy Friday and Saturday.

MATCH INFORMATION
Dates/Times: Friday, Oct. 16 (6 p.m. CT) | Saturday, Oct 17. (1 p.m. CT)
Location: Thomas Assembly Center
Live Stats: LATechSports.com
Live Video: ESPN+

ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (7-13, 0-6 SBC)
The Bulldogs lost both matches against UL-Lafayette on the road this past weekend, 3-0, 3-1. Taylor Woods led the team in kills both matches, finishing in double-figures in each one. Sydnee Carter continued her setting excellence, wrapping up the weekend with 64 total, including 37 in Saturday's loss.

Four Bulldogs have 100 kills on the season, with three of them being true freshmen. Woods* (180), Tyra McKinnie* (146), Gabrielle Hairston (134) and Kylie Rodriguez* (119) are the team leaders.

Woods has led the Bulldogs in kills in the last four matches, finishing with double-digit
kills in three of them.

In the Sun Belt, Louisiana Tech ranks fifth in digs/set at 14.71 and fourth in aces/set at 1.78.

Riley Steubing is third in the Sun Belt with 4.59 digs/set, a mark that sits 27th in the
country. Steubing is one of two liberos in the SBC with 300+ digs (MeMe Davis - App
State - 386)

In Saturday's match, Steubing rolled her ankle late in the first set. She persevered and played the rest of the match, finishing as the match leader in digs with 18.

ABOUT TROY (10-5, 5-1 SBC)
Troy enters Ruston red hot, winning five of the six opening Sun Belt matches. Against common foes, the Trojans swept Southern Miss and split the series against UL-Lafayette.

Against ULM, the Trojans held the Warhawks to under .100 hitting in both matches.

Troy sits at 6^th in the nation at 2.11 aces/set, a mark that sits atop the Sun Belt.

Kalina Calvillo tossed six aces in only three sets in their win over ULM, throwing nine in the series.

THE SERIES
Louisiana Tech owns a 3-0 lead in the series history against Troy. The last matchup was on September 15^th, 2006, a 3-0 Louisiana Tech win.

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